EMILY REMLER - Transitions (1984) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Nunca Mais 4:56
Emily Remler
2     Searchin' 6:08
Steve Allen / Duke Ellington
3     Transitions 7:56
Emily Remler
4     Del Sasser 6:44
Sam Jones / Donald Wolf
5     Coral 6:07
Keith Jarrett
6     Ode to Mali 4:41
Emily Remler
Credits :
Bass – Eddie Gomez
Drums – Bob Moses
Guitar – Emily Remler
Trumpet – John D'Earth

EMILY REMLER - Catwalk (1985) APE (image+.cue), lossless

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
Tracklist :
1     Mocha Spice 4:26
Emily Remler
2     Catwalk 7:19
Emily Remler
3     Gwendolyn 4:35
Emily Remler
4     Antonio 4:25
Emily Remler
5     Pedals 6:54
Emily Remler
6     Five Years 5:48
Emily Remler
7     Mozambique 7:44
Emily Remler
Credits :
Bass – Eddie Gomez
Guitar – Emily Remler
Percussion – Bob Moses
Trumpet – John D'Earth