Songs for My Father

by The VJC

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1.	Song for My Father 05:22
2.	The Days of Wine and Roses 04:00	info
3.	Django 04:36
4.	On Green Dolphin Street 06:47
5.	Sandu 03:21
6.	Manha de Carnival 06:11

about

This collection of tunes is a memorial to my father, Hugo Plasencia, presented on the anniversary of his birth, in the year of his death. It is my hope that this will serve as a testimony to his love of music and his sharing that love of this most noble art with me.

My profound thanks are offered to the musicians who came together, on a moment’s notice, to record this EP:

• Dave Hunt – Drums
• Greg Spaulding – Piano
• RJ Root – Guitar; and
• Donna Deussen – Vocals.

My thanks to Paul Weitz, who recorded and mastered these tracks.

So what does one say, standing now only five months since my Dad’s passing? I think the poet Ernest Dowson put it best:

VITAE SUMMA BREVIS SPEM NOS VETAT INCOHARE LONGHAM

They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.

Thank you for listening. I hope you enjoy.
- Pablo Plasencia

credits

released August 29, 2015

Dave Hunt - Drums
Donna Deussen - Vocals
Greg Spaulding - Piano
RJ Root - Guitar
Pablo Plasencia - Bass

Paul Weitz - Recording and Mastering.