Songs for My Father

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

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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

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released August 29, 2015

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

Paul Weitz - Recording and Mastering.

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released August 29, 2015

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

Recorded by Paul Weitz

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The VJC Ventura, California

The VJC is comprised of seasoned musicians that love jazz. We enjoy performing straight ahead jazz in various formats, ranging from a duo to a vocal sextet. Available to play shows, private events, and clubs in Ventura, Santa Barbara and LA Counties. The VJC can swing gently or swing hard, depending on what the venue requires.

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