Gypsy Jazz

Amber Dawn

(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and bass-ReynoldDrums-J. R. HammondRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans First of all, I use a “processed” sound on some of the electric guitars. That’s not so usual for me. There are lots of guitar tracks here, too, including a “capoed” acoustic with non-standard tuning. It may not be obvious but Ravel’s “Bolero” […]

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Etude in E Major

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)’Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans I was listening to a Debussy piano piece one day and a certain melodic shape or fragment stuck with me and this piece resulted. Patterns form clarity and that has a parallel to the designs made from seemingly random elements in the universe. An “etude” is a

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Up Town

(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2016 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)Guitars-ReynoldPiano-Gregg InhoferBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteTracking engineer-Stymie SeamansMix engineer-Adam TuckerMasterering-Greg ReiersonProducer-Rene Erickson This song and recording served as the centerpiece for the documentary “A Life Well Played,” which can be viewed in its 30-minute entirety at reynold.com. Long-time friends like Gregg, Matt, and Michael make this recording have special significance for me. While I

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Last Summer

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zion- Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie SeamansReynold: guitarMatt Senjem: bassMichael Bissonnette: percussionDoug Haining: sax I hope 2023 is going well for you. Winter puts me in mind of summer so I thought of this tune. When Clint Hoover (harmonica) left for Pittsburgh I was left with a few tunes I planned

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Never Mind

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Engineer:Stymie Seamans This is a link to a somewhat convoluted minor blues that I played on acoustic guitar. It is a sort of tribute to Miles and John Coltrane or (even more) Jack Mc Duff, Groove Holmes, and Jimmy Smith. But because of the acoustic guitars, you might have

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