Emily Remler - Catwalk (1985)

Guitarist Emily Remler's fourth and Concord recording makes one regret even more her premature death at age 32. While her earlier dates were very much in the bop mainstream, this one (in a quartet with trumpeter John D'Earth, bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Bob Moses) finds her looking ahead and partly finding her own voice on her seven diverse originals. Although she never became an innovator, Remler certainly had a lot to offer the jazz world and this fairly adventurous effort was one of the finest recordings of her short career. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.

Concord Jazz, CCD-4265, 1985

Recorded August, 1984 At Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California

Musicians:

Emily Remler - Guitar

John D'Earth - Trumpet

Eddie Gomez - Bass

Bob Moses - Percussion

Tracks:

1. Mocha Spice {Emily Remler} (4:30)

2. Catwalk {Emily Remler} (7:24)

3. Gwendolyn {Emily Remler} (4:40)

4. Antonio {Emily Remler} (4:29)

5. Pedals {Emily Remler} (6:58)

6. Five Years {Emily Remler} (5:53)

7. Mozambique {Emily Remler} (7:45)

Credits:

Producer - Carl E. Jefferson

Recording & Remixing Engineer - Phil Edwards

Mastering Engineer - George Horn

Photography - Veryl Oakland

Art Direction - Tom Burgess

Liner Notes - Nat Hentoff

Emily Remler - Why, oh why did the good Lord take this wonderfully talented young lady from us at such a young age. She was only 32 when she died. Remler didn't get to make many recordings in her all too brief life and this is one of her finest. John D'Earth's trumpet perfectly complements Remler's full bodied guitar sound and the rhythm section of Eddie Gomez and overlooked Bob Moses keep things moving along quite nicely. Well, if some of what I've read is true, I hardly think it was the good Lord who was sticking that needle in her arm. Although not credited as the cause of her death surely it didn't help. Remler had herself one hell of a heroin addiction and that drug usage was the direct cause of the heart attack that took her life. So, I guess the Good Lord didn't have much to do with it other than not answering her prayers. ~ Stereophile.com.