Guitarists · b. 1935

Carol Kaye

American bass guitarist

Born: 24 March 1935
Everett
Country: United States
Active: 1949–
Record labels: Crest Records
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Carol Kaye is a jazz musician who plays guitar and bass guitar. Carol Kaye was born on 24 March 1935 in Everett. The music is usually filed under pop music and soul. Record labels: Crest Records.

Carol Kaye (née Smith; born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career lasting over 65 years. Kaye began playing guitar in her early teens; after some time as a guitar teacher, she began to perform regularly on the Los Angeles jazz and big band circuit. She started session work in 1957, and through a connection at Gold Star Studios began working for producers Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. After a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s, playing on numerous hits. She moved into playing on film soundtracks in the late 1960s, particularly for Quincy Jones and Lalo Schifrin, and began to release a series of tutoring books such as How To Play The Electric Bass.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The First Lady on Bass 1994

Also plays on

Albums where Carol Kaye is credited as a sideman

1967	The World We Knew — Frank Sinatra	electric bass guitar
1967	Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim — Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim	electric bass guitar