Carol Kaye, THERE'S a bass player...

[LITTLEWING]

You've heard her so many times without even knowing.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9idtdWAAEA&list=RDAIApLbP3r-w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9idtdWAAEA&list=RDAIApLbP3r-w[/url]

[FinnDave]

Lovely lady, I had a very enlightening extended email conversation with her some 15 years or so ago. Very generous with her time and knowledge.

[paul_5]

Yup. I've learnt SOOOO much rom her "Electric Bass Lines" books.

[Roland Rock]

Yeah, she's brilliant. She's been great on email with me too. This one from the Bullitt soundtrack always blows my socks off, figuratively speaking:
Love the guitar solo from 0:55 too
http://youtu.be/MlHMpOypzFg

Edited December 10, 2013 by Roland Rock

[booboo]

Legend, but a grumpy old bugger nowadays apparently.

[GarethFlatlands]

[quote name='booboo' timestamp='1386714627' post='2303691']
a grumpy old bugger nowadays apparently.
[/quote]

Join the club, we've got.... basses. And jackets.

[risingson]

Absolutely love her bass lines, she and Joe Osborn had that incredible sound that had everything to do with that West Coast sound of the time. Her playing on Pet Sounds is amazing, if mostly the brainwork of Brain Wilson, but still perfectly executed. Her stuff with Glenn Campbell, Lalo Schifrin, David Axelrod is all sheer quality.

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1386712177' post='2303626']
You've heard her so many times without even knowing.
[/quote]
Oh i know alright and would expect i'm not the only one who knows.

[Coilte]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1386716039' post='2303716']
Oh i know alright and would expect i'm not the only one who knows.
[/quote]

You'd be surprised. I have met two bassists who'd never heard of her.

A great lady who is still playing at 78 years old.

[jimbaby]

I can also recommend The wrecking crew, a documentary about the aforementioned Wrecking crew, who played on countless hits and albums,Carol is the main bass player and also plays very nice guitar, I found it absolutely fascinating,

Edited December 11, 2013 by jimbaby

[Conan]

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1386715064' post='2303702']
Her stuff with... David Axelrod is all sheer quality.
[/quote]

Oh yes...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhxdnq_1OcM&list=PL2703336C6017C7A5"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhxdnq_1OcM&list=PL2703336C6017C7A5[/url]

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1386755549' post='2303969']
You'd be surprised. I have met two bassists who'd never heard of her.

A great lady who is still playing at 78 years old.
[/quote]
I'd be amazed if anyone on BC hasn't heard of her but if they haven't then what a pleasant discovery!

No one really talked about any these session players at the time and they certainly weren't talked about in the way they are today. It took a long time for them to get the recognition for what they brought to those recordings.

[BetaFunk]

Here's an example of a Film Soundtrack that Carol Kaye played on....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVF4u01kKs

[lowdown]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1386759306' post='2304043']
Here's an example of a Film Soundtrack that Carol Kaye played on....

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVF4u01kKs[/media]
[/quote]

The level of playing standard on all this stuff from that period of gems never stops amazing me.
And not to mention the top, top arranging and writing is criminal.
It was great how most of the players and writing/arranging teams on those sessions drew from all their
Jazz background experience.

Thanks for the video post, not stumbled on that one before.

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1386760781' post='2304072']
The level of playing standard on all this stuff from that period of gems never stops amazing me.
And not to mention the top, top arranging and writing is criminal.
It was great how most of the players and writing/arranging teams on those sessions drew from all their
Jazz background experience.

Thanks for the video post, not stumbled on that one before.
[/quote]\
Yes, really impressive. In the 60s and 70s an album would often be released with no sessions musicians listed at all. It was only later that these musicians got the credit they deserved. It took me years to find out who played on the first few Laura Nyro LPs and when i finally did it was just all the regular New York first call session musicians.

Talking about session musicians it's worth listening to these podcasts: http://www.insidemusicast.com/archives/ There's some great memories of session work on some of those podcasts. The Chuck Rainey one is fascinating where he talks about those days when there were New York session players played on all the hits recorded in NYC and West Coast session musicians that played on the hits recorded in LA.

[discreet]

[quote name='booboo' timestamp='1386714627' post='2303691']
...a grumpy old bugger nowadays apparently.
[/quote]

Good job we don't have any grumpy old buggers on THIS forum.

Edited December 11, 2013 by discreet

[ratman]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1386761771' post='2304090']
Good job we don't have any grumpy old buggers on THIS forum.
[/quote]

Steady now, you don't want to start them off.......

[chris_b]

CK played on 2 of my favourite numbers... You've Lost That Loving Feeling (guitar) and River Deep Mountain High (bass). Both Phil Spector productions and definitely going to my dessert island.

[Coilte]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1386763734' post='2304123']
CK played on 2 of my favourite numbers... You've Lost That Loving Feeling (guitar) and River Deep Mountain High (bass).
[/quote]


No...that was definately Jamerson on bass !!!!

[SlapbassSteve]

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1386712177' post='2303626']
You've heard her so many times without even knowing.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9idtdWAAEA&list=RDAIApLbP3r-w[/media]
[/quote]


This is brilliant! What bass is that..?

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1386764487' post='2304136']
This is brilliant! What bass is that..?
[/quote]
Ibanez SRX700?

[Conan]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1386763734' post='2304123']
my dessert island.
[/quote]

Surrounded by a sea of custard?