Emily Remler – East To Wes
Tracklist
| A1 | Daahoud | 5:16 | |
| A2 | Snowfall | 6:36 | |
| A3 | Hot House | 5:41 | |
| A4 | Sweet Georgie Fame | 5:36 | |
| B1 | Blues For Herb | 6:21 | |
| B2 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | 8:11 | |
| B3 | East To Wes | 6:12 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Penny Lane Studios, NYC
- Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L31107
Credits
- Bass – Buster Williams
- Drums – Marvin Smith*
- Engineer – Ed Trabanco
- Guitar – Emily Remler
- Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
- Mastered By – George Horn
- Piano – Hank Jones
- Producer – Carl E. Jefferson
- Production Manager – Elizabeth Bell
- Remix – Phil Edwards
Notes
Some copies may have a gold promo stamp on the jacket.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: CJ 345 A1 L31107 (T)
- Matrix / Runout: CJ 356 B1 L31107 X (T)
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | East To Wes (LP, Album, Stereo) | Concord Jazz | CJ-356 | Germany | 1988 | ||
Recently Edited | East To Wes (CD, Album, Stereo) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4356 | US | 1988 | ||
New Submission | East To Wes (Cassette, Album, Chrome) | Concord Jazz | CJ-356-C | US | 1988 | ||
Recently Edited | East To Wes (CD, Album, Repress) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4356 | US | Unknown | ||
New Submission | East To Wes (CD, Album, Reissue) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4356 | US | Unknown |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited 2 years agoEmily Remler was a brilliant guitarist and in her brief career, made only a handful of records. This one is her best, and shows off some very nice arrangements as well as excellent improvisation. Her style combines the greatest aspects of Pat Martino and Wes Montgomery, with a gorgeous guitar tone as well.
Highlights on this album are many. Clifford Brown's "Daahoud" is an absolute burner in the style of Martino. "Softly" is dark and moody, and her take on Claude Thornhill's "Snowfall" is haunting and vibey. "Blues for Herb", though dedicated to Herb Ellis, is actually as Wes-like as she gets, similar to "Jingles" or "Twisted Blues"(check out those Wes tunes), and featuring Wes-style octave work on the solo.
The band are excellent and serve to complement Emily at every turn. Hank Jones' piano work is both delicate and energetic as required.
This recording is outstanding. I'm not a huge fan of how much reverb is on the piano, but that was stylistic for the mid-80s studio recordings. The group is well mixed to feature Emily; at times the drums sound unusually low in the mix, particularly on "Hot House" where Smith is obviously playing at full volume on his fills and solos. Emily's guitar tone is just marvelous, as mentioned before.
I believe this was released primarily as a CD, so there just aren't many vinyl copies out there. As such, it was very difficult to find and very expensive.
This pressing sounds amazing and is labeled "for promo only" in gold.
4.5 stars.Recommended.
Release
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