Beatnik Pie

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2009 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans I forget the precise year I wrote this song. I think it was about 2008. I do remember how I came up with the idea, however. I was out for my daily 3.5-mile jog in the wooded area near the “grey chalet” when the main […]

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Neon City

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans I had Envisioned an ultra slow-motion bebop tune. The shape of the progression and the slightly angular melody would be very Bop if you laid it under the appropriate drum part at 10 times the tempo and at a hard swing. Or so I thought. That’s

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Uptown

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars-Reynold, percussion-Michael Bissonnette, bass-Matt Senjem, piano-Gregg Inhofer, recording engineer-Stymie Seamans Since I just posted the video about the writing, recording, mixing, and mastering of this song for the documentary “A Life Well Played” I thought it appropriate to now post the link to the final product. I have fond

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Kiki

(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2015 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans “Kiki” was the name of our female Lhasa Apso. She lived to eighteen years and four months which is a long life for a dog. This tune is for her and it tries to depict the innocent playfulness of a high-spirited dog. We now have a

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Saturday

“Saturday” (Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2000 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars-ReynoldAcoustic Bass-Jeff EngholmRecording engineer-JR Hammond This song always puts me in mind of a regular Saturday afternoon gig I had with Sidewalk Cafe (a trio I still perform with). The gig was at the Midtown Global Market on Lake Street in Mpls. We had that gig for quite a few

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