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 […]
I thought I would add a little “track by track” analysis to better explain what I was thinking when I assembled this album. “St. Germain Street” is the name of the Main Street of the hometown of my childhood. Though I have not lived there in nearly 40 years, I still harbor some fond memories of this street. These memories
Composed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights Reserved St. Germain Street is the Main Street of my old hometown.I have many memories of riding my bike down this street on a summer afternoon or walking home from high school on a fall day.I haven’t lived in St. Cloud in over 35 years but I still do play there
Written and performed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright 2011 Zino-Rephi Music (BMI)All Rights Reserved When I was a kid, my parents had a small oval miniature of a Frans Hals (17th Century painter) painting called, “The Laughing Cavalier.” I think (not sure) that this small replica artifact came from my great grandmother who was born in Holland (most of my ancestors
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Composed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights ReservedGuitars by ReynoldAcoustic bass by Matt Senjem The title is taken from the typical beatnik or bebop musician look. The music is essentially a minor blues but the changes go through some channels that are a bit more out of the typical pattern. The whole point of the piece is to
This should appear in the LA Jazz Scene online publication, but it won’t be until December. When that happens I’ll post a link to the review. Until then, I wanted to share. Reynold D. PhilipsekPicture This Reynold D. Philipsek has always loved overdubbing his guitars to create warm and varied musical landscapes. He began on the guitar when he was
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