Gypsy Jazz

Always A Bridesmaid

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1989 and 2022 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All vocals and instruments by ReynoldExcept for drums by Mo EngelRecorded by Stymie Seamans This song first appeared on my 1989 album, “The Peter Pan Principle.” That disc is a pretty rare find these days, though I see it on eBay on occasion (and still have 50 […]

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Etude in E Major

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)’Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans I was listening to some Debussy one day and a certain melodic shape or fragment stuck with me and this piece resulted. An “etude” is a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic values. I also gravitate toward a “continuity of line” concept

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Last Summer

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitar-ReynoldSax parts- Doug HainingBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans It’s hard to believe this recording is now ten years old. Incidentally, I have quite a few gigs booked with Matt and Michael this summer and you can find them at reynold.com under the Shows tab. I arranged the

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Sasha and Dinu

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2015 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans This piece in C sharp minor is a particularly Slavic melancholy key. Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninov all wrote short pieces in this key. I use the title to commemorate “Sasha” (Scriabin’s nickname) and Dinu (Dinu Lipatti a Romanian 1917-1950). If you are not familiar with

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That Grand Horizon

(New Video)(Composed, arranged and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All instruments and voices by ReynoldRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans On March 16, 2022, I spent a few hours recording this new song. My friend Rene Erickson created this video for it on my YouTube channel. The video follows the general idea about the “grand horizon” being our

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Imagine That

“Imagine That”*(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 1998 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer:Stymie Seamans The music I am posting here is a bit different than my usual fare. 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

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