''Take Two'' is the second studio album by jazz guitarist

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,Staff"Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Guit ...

. The record is credited to The Emily Remler Quartet, and Remler was joined on the recording by pianist James Williams, bassist Don Thompson, and drummer Terry Clarke. Williams was best known at the time for his four years with

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, and Thompson and Clarke frequently worked together as part of the Jim Hall Trio. Jazz musician and critic

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wrote at the liner notes of this album that "Emily Remler has made a swift and admirable advance from promising but uncertain youngster to creative and fast growing professional" and defined ''Take Two'' as a "carefully planned and brilliant executed set of performances".

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated: "Emily Remler's second recording as a leader finds the 24-year-old guitarist still very much playing in the

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vein, although showing her own musical personality here and there". Gear Diary's Michael Anderson noted that the album "shows some significant growth as an artist, bandleader, composer and guitarist," and commented: "The song 'Waltz for my Grandfather' is gorgeous and a favorite, and her reading of Coltrane's 'Afro Blue' is stellar. For many, THIS was the moment when they really took notice – she was more than just a good young guitarist with promise."

Track listing

Personnel

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electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gui ...

* James Williams –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Don Thompson –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Terry Clarke –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

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