Gypsy Jazz

Astoria Outtake Clip

“Astoria”composed by Reynold D. Philipsek2008 copyrightguitar-reynoldharmonica-Clint HooverThis is an outtake clip from the documentary “A Life Well Played”.It was just recently rediscovered.The clip is of Clint Hoover (harmonica) and me playing “Astoria” ( a song we recorded in 2008).Clint and I eventually went on to form the quartet East Side with Matt Senjem and Michael Bissonnette.We made two albums.Clint has […]

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Someday Maybe

“Someday Maybe” (written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) guitar- Reynold harmonica- Clint Hoover bass- Jeff Brueske keyboards- Gregg Inhofer percussion- Michael Bissonnette This is from my new album, “Picture This.” A version of this song was originally recorded for “Anthology.” This “new” version has added piano and synths strings which, in my opinion, enhance the

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Silesian Mist

“Silesian Mist” (composed by reynold d. philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) guitar, mandolin-reynold percussion-michael bissonnette acoustic bass-matt senjem My family comes from the eastern part of Europe (Poland, Ukraine and Bohemia or Silesia). My natural tendency is toward harmonies that reflect an Eastern European bent which are basically minor scalar things with flattened fifths and raised sevenths. That might

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1965

“1965” composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2012 Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) 1965 when I was 12 years old was a big year for music in my opinion. I already played guitar and was writing some very primitive music of my own. The Beatles were big on my list as were Wes Montgomery and Burt Bacharach. This song somehow

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Quixote

Quixote — Written and performed by Reynold Philipsek, copyright 2017, available as a complimentary download on the Free MP3s page. The 17th Century Spanish tale by Miguel de Cervantes of Don Quixote and his adventures has inspired many artists. Both Orson Welles and Terry Gilliam spent considerable time, money and energy shooting miles of film to no avail or a

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