Raphael Fraisse was a friend and excellent violinist who passed away in 2006 at the age of 31. Kip wrote this piece and presented him with Morning Zephyr's album in the fall of 2005, while he was suffering from terminal leukemia.
credits
from Empire Builder,
released October 1, 2005
Kip Jones - violin
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