Emily Remler - Tenor Madness

[natefegan]

fantastic... thanks for posting!!

[emjee]

To quote James Taylor, "In New York in the late 60's and early 70's it was just as easy to find heroin as beer. It was everywhere you looked". Nuff said.

[dawg469]

thanks for this great music!!!

i'm still scratching my head how there could be 9 dislikes!?!?

dislike what?????? strange planet here...

[ThatGuyOnRDSG]

i have to learn the rythm part to this song anyone got anytips

[xXironraiderXx]

wes montgomery's albino daughter

[MetalicBluz]

hahaha so true! :)@xXironraiderXx

[m06een00]

Today I'd probably rate Mimi Fox as a far more dazzling and adventurous female guitarist than Emily ever was. However for sheer enjoyment and emotional involvement I'd rather listen to Emily anytime. And let's face it, Emily was the first of the top recognized female jazz guitarists

[McMinnManiac]

She had great chops . Totally killer chops .Blues for herb is like a tour de force!

[msvens]

Just the fact that she dares to take on this classic is a plus. But she does a very good job in transferring the sax to guitar.

[shaskillz2]

What a amazing talent.

[Llixgrijb]

"I may look like a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey, but inside I’m a 50-year-old, heavyset black man with a big thumb, like Wes Montgomery." -Emily Remler

[marsviking]

love those 9th chords and the little riff at the end--are they 9 witha flatted 5th?

[arielcarpenter]

She was my cousin and now I'm learning guitar too!

[spacepatrolman]

@arielcarpentershe was from englewood new jersey wasnt she im from that kneck of the woods she went berklee i did the berklee correspondence course ben sidran had a radio showe and wrote a book on jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[arielcarpenter]

she is my second cousin twice removed

[datapro007]

Love you, Emily!

[playsbass1969]

emily rip

[alaincharnier1971]

I guess she was into heroin? Why would anyone want to emulate Charlie Parker's lifestyle?

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@alaincharnier1971 I must say that is a most strange comment. Do you honestly think she was addicted to heroin 'to emulate Charlie Parker's lifestyle'? Addiction is somewhat more serious than just an aspirational act to those whom you admire.

[alaincharnier1971]

@TheEnglishRedneck45 How else does a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey get caught up in the habits of black bebop musicians from the 1950s (whose specific type of music she just happens to master)? 

[DjangoVanGogh]

@alaincharnier1971

I don't think she was trying to copy anyone. It just happens to be endemic in some circles and sadly difficult to avoid.

[crohnsappleadams]

@alaincharnier1971 You do know the white bebop musicians did heroin too, right?

[spacepatrolman]

@crohnsappleadams yea and some swing musicians like woody hermans whole sax section but they didnt have long life spans

[taildragger53]

@alaincharnier1971 No, i think her addiction was due to her insecurity & nervousness set around being a female playing jazz guitar.

Her other interview video on ytube explains it. Stage fright has alot to do with alcohol & drug addiction...very seldom is it connected to emulating a hero.

The pressure to be imaginative every night.

This was how Joe Pass explained HIS addiction to heroin.

Her loss leaves a HUGE vacuum because she was unique and one of the few who could really swing.

[CallumTaylorMusic]

just gotta move every time u hear this!

[sciulli27]

awsome playing , amazing ! , but what an ugly dress !

[grotonhomie]

she play so many licks from smokin at the half note

[Rexicano]

Intro Dude has a terrible hairdo.

[MrJaapKooiman]

It's simply amazing, but I just can't get used to the image of such a neat woman with a guitar:P

[jobasbass]

I scrolled down to read a bunch of goofy comments-and thought I was on a wes montgomery vid

[gregoryusa1]

Emily you could swing with the best of them!

[filramil]

whats that last chord she plays at the end?

[loungecruz]

smokin

[Mechavrore]

See emily play!

[dodounightwish]

RIP Emily!

[MisterMusicMann6]

I think this video needs more views.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

I'm hearing Wes Montgomery reincarnated here, this shit is goddam burrrning hot. SImply incredible

[vetmusician]

@TheEnglishRedneck45 Yeah, I agree, But she has made no secret out of the Fact that SHE WAS a HUGE West Montgomery Fan, But at the end I think she Really found her own voice, and I'll tell you EVERYTIME I hear people talking about Great Female guitarists, I hear them Say Lita Ford, Jennifer Batten and I even heard Joan Jett..........LOL, But sadly I rearely If ever hear Emily Remler Come up and Its a shame......Cause while they all are talented, Emily is someone that makes me go DAMN!!!

