(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitars-ReynoldKeyboards- Gregg InhoferRecorded by Stymie Seamans This track is a rarity. This song has never appeared on an album and really only exists as this YouTube video. John Hammond created the video using images from all points past in my musical history. I gave him pretty much free reign on […]
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans For some listeners well acquainted with Chopin you might be able to spot a fragment from his “Barcarolle”. I used this fragment as a starting point to create the piece. I take this modified fragment and proceed to touch on all 12 major keys. The
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) For many years I have been trying to prepare a solo repertoire. Not because I dislike playing in small groups (or larger ones for that matter) but because I wanted the independence. This started as a sort of “practice” piece and evolved into something that could stand on
(Traditional piece arranged and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek)Recorded by Stymie SeamansVideo by Rene Erickson This is literally the first song I ever learned on guitar when I was ten years old. In fact, the reason I still play the piece in E minor (it is normally done in D minor) is because E minor is the original key I
(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1994 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitars, vocals, keyboards-ReynoldDrums-Steve Read-SmithBass-Luke KramerTrombone-Zane Schaefer, Lowell LarsonEngineer-Stymie Seamans This song’s lyrics were derived from a list of pub names from the London phonebook. My friend, the late Peter Martinsen, was working as a recording engineer in London at the time I began to develop the idea for
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2007, 2024 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans My mother (Evelyn) often used a very unique expression when something shocked or astonished her. In those situations she would exclaim, “Holy Fright”. I heard her use that phrase often growing up. Flash forward many years. My mother lived to be 92 years old
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