I had a brief (two albums) association with chromatic harmonica player Clint Hoover. In the space of about two years, we played lots of gigs and made nice music with Matt Senjem on bass and Michael Bissonnette on percussion. Then Clint moved to Pittsburgh. This song, “Reverie,” is a tune I wrote specifically for East Side which is what we […]
Written by Reynold PhilipsekCopyright All Rights Reserved Guitar- ReynoldViolin- Gary Schulte Bass-Jeff Brueske This is the Sidewalk Cafe recording of a piece I wrote, which was based on the 12 tone row Alban Berg used for his Violin Concerto, ergo the title “Alban’s Boléro.” Link: https://youtu.be/lhTjm5kIM9I
“Sunbeam”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright and All Rights Reserved, Zino-Reph Music BMI) I wrote and recorded this piece nearly 20 years ago. I did all of the instruments except the violins (local college students) and flute (Don Anderson). This piece was inspired by the Adagio second movement of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. I have always been
Generally speaking, I am not keen on “favorites” lists but I will contradict myself and offer one up anyway. Besides, people often ask me things like “who is your favorite guitarist,” etc. Favorite guitarists – Django Reinhardt, Pat Martino, Jeff Beck, John Mc Laughlin, Paco de Lucia, Wes Montgomery Favorite painters – Vermeer, Ilya Repin, Van Gogh, Rembrandt Favorite writers
I thought I would add a little “track by track” analysis to better explain what I was thinking when I assembled this album. “St. Germain Street” is the name of the Main Street of the hometown of my childhood. Though I have not lived there in nearly 40 years, I still harbor some fond memories of this street. These memories
Written and performed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright 2011 Zino-Rephi Music (BMI)All Rights Reserved When I was a kid, my parents had a small oval miniature of a Frans Hals (17th Century painter) painting called, “The Laughing Cavalier.” I think (not sure) that this small replica artifact came from my great grandmother who was born in Holland (most of my ancestors
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