“1965”Written and performed by Reynold Philipsek copyright Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) This song, “1965,” is a fond look back to my early years. I was 12 years old in 1965 and already a guitar player and fledgling songwriter. This piece is full of hidden or codified nuggets taken from music I remember from that time, like Motown, Bacharach, and the Beatles […]
“Babushka”Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) Maybe it’s just me but this current situation has me reviewing my early life. Memories of the first years of my life are floating past in cascades. Which leads me to this song and memory. A babushka is a term for a headscarf and also a Slavic term for
I had a brief (two albums) association with chromatic harmonica player Clint Hoover. In the space of about two years, we played lots of gigs and made nice music with Matt Senjem on bass and Michael Bissonnette on percussion. Then Clint moved to Pittsburgh. This song, “Reverie,” is a tune I wrote specifically for East Side which is what we
Written by Reynold PhilipsekCopyright All Rights Reserved Guitar- ReynoldViolin- Gary Schulte Bass-Jeff Brueske This is the Sidewalk Cafe recording of a piece I wrote, which was based on the 12 tone row Alban Berg used for his Violin Concerto, ergo the title “Alban’s Boléro.” Link: https://youtu.be/lhTjm5kIM9I
“Sunbeam”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright and All Rights Reserved, Zino-Reph Music BMI) I wrote and recorded this piece nearly 20 years ago. I did all of the instruments except the violins (local college students) and flute (Don Anderson). This piece was inspired by the Adagio second movement of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. I have always been
Generally speaking, I am not keen on “favorites” lists but I will contradict myself and offer one up anyway. Besides, people often ask me things like “who is your favorite guitarist,” etc. Favorite guitarists – Django Reinhardt, Pat Martino, Jeff Beck, John Mc Laughlin, Paco de Lucia, Wes Montgomery Favorite painters – Vermeer, Ilya Repin, Van Gogh, Rembrandt Favorite writers