Tempus Fugit

(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2008 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans I have made very few recordings with the typically “dark” sound of an archtop electric jazz guitar. That was the typical sound of most jazz guitar records in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Though guitarists like Jim Hall and even Pat Martino to some extent played […]

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Imagine That

“Imagine That”*(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 1998 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer:Stymie Seamans The music I am posting here is a bit different than my usual fare. More than 20 years ago I endeavored to do a completely A Capella (all vocal) album. This can be tedious work as the songs have to accommodate that approach and then

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Time

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2008 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitar-Reynold Cello parts- Dianne Tremaine Violin parts- Carolyn Boulay Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans I wanted to write a sort of “antique” and plaintive theme. I then wrote a sort of faux string quartet accompaniment. The violin and cello each had two parts to overdub creating four individual string parts.

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Roma

(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2000 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldSax- Al AsmusBass- Jeff EngholmPiano-Gregg InhoferRecording engineer: John Ray Hammond I wrote this over song 20 years ago. There are several recorded versions. But this is the earliest version. The title “Roma” has a double meaning for me and in general. Of course, it is what Italians call Rome and of

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Dark Eyes

(Traditional) Pretty much my entire summer live performance schedule is now up in the shows tab of reynold.com. This is the first song I ever learned on guitar, though I first learned it to be played all in the first position with open string notes included. I was ten years old then and have been working on a “definitive” solo

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Sans Souci

(Composed and performed by Reynold Philipsek 2008 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) In May, 2008 I went to New York City to play two rather small solo gigs and make an “in-store” appearance at J and R Music (those were still the days of “Record and CD” stores). My friend Irene Trudel at WFMU had a show back then and invited

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