(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 1998 copyright)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans 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 the multi-tracking of one person doing all the vocal tracks is a real labor. (Todd Rundgren did […]
(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2013 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Vocals and guitars-reynoldAcoustic bass-Matt SenjemPercussion by Michael BissonnetteRecorded by Stymie Seamans Maybe this is just aimless self-aggrandizement but it always has seemed to me that musicians are a bit like the central character in the Johnny Appleseed myth. They are itinerant workers who hopefully are sowing some small seeds
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and mandolin-ReynoldPercussion-Michael BissonnetteAcoustic bass-Matt SenjemRecorded by Stymie Seamans This is one of my “signature” tunes and has been a staple of the live performance set along with “Butterfly,” “Sans Souci,” “July,” “Astoria,” and “Beatnik Pie” for some time. I am joined on this recording by Matt and Michael,
(Written, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek 1995 copyright)Guitars, vocals-ReynoldDrums-JR HammondBass-Luke KramerCello-Ellen GilsonHorns-Zane SchaeferEngineers-Stymie Seamans and JR Hammond 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 attempting to create a storyline narrative. This tune is
(Composed and performed my Reynold D. Philipsek Zino-Rephi Music copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved)Recorded by Stymie Seamans I first came across the term “Pavane” through my interest in Maurice Ravel. Both Ravel and his teacher Gabriel Faure wrote pieces based on this older form. In general, my preference for so-called “classical” music is that music which emanates from France and
8 solo performances (All songs composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2016 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) These eight solo pieces are essentially unused outtakes from the documentary “A Life Well Played.” Since it will be a good long time (if ever) before I perform any public solo acoustic guitar material, it’s very appropriate to pass this on.Over the years,
Virtual House Concert Read More »