I still feel sad when I see her face again... I will always miss you, Emmy ! I have a poster of you playing on stage in my room. Iheard about your death in 1990, as I was driving my car. I had to stop,just to cry along the highway.
I saw her play a concert at a college in Idaho in 1981. Earlier the same day she gave a workshop where she said she realized she had talent when she was riding in cars with friends and was able to sing harmony to the horn parts on the radio. She went to Berklee. At the concert she said she brought her own group but was forced to use the band supplied by the school. Please check out her album Together with Larry Coryel, their version of Joy Spring by Clifford Brown is superb.
It makes me sad to be reminded that even when I was a child (I was six when this interview was taken), women were suppressed, or felt suppressed like that. If your mind feels unequal, then it is. But Jazz without women would be like whisky with water -- or coffee without it.
@jeschinstad But great female jazz artists are usually vocalists. I have never heard of her until just now. She was, I guess, a terrific guitarist. I don't care that she was a girl but was surprised1 pleasantly i might add.
I discovered Emily Remler many years ago. she was great and is great. I became a fan of her immediately and I have all recordings videos I can find. But not that with Roosmary Clooney and her last recording. Her videos made us better players and is as far as I can see the best there is in jazz teaching. It was a great shock when I was reading about her death at so an young age. Guitarman1943
@Fitzliputzli23 Good catch. T'hat nearly always happens here. in an episode of "3 stone from the sun" a character tells his WW 2 story about how he "strangled a nazi with his bare hands". that was subtitled: "he single-handedly won the battle of Normandy". bizarre, added entertainment for me.
What a talent she was...and how good she would be by now...if only she had not chosen that destructive path...R.I.P. Emily...Thanks for being here... for that short time... that you were here...!!!!!
I can't help it but comment on how gorgeous she is. I remember in my jazz appreciation class my professor showed us a picture of her, and I was like, "Ay dios mio! Who's that lovely vixen!" lol
I was living in Perth, West Australia, when she died in Sydney from an overdose. The pressure of the music business was getting to her so she relaxed a bit to much. You've got to be tough as nails to get through all that bullshit. Her love of music got her to the top but her vulnerability caused her demise. I wonder what the facts were? At first I thought she was a good jazz musician but as I've grown older I have way more respect for just how great she was. You can't compare her with people.
She's so f#$@%^ing cool. It sucks that she's dead. I've got her "Catwalk" cd. "Mocha Spice" is the coolest song I've heard. It was also neat and challenging to learn.
I encountered a lot of sexism in the jazz department of my school, but the women who played classical guitar were the best. I don't care what organs are involved or what the outward appearance is...if the notes are good, and it feels good, it is good!
I think I can explain the accent. Have you ever caught yourself in a Chinese restaurant saying loudly to your waiter , " You bringee extra noodle to table", He gives you a dirty look , you think for a second 'what just happened?', then you feel like an idiot ?
I know she had problems with heroin at some point, but I thought she died of a heart attack... in Austrailia I think. Maybe I have bad data. Anyway, I thank my first teacher for turning me on to her.
What she says about women playing an instrument, in this case the guitar, is very true. I'm in this case too (I'm definitely not Emily Remmler), and for some reason you have to fight against a critical attitude from your audience all the time until you prove you CAN play. I play for nearly 39 years and still suffer from this. But no one will make me stop from playing. She's a great example of an accomplished musician, and her death is a great loss.
Yeah she said she had to be twice as good as a man to be as respected. Crazy thing is that it doesn't matter any more because she is twice as good most men. Even the great jazz guys she plays with. She's really a great musician and she overcame a lot of stereotyping and negative attitudes. I'm a guy but that doesn't make her any less of an inspiration. Awesome musician.
Who cares about gender? It's how you play that counts; what you say on your instrument. You have to have your own voice, which is what Emily had. I suppose she had a perception that she was fighting all the time, but it gets easier the longer you play. The only musician I give a hard time is me; and pretty much anyone can play what I play!
bigsammywest; She was a regular Jewish girl who reminded me of Laura Nyro, visually that is. Emily would've nailed the balls of every rock shredder to the ground...without any of the posing. Very few new jazz guitarists will ever reach her standard of perfection. A terrible loss for the guitar world even up to today.
