(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2004 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI All Rights Reserved) More than ten years ago I came up with the idea for “Butterfly” while jogging in the woods near my house. I watched the circuitous fight of a Monarch butterfly and the idea of the melody and mixing bars of 3/4 with one 2/4 bar […]
(Written by Reynold D. Philipsek Zino-Rephi Musc BMI)Reynold-guitarHarmonica-Clint HooverBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael Bissonnette Engineer-Stymie Seamans This song is my tribute to Joe Pass. I took a lesson or two with the great Joe when I was in L.A. in 1975 for a couple of months. I had a two-month gig backing up a folk singer there (sort of a Jim Croce thing). I
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2000 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, bass, snare brush-Reynoldviolins-Karen Dahl, David HaugenFlute-Don AndersonEngineer J.R. Hammond This song was an attempt at creating a similar mood to the Adagio movement of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. Maurice Ravel has been my favorite composer for many years. The approach here is very minimalist and the main
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1994 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar, bass, wind chimes, synth, and vocals – ReynoldCello – Dianne Tremaine Inspired by my one (and only) lifetime trip to China. This tune specifically was inspired by a side trip to Xian (the inner-land Chinese city that has the terracotta warrior excavation). Xian is more remote than Beijing
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(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitars, vocals – reynoldHarmonica – Clint HooverBass- Jeff BrueskePercussion – Michael Bissonnette There are three existing recorded versions of Astoria. The original on the “Anthology” album, a version on the East Side album of the same name, and this vocal version which is essentially a remixed version of
(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek, 1995 copyright)Guitars, vocals-ReynoldDrums-JR HammondBass-Luke KramerCello-Ellen GilsonHorns-Zane SchaeferEngineer-Stymie Seamans In 1995 I tried to write something akin to a “musical” called “House of Curiosities.” I wrote all of the tunes and assembled them on an album in 1995 by that name. This tune is the grand finale piece. The project was not among my