1.Nunca Mais
2.Searchin'
3.Transitions
4.Del Sasser
5.Coral
6.Ode to Mali.
John D'earth - Trumpet
Eddie Gomez - Bass
Bob Moses - Drums
Emily Remler - Guitar.
Review by Scott Yanow
Guitarist Emily Remler's third Concord recording was a strong step forward, as she started to really get away from her early Wes Montgomery/Herb Ellis influence and find a voice of her own. Rather than a standard piano-bass-drums trio, Remler teams up with trumpeter John D'Earth, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Bob Moses. Her three originals are challenging, and the quartet also performs Sam Jones' swinging "Del Sasser," Duke Ellington's lesser-known "Searchin'" and Keith Jarrett's "Coral." Throughout, Remler shows that her future lay beyond straight-ahead bebop, although as it turned out, she would not live long enough to be as influential as she would have been. All in all, this is one of the strongest of the six Emily Remler Concord recordings.
Transitions
ReplyDeleteEmily Remler - Transitions (1984)
This is for Jerdnas, by request. I haven't listened to this in years. It's hard to believe that the 20th anniversary of Emily's passing is way too near. Very often when listening to her duet with Larry Coryell nice memories of her fluidity ring clear.