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“On St. Germain Street”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1996 and 2026 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Reynold-guitars, keys, vocalsScott Wenum-drumsBrandon Lenz-bass, recording engineerZane Schaefer- brass section partsRemastered by Stymie Seamans on 4/13/26 There is an instrumental version out there with a similar title (St. Germain Street, 2020) that is totally different. This is a much earlier vocal version.  St Germain […]

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Another season, Another reason…

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“Makin’ Whoppee”Guitar and vocal-ReynoldAcoustic bass-Matt SenjemFlute parts-Al AsmusRecorded by Stymie Seamans I’m not keen on recording “cover” tunes but I am currently reviewing a few I did record in the past.   Looking  back, this recording succeeds because I wanted to do an exercise in absolute minimalism. It’s straight guitar and acoustic bass with vocal (all live) with a two flute

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Learning to be okay with not always being okay…

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“Life Is Short” (Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1995, 2024 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, vocals and keyboards-ReynoldDrums-John HammondBass-Luke KramerRecorded by Stymie SeamansVideo produced by Rene Erickson I have long been painfully aware of life’s brevity because my life nearly ended at age five and later in my late twenties. I have become accustomed to daily thoughts about life’s fleeting

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The best jokes are the ones nobody ever gets…

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“Vienna Blues”(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 and 2026 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)* This is a “live” in-studio recording video done by my friend Rene Erickson. The original studio recording appears on the “Picture This” and “Tales from the North Woods” albums. This is a very condensed version. The piece is based on a 12-tone row but I

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“East Hennepin Swing” (Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2007 and 2026 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars-ReynoldBass-Jeff EngholmRecording engineer:JR Hammond  Over the years, I have played many gigs on East Hennepin Avenue or the nearby North-East Minneapolis area. So that terrain has a certain vibe for me. For many of those years, we had a weekly Sunday night gig at The Times Bar

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