“Cool Fool” (for a day)(Written, arranged and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 1993 and 2026 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Reynold-vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, finger snaps and vibraslapRecorded at Paisley Park on January 17, 1993Engineers: Stymie Seamans and Tom GarneauMastered by Bernie GrundmanVideo Production by Rene Erickson This is my newest video. Please hold on past the end of the song
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“Johnny Appleseed” (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(*Real acoustic instruments played by real players) 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
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“On St. Germain Street”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1996 and 2026 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Reynold-guitars, keys, vocalsScott Wenum-drumsBrandon Lenz-bass, recording engineerZane Schaefer- brass section partsRemastered by Stymie Seamans on 4/13/26 There is an instrumental version out there with a similar title (St. Germain Street, 2020) that is totally different. This is a much earlier vocal version. St Germain
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“Scherzo” (Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2011 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recursed by Stymie Seamans The term “scherzo” is defined as “a vigorous, light, or playful composition”. A “scherzo” is typically a triple meter groove and this is no exception. I actually had forgotten about this one until I stumbled on it again recently while searching for something new to
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“Astoria (vocal version)”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek’s 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, vocal- ReynoldHarmonica-Clint HooverBass- Jeff BrueskePercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecorded by Stymie Seamans Personally, I really like this song, recording, and production. I’m sorry if that seems immodest. There are several recorded versions of this song. The other versions are instrumental only. It was at the suggestion of a radio
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“Morning Star” (Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2023 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All instruments played by Reynold exceptBass clarinet and alto flute by Allen L. AsmusRecorded by Stymie Seamans Video production by Rene Erickson(Recorded September 20, 2023) I’ve used that Maurice Ravel quote before (the one in the heading). Ravel said that one of music’s primary purposes was to
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