“Windmills” Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek’s 2023 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, bass and vocal- ReynoldDrums-Mo EngelKeys-Gregg InhoferRecorded by Stymie Seamans on April 5, 2023 The backstory on this piece is… When I was very young my Aunt Louise gave me a tiny wooden windmill she brought back from a trip to Holland. I still have that little wooden windmill
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“Philip Marlowe” (Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2005 and 2026 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars- ReynoldViolin-Gary SchulteAcoustic Bass- Mile ZelenyAccordion- Patrick HarisonRecorded by John Ray Hammond I have always loved the Raymond Chandler detective stories and, of course, Philip Marlowe is the star of those tales. I wrote this piece to reflect that interest. (Which means a 1940’s film noir atmosphere.) I
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“Spaghetti Western” (Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2012 Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Credits:acoustic and electric guitars, bass, knee-slap “horse gallop”, wooden “train flute”, whoops and hollers, tambourine-“spurs”, “gunshots”- ReynoldRecording engineer and co-producer-Stymie Seamans I never really measured success in the music biz by record/radio charts etc., but by 2012, I got curious about all of that. I employed a
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“8 Solo Guitar Performances”(All music performed and composed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2016 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Video directed by Rene Erickson This is another video consisting of further outtakes from the 2017 documentary, “A Life Well Played,” which was directed by Rene Erickson. I have worked pretty intensely at building a solo guitar repertoire during the past 25 years. As
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“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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