Showing posts with label emily remler. Show all posts
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Emily Remler • East To Wes
Artist Biography
Emily Remler's death at age 32 from a heart attack (certainly not helped by her frequent use of heroin) was a shock to the jazz world, and a sad waste. She was just beginning to emerge from the Wes Montgomery influence and develop her own voice. Remler began playing guitar when she was ten, attended Berklee (1976-1979), and recorded as a leader for the first time in 1980. She played with the L.A. version of the show Sophisticated Ladies (1981-1982) and in 1985 had a duo with Larry Coryell, but otherwise mostly worked as a leader with her own small groups. After recording bop-oriented dates for Concord, she had a contemporary set for Justice, and toured with David Benoit before her sudden death.
by Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/emily-remler-mn0000800814/biography
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Biografía del artista
La muerte de Emily Remler a la edad de 32 años por un ataque al corazón (ciertamente no ayudado por su frecuente uso de la heroína) fue un shock para el mundo del jazz, y un triste desperdicio. Estaba empezando a emerger de la influencia de Wes Montgomery y a desarrollar su propia voz. Remler empezó a tocar la guitarra cuando tenía diez años, asistió a Berklee (1976-1979) y grabó como líder por primera vez en 1980. Tocó con la versión de Los Ángeles del programa Sophisticated Ladies (1981-1982) y en 1985 formó un dúo con Larry Coryell, pero por lo demás trabajó principalmente como líder con sus propios grupos pequeños. Después de grabar fechas orientadas al bop para Concord, tuvo un set contemporáneo para Justice, y realizó una gira con David Benoit antes de su muerte repentina.
por Scott Yanowhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/emily-remler-mn0000800814/biography
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Emily Remler • Firefly
Review by Alex Henderson
It sounds very clichéd to say that many of music's best and brightest have lived fast and died young, but it is so true. From Jimi Hendrix to Charlie Parker to Patsy Cline, the 20th century was full of talented artists whose lives were cut short by their self-destructive ways. In an ideal world, Emily Remler would have had a very long career and made it to seventy or eighty; instead, the guitarist used heroin and died of a heart attack at 32. Firefly was Remler's first album as a leader, and it is a promising debut. Joined by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Bob Maize, and drummer Jake Hanna, a 24-year-old Remler delivers an enjoyable hard bop date. The album isn't groundbreaking by early-'80s standards -- although Firefly was recorded in 1981, it sounds like it could have been recorded in 1961. But there is no law stating that every young jazz musician who comes along has to reinvent the wheel, and Remler (whose influences include Wes Montgomery and Herb Ellis) brings a lot of potential to lively, swinging performances of Horace Silver's "Strollin'," McCoy Tyner's "Inception," and Montgomery's "Movin' Along." The New Jersey native also provides two original tunes ("Perk's Blues" and "The Firefly") and pleasantly surprises listeners by unearthing a pretty but lesser-known Antonio Carlos Jobim song titled "Look to the Sky." Unlike "The Girl From Ipanema," "Corcovado," or "One Note Samba," "Look to the Sky" is far from a standard; however, Remler's heartfelt interpretation demonstrates that the Jobim melody deserves to be much better known. With Firefly, Remler's recording career was off to an appealing start -- a career that should have been much, much longer.
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Reseña por Alex HendersonSuena
muy cliché decir que muchos de los mejores y más brillantes de la
música han vivido rápido y muerto jóvenes, pero es muy cierto. Desde
Jimi Hendrix hasta Charlie Parker y Patsy Cline, el siglo XX estuvo
lleno de talentosos artistas cuyas vidas se vieron truncadas por sus
formas autodestructivas. En un mundo ideal, Emily Remler habría tenido una carrera muy larga y llegó a los setenta u ochenta años; en
cambio, el guitarrista usó heroína y murió de un ataque al corazón a
los 32. Firefly fue el primer álbum de Remler como líder, y es un debut
prometedor. Junto
con el pianista Hank Jones, el bajista Bob Maize y el baterista Jake
Hanna, Remler, de 24 años, ofrece una agradable fecha de bop dura. El
álbum no es innovador para principios de los 80 - aunque Firefly se
grabó en 1981, parece que podría haber sido grabado en 1961. Pero no hay
ninguna ley que establezca que cada joven músico de jazz que venga
tenga que reinventar el wheel,
y Remler (cuyas influencias incluyen a Wes Montgomery y Herb Ellis)
aporta un gran potencial a las animadas actuaciones de "Strollin" de
Horace Silver, "Inception" de McCoy Tyner y "Movin 'Along" de
Montgomery. El
nativo de Nueva Jersey también ofrece dos canciones originales ("Perk's
Blues" y "The Firefly") y sorprende gratamente a los oyentes al
desenterrar una bonita pero menos conocida canción de Antonio Carlos
Jobim titulada "Look to the Sky". A diferencia de "The Girl From Ipanema", "Corcovado" o "One Note Samba", "Look to the Sky" está lejos de ser un estándar; sin embargo, la interpretación sincera de Remler demuestra que la melodía de Jobim merece ser mucho más conocida. Con
Firefly, la carrera de grabación de Remler tuvo un comienzo atractivo,
una carrera que debería haber sido mucho, mucho más larga.
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