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Carol Kaye (Everett, 24 marzo 1935) è una musicista statunitense.
Riconosciuta come una delle bassiste più prolifiche della storia della musica (strumentisti uomini compresi) in oltre 65 anni di carriera ha suonato in circa diecimila sessioni di registrazione.
Attiva soprattutto negli anni '60, è diventata inizialmente nota come membro della Wrecking Crew, la band di Phil Spector. In seguito ha collaborato con numerosi artisti di fama internazionale come i Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Ritchie Valens, Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Dean Martin, Ray Charles e molti altri.
Carriera
Carol Kaye ha suonato il basso in molte produzioni di Phil Spector e Brian Wilson degli anni sessanta e settanta.
Ha suonato una parte di chitarra acustica nel singolo Donna/La Bamba di Ritchie Valens e appare nei crediti di molti successi di Simon & Garfunkel, oltre che in numerose colonne sonore di Quincy Jones e Lalo Schifrin. Tra gli album più popolari a cui ha contribuito si possono ricordare Pet Sounds dei Beach Boys e Freak Out! di Frank Zappa.
Carol è ancora attiva nel mondo della musica e continua il suo lavoro come musicista di sessione.
Vita privata
Cresciuta come battista, si è in seguito convertita all'ebraismo. Nella sua vita si è sposata tre volte, dalle sue relazioni sono nati due figli.
Discografia parziale
Singoli e album
- Summertime – Sam Cooke (1957)
- Donna/La Bamba – Ritchie Valens (1958)[1]
- Almost In Your Arms – Sam Cooke (1958)[2]
- Pink Shoe Laces – Dodie Stevens (1959)
- Smooth Operator – Sarah Vaughan (1959)
- Hully Gully – The Olympics (1959)
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans (1962)
- Johnny Angel – Shelley Fabares (1962)
- Rhythm of the Rain – The Cascades (1962)[3]
- Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton (1963)[4]
- Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals (1964)
- You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin (1964)[5]
- Wish Someone Would Care – Irma Thomas (1964)[6]
- Time Is On My Side – Irma Thomas (1964)[7]
- Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) – Irma Thomas (1964)
- Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes – The Ronettes (1964)
- No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) – The T-Bones (1965)
- These Boots Are Made for Walkin' – Nancy Sinatra (1965)
- Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson (1965)[8]
- Tainted Love – Gloria Jones (1965)
- Spanish Eyes – Al Martino (1965)
- Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) – The Beach Boys (1965)[9][10]
- Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag – Quincy Jones (1965)[11]
- Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert (1965)
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Mel Carter (1965)[12]
- California Girls – The Beach Boys (1965)[13]
- Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette) – The O'Jays (1965)[14]
- Beach Boys Today – The Beach Boys (1965)[15]
- Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers (1965)[16]
- Merry Christmas – The Supremes (1965)(side 1: tracks 2,3,4,6; side 2: tracks 1–6)[17]
- I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes (1966)(side 1: tracks 1,4,5)[17]
- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Cher (1966)[18]
- Batman Theme – The Marketts (1966)
- The Temptations in a Mellow Mood – The Temptations (1966)[17]
- Chér – Cher (1966)
- Sloop John B – The Beach Boys (1966)[19]
- I'm Ready for Love – Martha and the Vandellas (1966)[17]
- I Am a Rock – Simon & Garfunkel (1966)[20]
- Smile – The Beach Boys
- Ray's Moods – Ray Charles (1966)
- The Supremes A' Go-Go – The Supremes (1966)(side 1: tracks 2,4; side 2: tracks 2,4)[17]
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme – Simon and Garfunkel (1966)(side 1: tracks 1,4)
- Sugar Town – Nancy Sinatra (1966)[21]
- I Don't Need No Doctor – Ray Charles (1966)
- Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys (1966)[22]
- Ray Charles Invites You to Listen – Ray Charles (1967)
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' – The Righteous Brothers (1967)
- River Deep, Mountain High – Ike & Tina Turner (1967)
- In the Heat of the Night – Ray Charles (1967)
- Freak Out! – The Mothers of Invention (1967)
- The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds (1967)
- Love is Here and Now You're Gone – The Supremes (1967)[17]
- Somethin' Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra (1967)
- The World We Knew – Frank Sinatra (1967)
- The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher (1967)
- In Case You're in Love – Sonny & Cher (1967)
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – The Buckinghams (1967)
- You've Made Me So Very Happy – Brenda Holloway (1967)
- The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart – The Supremes (1967)(side 1: tracks 1,2,4,5,6; side 2: tracks 1,3)[17]
- More of the Monkees – The Monkees (1967)
