do with politics or the women's liberation movement." Death Remler bore the scars of her longstanding opioid addiction, which is believed to have contributed to her death. She died of heart failure at the age of 32 at the Connells Point home of musician Ed Gaston, while on tour in Australia. Remler is buried in Block 4, Row 2, Grave 18 (Section 2, Field of Ephron) at New Montefiore Cemetery, New York. Tributes The album Just Friends: A Gathering in Tribute to Emily Remler, Volume 1 (Justice Records JR#0502-2) was released in 1990, and Volume 2 (JR#0503-2) followed in 1991. Performers from these two albums included guitarists Herb Ellis, Leni Stern, Marty Ashby, and Steve Masakowski; bassists Eddie Gómez, Lincoln Goines, and Steve Bailey; drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith; pianists Bill O'Connell and David Benoit; and saxophonist Nelson Rangell, among others. David Benoit wrote the song "6-String Poet", from his album Inner Motion (GRP, 1990), as a tribute to Remler. The 1995 book Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists by Leslie Gourse includes a posthumous chapter on Remler, based on interviews conducted while she was alive. In 2002, West Coast guitarist Skip Heller recorded with his quartet a song called "Emily Remler" in her memory, released as track #5 on his record Homegoing (Innova Recordings). Jazz guitarist Sheryl Bailey's 2010 album A New Promise was a tribute to Emily Remler. Aged 18, Bailey first saw Remler perform, at the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Festival in 1984 - she was inspired to take her own guitar studies. Bailey said "She paved the way for me.... I really wanted to hear Emily's person in me when I played. It meant a lot to me to do this tribute and pay homage to her and to say thank you." On the album, Bailey collaborated with Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Jazz Orchestra and producer Marty Ashby on eight tracks, including three composed by Remler ("East to Wes", "Mocha Spice", and "Carenia"). Discography As leader/co-leader Backing musician appearances Compilations 1991: Retrospective, Volume One: Standards (Concord) 1991: Retrospective, Volume Two: Compositions (Concord) Videos 1990: Bebop and Swing Guitar (VHS, reissued on DVD in 2008) 1990: Advanced Jazz and Latin Improvisation (VHS, reissued on DVD in 2008) References External links Emily Remler (in Dutch) Emily Remler Guitar Tabs Emily Remler: a musical remembrance 1957 births 1990 deaths American jazz guitarists Women jazz guitarists Jewish American musicians Hard bop guitarists Jazz