从它有仅时间问题在找到Emily。 As I began to filter through the resources of his website, images would occasionally appear of his favorite albums and this is where by fortune and fate I first saw her name on his recommended, East to Wes.
How could I not be curious to know more about the young lady on the cover poised over a fret board with such a confident smile?
What has happened since my learning began led me on this somewhat obsessive journey. The more I heard, the more I wanted to know but the more I wanted to know, the less there was to find.
This website grew out of that initial frustration and the desire to discover all things about Emily.
I definitely Get her which makes me want to Give her name a new place to be searched out and admired.
I hope you find your time spent on this website informative and enriching. Please feel free to let me know if there is material or resources I’ve overlooked that would be useful to searchers of Emily.
….. as for my personal recommendations ….
This Is Me ~~ Love the latin flavor and the direction she was going with her own distinct voice and vocabulary.
East To Wes~~ Bold melodies and a hard bebop core make this one of her most vaulted statements.
Catwalk ~~ Because she was testing her own boundaries and finding new expressive techniques and beginning to trust her compositional instincts.
Jazz Masters Guitar Show ~~ Three of the best solo jazz guitar performances ever caught on tape from her. okay, the dress IS hideous but still her playing is on fire.
Individual songs that do it for me:
Afro Blue ~~ The most perfect interpretation that can be played on solo guitar…
You Know What I’m Sayin’ (solo live version) ~~ Has a strong center of gravity with clean changes and a defined rhythm. A beautiful display of her genius for presenting simplicity of sound from complex structure.
Five Years ~~ Great mix of her guitar against a backdrop of swirling violins and bright trumpet play. so different in it’s exploration of full orchestration and leans toward her desire to compose scores for film.
Majestic Dance ~~ (solo live version) The bassline is everything.
Transitions ~~ A fretless bass gives it the right temper, the trumpet adds some Spanish flair and Emily polishes it to perfection. A bold statement for where she was headed.
Pedals ~~ This song originally from Catwalk, has come to represent the anthem of her life for me: playful childlike melodies progress and mature, move from light to dark, from serene to chaotic and back again. Her lifestory is in this song if you listen and is never more evident than in the live version below.
By far and away, I totally relish the few songs available that are complete solo efforts which are mostly from her video lessons and the The Guitar Jazz show. It highlights her mastery of what she sought to teach and fulfill in her own playing: to stand on your own and” learn to make that change” - to fill the spaces in-between chords in a way that allows the soloist to convey all aspects of a song to the listener without a band behind you. To be your own rhythm, lead and bass, all in one.
Listening to… (click artists names for more info)
1. Lenny Breau ~ was way too cool for school. Lenny’s been gone for quite some time now but his masterful techniques and consummate style will be with us forever.
2. Fareed Haque ~ The most versatile guitarist on the planet, period. Brilliant composer and player who can take you to the moon and back again. ~ Hear more at his myspace page: Fareed Haque Group
3. Randy Runyon ~ New kid on the block and boy does he have chops. There’s not a better duo guitar version for All The Things You Are, than this swinging rendition on his rookie release album appropriately titled: Arrival.
4. Mimi Fox & Greta Matassa~ Two of the finest ladies in jazz join forces and shine. Great chemistry. The Latin influenced version of Take the A Train is stellar.
5. Metheny-Mehldau~ Metheny just keeps doing it for me ~ He reaches back to his well known roots and deliveries that classic Metheny sound we fell in love with years ago.
6. The Jazztet ~ The Crem de la Crem of Athens Ohio. If these guys weren’t so busy being world class teachers in their respective music fields they would be touring and recording more of their world class sound.
For music from The Jazztet’s featured guitarist John Horne visit him @ johnhorneguitar.com
take a listen to his masterful walking bassline rendering of Wes Montgomery’s Sundown
and his sweet acoustic blues arrangement of John Scofield’s overlooked Heaven Hill.
Great Music Reads
Piano Girl
~ Robin Meloy-Goldsby ~
A wonderful story about people and life from the view behind a piano. It will make you laugh and cry out loud. Beautifully written. And did I mention she plays the piano with equal grace and style… find out more @ http://www.goldsby.de
Broken Music ~ Sting ~ Intriguing insights on his pre-police life that will surprise & delight.
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