“St. Germain Street” (Written by Reynold Philipsek, 2012 copyright) all instruments by Reynold, except drums by Michael Bissonnette June 15, 2018 marked 50 years since the untimely death of Jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery. Summer always puts me in a Wes Montgomery mood. I associate his sunny disposition with this season, and definitely with a certain period of my life. […]
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“The Juggler” (written and performed by reynold d. philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) In July of 2016 I stumbled upon a short video of a juggler doing his routine. The film was from the “silent era” and if I had to venture a guess it originated from some place in Western Europe in the early 1900’s. The juggler was
In the past month I have written two pieces. Rather, I thought I wrote two pieces of music. At best, new music comes with difficulty in recent years. This wasn’t always so, but as S. J. Perelman said, “with each piece you use up a part of yourself.” And having written about 225 pieces of music in my life so
I am pleased to announce that my latest album, “Picture This,” is now available exclusively in CD form, and sold here at reynold.com. It includes the following tracks: 1. Bohemian Flats 2:35 2. Chrysanthemum 2:17 3. Tango Blue 3:33 4. Silesian Mist 2:47 5. Someday Maybe 3:00 6. Matka 3:07 7. Goatee and Shades 2:34 8.
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picture this – available soon by reynold d. philipsek For the past two years (while I was engaged with the filming and distribution of the “A Life Well Played” documentary), I was also busy putting together an album of what I could accurately call a true distillation of my musical oeuvre. This entailed not only the development of new pieces,
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picture this by reynold d. philipsek For the past two years (while I was engaged with the filming and distribution of the “A Life Well Played” documentary), I was also busy putting together an album of what I could accurately call a true distillation of my musical oeuvre. This entailed not only the development of new pieces, but the remodeling