He was just asking about her accent, which I can't help ut notice either. He didn't say, "Wow that accent makes her a shit guitar player!" No doubt she was great. But Emily seems to be talking with a mouthful of warm marbles
I still feel sad when I see her face again... I will always miss you, Emmy ! I have a poster of you playing on stage in my room. Iheard about your death in 1990, as I was driving my car. I had to stop,just to cry along the highway.
COCO97233 11 hours ago
I love this chick
maigles 3 months ago
Very inspiring
franksinbeans 3 months ago
I saw her play a concert at a college in Idaho in 1981. Earlier the same day she gave a workshop where she said she realized she had talent when she was riding in cars with friends and was able to sing harmony to the horn parts on the radio. She went to Berklee. At the concert she said she brought her own group but was forced to use the band supplied by the school. Please check out her album Together with Larry Coryel, their version of Joy Spring by Clifford Brown is superb.
slangpdx 7 months ago
I saw her live in Perth twice very good shows miss her a lot
MrJameo17 9 months ago
It makes me sad to be reminded that even when I was a child (I was six when this interview was taken), women were suppressed, or felt suppressed like that. If your mind feels unequal, then it is. But Jazz without women would be like whisky with water -- or coffee without it.
jeschinstad 9 months ago
@jeschinstad But great female jazz artists are usually vocalists. I have never heard of her until just now. She was, I guess, a terrific guitarist. I don't care that she was a girl but was surprised1 pleasantly i might add.
robiandolo 8 months ago
I discovered Emily Remler many years ago. she was great and is great. I became a fan of her immediately and I have all recordings videos I can find. But not that with Roosmary Clooney and her last recording. Her videos made us better players and is as far as I can see the best there is in jazz teaching. It was a great shock when I was reading about her death at so an young age. Guitarman1943
Guitarman1943 10 months ago
Interesting: At 2:52 the German subtitles suppress the term "nurnberg trials"
Fitzliputzli23 10 months ago
@Fitzliputzli23 Good catch. T'hat nearly always happens here. in an episode of "3 stone from the sun" a character tells his WW 2 story about how he "strangled a nazi with his bare hands". that was subtitled: "he single-handedly won the battle of Normandy". bizarre, added entertainment for me.
markmarktarmann 6 months ago
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favorite guitar player of all time
AllenK17 10 months ago
She's so completely focussed. It's like you see in top athletes, racing drivers. She has that look.
DjangoVanGogh 1 year ago
i love emily remler
thenamesfrancisco 1 year ago
She was very honest. Many if not most don't have their own voices! I heard her live once with Herb Ellis.
jazz1bro 1 year ago
What a talent she was...and how good she would be by now...if only she had not chosen that destructive path...R.I.P. Emily...Thanks for being here... for that short time... that you were here...!!!!!
guitarpicka1 1 year ago
I can't help it but comment on how gorgeous she is. I remember in my jazz appreciation class my professor showed us a picture of her, and I was like, "Ay dios mio! Who's that lovely vixen!" lol
abalvarez 1 year ago 3
@abalvarez Agreed!
BenjaminGoose 4 months ago
I wonder what she thought of Allan Holdsworth.She Idolized Coltrane.Holdsworth and Coltrane are similar.
gebass6 1 year ago
she was and still is one of the greats!!! i am learning so much from her videos...R.I.P
lunaticevolver 1 year ago
R.I.P.
deadg00se 1 year ago
Sure there's a doule standard but I believe if you have the talent and chops all that stereotyping goes out the window.
cm0220ster 1 year ago
Emily!!!!
The best!!!!
mentalthelma 1 year ago
1,00000000000000000000000000000000times
mentalthelma 1 year ago
@whiteej21 Checked the jazz clubs...NO GO!
nuke97 2 years ago
Yeah Wes Montgomery!! Octave melodies kickass!!
Jam42OMan 2 years ago
I was living in Perth, West Australia, when she died in Sydney from an overdose. The pressure of the music business was getting to her so she relaxed a bit to much. You've got to be tough as nails to get through all that bullshit. Her love of music got her to the top but her vulnerability caused her demise. I wonder what the facts were? At first I thought she was a good jazz musician but as I've grown older I have way more respect for just how great she was. You can't compare her with people.
johnhguitar 2 years ago
What a cool person. Everything she said is right on. I'd share an electric cigarette,coke and a smile with her any day.
