As is typical with a documentary film, the DVD edition has additional features not included in the film proper. Such was the case with “A Life Well Played.” We have decided to finally make these outtake features publicly available, with two separate features, now on YouTube. Please follow the links below. Up Town: From Concept to CD | A Life […]
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“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
Composed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights Reserved St. Germain Street is the Main Street of my old hometown.I have many memories of riding my bike down this street on a summer afternoon or walking home from high school on a fall day.I haven’t lived in St. Cloud in over 35 years but I still do play there
This should appear in the LA Jazz Scene online publication, but it won’t be until December. When that happens I’ll post a link to the review. Until then, I wanted to share. Reynold D. PhilipsekPicture This Reynold D. Philipsek has always loved overdubbing his guitars to create warm and varied musical landscapes. He began on the guitar when he was
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“Hong Kong Harry”(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek, 1994 copyright) I originally wrote this piece for “Global Home Movie,” which was inspired by my 1994 trip around the world. On that trip, I visited Japan and China first, then Hong Kong. I wrote tunes for nearly every leg of the trip (China, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Athens, Rome, Switzerland, Paris, Amsterdam, Bonn, and
“Dark Eyes”Traditional Russian Folk SongPerformed by Reynold D. Philipsek2015 copyright “Dark Eyes” is literally the first song I ever learned. I was probably about ten years old. The song was in the Nick Monoloff book my guitar teacher used (he did not use the Mel Bay method). My grandfather, who also played guitar, also knew this tune as many Eastern