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@vetmusician I've never heard of any of those female guitarists you mentioned - I'll have to check them out right after this. I'm hearing a lot of Jimmy Smith in this too, the Hammond player - it's rare that you get a guitarist getting down the groove of a keys player on a guitar, without it sounding over done and over notey, if you get me. Simplicity can be stunning.

[heleagimeno]

wow!

[pegilu62]

Just came to discover this great, talented musician. Sorry she is no longer with us on earth. But her playing lives on. Thanks for sharing your chops with us .

[Fitzliputzli23]

She plays as if she was dancing. She really digs into the music, playing with heart and soul instead of brain only. I still could shed some tears when I think of the great loss.

[liecht]

Kenny , Wes,Grant, Crawford,Tal..Emily

[SRVMOE]

Pat Martino,Wes,George Benson,Kenny Burrell,SRV

[musicmandrew]

@SRVMOE SRV???????????????????????????­?? What are you smoking?? lol As If! As great as SRV was, he in no way influenced a person that was around before he was known. I was taught in College by Steve Masakowski, he taught Emily and brought her to New Orleans from Berklee. This comes directly from Steve.........SRV????? Not possible........perhaps the other way around. Peace!

[taildragger53]

@musicmandrew I think she married Masakowski didn't she? I recall she was married to pianist Monty Alexander for a brief time. I saw her live in 1986 with Herb Ellis.

Oh, Masakowski is a KILLER player.

I agree with you, SRV was into the Clapton/Hendrix mode but to be a jazz guitarist requires technical skill way beyond a mere riffer. Real imaginative ideas are needed.

As Wes said "One can't play LICKS in a jazz setting. If you do you run out of them within 3 mins"

This is an amazing video.

[wallavious]

who else should i listen to for jazz guitar? someone not exactly mainstream...

[fishqwer]

Ed Bickert, Joe Pass, Lorne Lofsky, George Van Eps, Ben Monder, Pat Martino...

SOme of those names are bigger than others, obviously.

[jimidom]

Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel,

[freekdevos]

@wallavious

Check out Andreas Oberg, insanely good. A bit dull at times but what technique!...

[keepdiggin33]

@wallavious- Wes Montgomery-Joe Pass-Jim Hall-John Abercrombie-John Scofield-Joe Diorio-Bireli Lagrene-Pat Metheny---not in any order and a great variety of jazz styles...Left out many great players here.

[junka22]

@wallavious gotta throw in Kurt Rosenwinkel as well, cause he hasn't been mentioned yet :P

[poepneukerobotjes]

@wallavious check out martijn van iterson and jesse van ruller

[tinman5680]

Love her voicing and those Wes octave slides simply amazing!!!

[spacepatrolman]

@tinman5680 octaves are tricky to finger on the guitar easier on the piano with a locked hand technique

[kotzini]

congratulations to her!very strong mind,she really loved what she was doing.rip

[mangothefish]

Thanks for everything Emily:)

You were wonderful

[maneh84]

geez what a drummer.

[Jam42OMan]

Yeah Thumb!!!! Smooth!

[tpritchas14]

so many Wes licks thrown down in that solo

[obamascare]

emily is a wes lover

[profeso07]

5 stars

[BJrok]

She has very good posture on both hands. Looks very natural & relaxed.

[haraldtheman]

What a elegant style, but still full of fire!

[Zymash]

What a shame she's no longer with us. A great loss.

[lerouex]

I've never heard a woman play like this and very few men can play as well.

[jacksonabuser]

only the good die young...

;(

[emmoiv]

damn she does those octaves well

[lynntracey]

Emily, wish you were still here...you're alive in spirit girl!

[Durge56]

She was the real deal...great to watch and listen.

[acodaniel1]

Great!

[axiluss]

audio out of sync :( great anyways!!

[SuperflyFunkyBunny]

unquestionably great! Regardless of the dress,I'd nail her in a New Jersey second.

[ishotthesheriff7]

AMAZING! EMILY OWNS!!! :)

[Patriciovaldivieso]

RIP EMILY REMLER!

[emekablue]

rip emily remler!

[djrl9]

what kind a guitar is using???sorry for my english

[calypsojimmy]

I am pretty sure that the guitar on this video is her Gibson ES-330 ... looks like she replaced the P-90's with humbuckers.