SuperflyFunkyBunny 2 years ago
such a REAL musician..wow..
tonkamine 2 years ago 3
she was a very cool chick!!i must admit!
jazzin4bass 2 years ago 2
She's so f#$@%^ing cool. It sucks that she's dead. I've got her "Catwalk" cd. "Mocha Spice" is the coolest song I've heard. It was also neat and challenging to learn.
Sleitohando 2 years ago
I didn't know you could smoke a cigarette during an interview...
GDelva2003 3 years ago
you know now....
sunset2046 3 years ago
only if you play jazz.
stevieVantanna 2 years ago
She has a nice dry sense of humour.
drwinkle101 3 years ago
she's a good lookin girl
the interviewer's agoof
schrumpfl 3 years ago
what a great talent she was,she looks high in this interview!
gbluesrocker 3 years ago
I encountered a lot of sexism in the jazz department of my school, but the women who played classical guitar were the best. I don't care what organs are involved or what the outward appearance is...if the notes are good, and it feels good, it is good!
Modes9 3 years ago 2
I think I can explain the accent. Have you ever caught yourself in a Chinese restaurant saying loudly to your waiter , " You bringee extra noodle to table", He gives you a dirty look , you think for a second 'what just happened?', then you feel like an idiot ?
sgrroiii 3 years ago
It is so tragic she could not control her demons. She was such a great guitarist, and sexy as hell to boot!
theriffer 3 years ago
how exactly did she die?
stevieVantanna 2 years ago
heroin overdose. no kidding
thailow117 2 years ago
I know she had problems with heroin at some point, but I thought she died of a heart attack... in Austrailia I think. Maybe I have bad data. Anyway, I thank my first teacher for turning me on to her.
zamBeeK 2 years ago
... sorry, "Australia".
zamBeeK 2 years ago
@zamBeeK Both.Same as John Entwhistle.
gebass6 1 year ago
@stevieVantanna Heart attack related to her heroin addiction.
rayjr62 1 year ago
What she says about women playing an instrument, in this case the guitar, is very true. I'm in this case too (I'm definitely not Emily Remmler), and for some reason you have to fight against a critical attitude from your audience all the time until you prove you CAN play. I play for nearly 39 years and still suffer from this. But no one will make me stop from playing. She's a great example of an accomplished musician, and her death is a great loss.
YOUYOU47 3 years ago 10
Yeah she said she had to be twice as good as a man to be as respected. Crazy thing is that it doesn't matter any more because she is twice as good most men. Even the great jazz guys she plays with. She's really a great musician and she overcame a lot of stereotyping and negative attitudes. I'm a guy but that doesn't make her any less of an inspiration. Awesome musician.
JazzGeetar213 3 years ago 18
@JazzGeetar213 Dude shes dead, she was and not is anymore
cast390 1 year ago
Who cares about gender? It's how you play that counts; what you say on your instrument. You have to have your own voice, which is what Emily had. I suppose she had a perception that she was fighting all the time, but it gets easier the longer you play. The only musician I give a hard time is me; and pretty much anyone can play what I play!
John
Chordwayze 3 years ago
Her life ended badly, but she was highly respected.
BuckshotLaFunke 3 years ago
it's good to hear this interview, i don't care for the accent but such is life. her music is still being played.
mwjazzman 3 years ago
What's with the Emily's strange accent? It's like a Euro-South American-Brooklyn smashup.
bigsammywest 4 years ago
She's from Englewood NJ.
grippder1 4 years ago
bigsammywest; She was a regular Jewish girl who reminded me of Laura Nyro, visually that is. Emily would've nailed the balls of every rock shredder to the ground...without any of the posing. Very few new jazz guitarists will ever reach her standard of perfection. A terrible loss for the guitar world even up to today.
taildragger51 3 years ago 3
He was just asking about her accent, which I can't help ut notice either. He didn't say, "Wow that accent makes her a shit guitar player!" No doubt she was great. But Emily seems to be talking with a mouthful of warm marbles
bearblaster420 3 years ago
Fascinating interview. Thanks.
franco6719 4 years ago
I love this interview too. Emily does have her own voice & style =D and i really love her music!
gigijazzygirl 4 years ago