East to Wes

East to Wes
Studio album by Emily Remler
Released	May 1988
Recorded	May 1988
Studio	Penny Lane Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz, hard bop
Length	50:19
Label	Concord Jazz
Producer	Carl E. Jefferson
Emily Remler chronology

East to Wes is a studio album by jazz guitarist Emily Remler. She was accompanied by pianist Hank Jones, who had played on Firefly (1981) her first record, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

This recording was Remler's tribute to Wes Montgomery[2]. For the liner notes, Nat Hentoff wrote that Remler said about her composition "East to Wes" that it was an "impression of the earlier bossa nova stuff he did. Wes was one of the greater improvisers I ever heard. His feeling was happy, his soul was beautiful."[3]

Reception

For Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden this is a highly recommended recording, considering that "The late guitarist's last CD to be released before her premature death is her finest effort".[1]

In the 7th edition of the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, Richard Cook and Brian Morton wrote: "While conceived as a Montgomery homage, Remler's playing actually shows how unlike Wes she really was: harder of tone, her solos more fragmented yet equally lucid."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daahoud" (Clifford Brown)	5:16
2.	"Snowfall" (Claude Thornhill)	6:36
3.	"Hot House" (Tad Dameron)	5:41
4.	"Sweet Georgie Fame" (Blossom Dearie - Sandra Harris)	5:36
5.	"Ballad for a Music Box" (Emily Remler)	7:22
6.	"Blues for Herb" (Emily Remler)	6:24
7.	"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg - Oscar Hammerstein II)	8:11
8.	"East to Wes" (Emily Remler)	6:12

Personnel

Emily Remler – electric guitar (all tracks), Ovation Adamas acoustic guitar (on track#2)
Hank Jones – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Marvin Smith – drums

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References

Dryden, Ken. "East To Wes". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (Penguin Books Ltd, England, (2004)[1992]: p.1356, ISBN 0-141-01416-4).
Nat Hentoff (1988). East To Wes (booklet, page 5). Emily Remler. Concord Records. CCD-4356.

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[Dryden-1] Dryden, Ken. "East To Wes". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[Penguin-2] Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (Penguin Books Ltd, England, (2004)[1992]: p.1356, ISBN 0-141-01416-4).

[3] Nat Hentoff (1988). East To Wes (booklet, page 5). Emily Remler. Concord Records. CCD-4356.