[mwljazzguitar]

Actually, a lot of 330's come standard with P-90's. Looks to me like she swapped them out for the classic Gibson humbuckers.

[calypsojimmy]

Exactly. I think the ES-330's default pickup is a p90...I actually have a 330 and its got p90s. Ms Remler was such a Wes Montgomery fan, I would bet anything that went with the humbuckers to get close to that Wes sound..... just a guess on my part, of course.

[mwljazzguitar]

Oh, I'm sorry, I misread your comment. I thought you said that she swapped the normal pickups out for p90's, which confused me because the p90's are the normal pickups for a 330, to my knowledge... I basically just repeated what you ACTUALLY said, hahaha. But I agree, she probably swapped them to go for the Wes sound, which she acheived pretty damn well.

[RikCastle]

che noia! suonate tutti allo stesso modo. Dall'america all'europa...che pena! copiate da da grandi innovatori ed artisti oramai morti da tempo e che furono creatori. Nessuno riesce ad esprimere niente che non sia una copia mal fatta. Che pena...

[mrgone78]

I can't believe that they ever showed jazz on australian tv!!! because they sure don't these days....

[thompsonlake]

i wondered the same thing!

[0pasken0]

fantastic emily....

[warleyanarkist]

i fell in love

[Dionydejesus]

Perfect!!

[thechallengeresponse]

Just now discovering Mrs. Remier. What a player!

[pikupiku2]

beautiful.... perfect

[benontheboat]

Gotta love the dress! If only her guitar was painted like that. Now that would be something.

[ProtoCosmos]

She was just awesome!

[eastweymouthchris]

I believe it was Courtney Love who said that drugs lead to bad fashion choices.

[thechallengeresponse]

Apparently you didn't live through the 80's. Everyone must've been on drugs cause the fashion was horrendous :)

[pamisato]

She died May 4, 1990 at 32 yrs old. What's weird is that on Wiki it says she died in Australia during her tour. So maybe this was filmed just days before she died.

[taildragger53]

@pamisato

According to a book written by a famous living jazz guitarist Emily had quit drugs for a long time but got into a terrible nervous state whilst touring and begged him for cash to score one last time. He refused but somehow she got cash and hit the Aussie streets to look for a dealer. The surge of heroin after withdrawal for a long period caused a massive heart attack.

It's pure tragedy. If she'd lived on she would've taken on the World. 100% talent.

[pamisato]

110bpm 'to the metronome' and they were right on it up until the very last phrase when they're ready to decresendo. wow!

[TheSpoonFedFukWit]

It scares me to watch her. Same age. and share 2 great loves....

[redplouhg]

むちゃくちゃいいなあ・・

[gabbiano29]

Great!

[dankgeetar]

yo... the drummer's ride is like ten feet in the air, haha

ps. emily is killer

[Yoruboy]

Fantastic. Bloody shame she died so young.

[reidoso]

woah.. is it just me, or is her right hand huge?

[metromusicamphibian]

Smooth... Cool dress too! Gotta love it!

[lyssus]

I just found out about her & love her playing! How sad to find she passed away so young :(

[RobbyKrieger92]

When did she die?

[saulclaws]

lol, same here, i just found out about her like last week.

[Modes9]

She wasn't flashy, but she could groove HARD like Wes or Grant Green. How did she get mixed up with "the big H"? The jazz and rock worlds are littered with casualties of that stuff. I don't know why you would mess with it.

[dimlocator44]

Fantastic playing. And that frock! (Sorry but you just can't ignore it)

[schrumpfl]

can the electric bass crap, she should be playin with an upright player

[beachblues]

She was playing with the program's 'house' band on the day (with the exception of Ben Sidran on piano) so don't be so one-eyed and stupid.

Certainly a 'tree' may have sounded better but so what!

[schrumpfl]

That's all I'm sayin it would sound better and is my preference. And watch who your callin stupid. Just because you dont agree is no need to start up w/ the insults

[beachblues]

The remark was stupid and if you consider it an insult, then so be it!

[Gattaccio123]

Ma che razza di vestito ti sei messa?

Meno male che suoni benissimo, altrimenti...

[taildragger51]

God Bless her..she was incredibly unique!

[leftystrat62]

I like the helmet the anouncer put on his head,it almost looks like hair.

[LUISBANJO]

emily I love forever

[guitarttimman]

great sound. Awesome guitar performance. I am a fan of Emily's 5 stars!

[taildragger51]

Emily's statement was "I may look like a nice Jewish girl but inside me there's a big black guy with a huge thumb ". Wes Montgomery would've been so proud of her.

