(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) 1965 was a big year for me. I was twelve years old and forming my first band. I remember a lot of the music that I liked at that time, which included The Beatles, The Kinks, and Burt Bacharach songs done by various artists. I also remember the […]
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) I worked on this during the winter of 2018-2019 in the pre-pandemic time while we were in Fort Myers Beach which has sadly been hit very hard by a hurricane. I have always liked the “Theme and Variations” form. While writing this, I often referred to Rachmaninoff (variations
(Composed and performed by Reynold D Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars-ReynoldRecording engineer-Stymie Seamans This is an odd little piece. They say Prokofiev kept a notebook with “tidbits” of ideas and when he came to compose a piece (like the Third Piano Concerto), he would consult this notebook when he got stuck. He then would find a “tidbit” that would
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldHarmonica-Clint HooverBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecorded by Stymie Seamans This is a song written for my wife. Probably one of the best sets of “harmonic changes” I have came up with (so far). This recording is a favorite because it originally was done for a project which was all recorded “live
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2007 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Engineered by John Hammond The title means “the sweetness of doing nothing.” I learned this admirable phrase in Italy quite a few years ago. Generally speaking, Italians are people who have a healthy attitude about such things. The idea here musically was to try to find a quaint and
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All of instruments and vocal by Reynold except drums by Mo EngelRecorded by Stymie Seamans This is the seventh and final new song and recording from the summer of 2022. All have been posted on my YouTube channel which is my current mode of sharing music. Many of these
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