[davidrattray]

emily was a great player......What a feel on this short tune... wish there was more!!

[daffer53]

i WAS refering to the dress. i think the boots finish nicely. good hair hat on the host.oh well, as mom used to say it's tough being perfect!

[daffer53]

you gotta admit, not just a GREAT player, but a slave to fashion!

[theriffer]

straight up Wes....excellent. Love Emily! RIP sweety!

[iammorek]

R.I.P Emily Remler

[YOUYOU47]

She died young and probably would have develloped a more personal style if she'd lived longer. You always first learn language before you can really express. But I don't agree with your remark.

[mdgetback1]

ahhhhhh i like her playing on madness...a little shy during the head but totally in her element during the solo...nary a "forced" moment as all her phrases came out smoothly and polished...but Emily, why the mullet?

[footcandy]

You're worried about the mullet.. what about that dress? :) ... oh well, it was the 80's.

[asrm]

she's got so much feeling...

[lizarddeceight]

She rocks out on this one. Heroin, you say. I was wondering what the deal was. All I've seen so far is a heart attack, not real likely at her age. Many years ago I used to drop acid with this guy and we would jam on some psychedelic rock. He said we needed to get some heroin to play a gig because it was the performance drug. I guess it takes away the stage fright. Luckily he never did get any heroin, he might have talked me into doing some. Whatever the reason it's a shame. She was great.

[VanHoorelbeke]

Emily died from a heart attack, not helped by her heroin use. Her music will always live, just love it and enjoy her wonderful talent.

[missrepo]

Thank you... very nice

[entity3sf]

What an icon. Her picture, along with Billie Holliday's, adorned the wall in the 'Aebersold' jazz practice studio at S.U.N.Y Buffalo when I was in the College jazz big band.

[minor7b5]

Remler has become something of a cult figure since her death in Australia. This is the last thing she would have wanted. I knew her very well, and she despised that sort of stuff. She was a unique talent who got screwed up on heroine and it killed her. But it's her music that lives on; not her.

[marione3]

She was great

[Paulasse8]

shit...she's siiick

[skeymoson]

Wow she's pretty damn good for a girl !! ...Just kidding , I'd give anything to have that much talent .

[garytelecastor]

This isn't really her forte. She was an expert in Bossa and Latin rhythms. She was really creative and talented

[nerudalobos]

do you mean that swing isn't her forte? or jazz?

[DarthLizzy]

I got the chance to see her in New Orleans. She was great!

[jkip44]

You can tell that Emily really dug Wes Montgomery. The octave phrasing in this piece is more than just reminiscent. Miss you Emily.

[martinses]

My favourite part is listening to Ray Martin.

[gigijazzygirl]

I really love Emily's unique style. Emily is very brilliant and an expert at jazz guitar. Good day, people. ^^

[micdroe]

Immortelle, Emily.

[fdidioda]

What a talent to leave us so early in her carreer. She should still be here with us sharing more of her wonderful music.

[bobgure]

Bless you for posting this absolute gem.

[m3941]

WONDERFUL!!!! THANK YOU for this offering. I too remain sad about her premature passing, while at the same time continuing to love her work.

drmike

[franco6719]

Yech.....just awful!! Kidding. Thanks for this great new post.

[PunkChick350]

lol

[angeloamericano]

Thanks for this important vid. This was made days before she died in Sidney.I heard there was a dissapointing show or something in Sidney and she made the WRONG choice. It still hurts!

[guitaress1]

Why? What do you mean? How did she die? She looks so happy here! But I read somewhere she had a heart attack or something--was that BS?

[garytelecastor]

Emily died of heart failure in Australia, about a year after this was taped. A friend of mine who was a rabid fan told me that she used to imbibe in illegal substances.

[VanHoorelbeke]

Yes she died of a heart attack,brought on by many years of heroine Use. What a sad loss,her "firefly" recording is a must,her finest work is "Catwalk" with Eddie Gomez on bass and Bob Moses on drums. Great work, she also played with Larry Coryell and toured with David Benoit at the time of her tragic death.

[beachblues]

Yes she DID die in Sydney (not Sidney) on May 4, 1990 - approximately a year after this was filmed.

The cause was an accidental heroin overdose - not a heart attack brought on by many years of substance abuse. Her final videotaped performance (How Insensitive) is on her on my own page.

[localpm]

Emily was awesome what a tragedy-so talented.