- In and Out of Love – The Supremes (1967)[17]
- Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967)
- A Man and a Woman – Laurindo Almeida (1967)
- Forever Changes – Love (1967)
- Expecting to Fly – Buffalo Springfield (1967)[23][24]
- United – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967) (track 12)[17]
- The Honeysuckle Breeze – Tom Scott (1967)
- Wind, Sky and Diamonds – Gábor Szabó (1968)
- Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell (1968)
- Midnight Confessions – The Grass Roots (1968)[25][26]
- Accent on Africa – Cannonball Adderley (1968)
- Little Green Apples – O. C. Smith (1968)
- Song of Innocence – David Axelrod (1968)[27]
- Neil Young – Neil Young (1968)
- More Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1968)
- There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On – Lalo Schifrin (1968)
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams (1968)
- The Sound of Nancy Wilson – Nancy Wilson (1968)[28]
- Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations – The Supremes and The Temptations (1968)(side 1: tracks 1,5,6; side 2: tracks 1,5)[17]
- Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet – Henry Mancini (1968)
- Release of an Oath – The Electric Prunes (1968)
- Livin' It Up! – Jimmy Smith (1968)
- The Temptations Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations (1968)(side 2: track 1)[17]
- Feelin' Alright? – Joe Cocker (1969)
- Cream of the Crop – The Supremes (1969)(side 2: track 4)[17]
- A Time for Us – Mel Tormé (1969)
- Mannix – Lalo Schifrin (1969)
- Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Miracles (1969)(side 1: track 3)[17]
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head – B. J. Thomas (1969)[29]
- When I Die – Motherlode (1969)
- Soul Spin – Four Tops (1969) (side 1: track 4; side 2: tracks 1,4)[17]
- The Original Jam Sessions 1969 – Quincy Jones (1969)[30]
- Reelin' with the Feelin' – Charles Kynard (1969)
- Four in Blue – The Miracles (1969)(side 1: track 4)[17]
- Songs of Experience – David Axelrod (1969)[31]
- Try a Little Kindness – Glen Campbell (1970)
- Love Country Style – Ray Charles (1970)
- Pride – David Axelrod (1970)
- Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves – Cher (1971)
- Smackwater Jack – Quincy Jones (1971)[32]
- Charles Kynard – Charles Kynard (1971)
- Volcanic Action of My Soul – Ray Charles (1971)
- A Natural Man – Lou Rawls (1971)
- Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) – Paul Revere & the Raiders (1971)[33]
- Rock Messiah – David Axelrod (1971)[34]
- Surf's Up – The Beach Boys (1971)
- A Message from the People – Ray Charles (1972)
- The Man From Shaft – Richard Roundtree (1972)[35]
- Speak Softly Love – Andy Williams (1972)
- Cass Elliot – Cass Elliot (1972)
- Across 110th Street – Bobby Womack (1972)[36]
- I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) – Glen Campbell (1973)
- Cameo – Dusty Springfield (1973)
- You've Got It Bad Girl – Quincy Jones (1973)
- The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand (1973)
- Hard Times – Roy Brown (1973)
- Northern Windows – Hampton Hawes (1974)
- Brasswind – Gene Ammons (1974)
- Big Man – Cannonball Adderley (1975)[37]
- Some People Can Do What They Like – Robert Palmer (1976)
- I Heard That!! – Quincy Jones (1976)
- Shades – J. J. Cale (1981)
- The Wilsons – The Wilsons (1996)
- David Axelrod – David Axelrod (2001)
- The Complete Duets – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell [17]
- Fast Man Raider Man – Frank Black (2006)
- The Smile Sessions – The Beach Boys (2011)
Colonne sonore
Con Alfred Newman
Con Billy Goldenberg
Con Burt Bacharach
Con Cy Coleman
Con Dave Grusin
Con Dee Barton
Con Dominic Frontiere
Con Elmer Bernstein
Con Frank De Vol
Con Henry Mancini
Con Jerry Goldsmith
Con J. J. Johnson
Con John Williams
Con Johnny Mandel
Con Lalo Schifrin
Con Leonard Rosenman
Con Michel Legrand
Con Nelson Riddle
Con Peter Schickele
Con Quincy Jones
Con Vic Mizzy
Note
- ^ Ritchie Valens, Ritchie Valens in Come On. Let's Go, Del-Fi Records, CD liner notes
- ^ Houseboat, su Library of Congress.
- ^ John Gummoe, RhythmoftheRain.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019
- ^ Danke Schoen AFM Contract (PDF), su The Wrecking Crew, American Federation of Musicians.
- ^ Royalty Check - Dean Martin : You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You, su Carol Kaye.
- ^ Ian S. Port, The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll, Blackstone Pub, 2019, pp. 192, ISBN 978-1508281498.
- ^ Michael Allen Zell, Happy Birthday Irma Thomas–Time Is On Her Side, su OffBeat.
- ^ Frank Wilson Interview (MP3), su Carol Kaye.
- ^ Craig Slowinski, The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (PDF), su tiptopwebsite.com, 2009. URL consultato il 27 ottobre 2012.
- ^ Craig Slowinski, The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (PDF), su tiptopwebsite.com, 2007. URL consultato il 27 ottobre 2012.
- ^ Matsubayashi, K. Mercury Records Collection: MG-21063: Quincy's Got A Brand New Bag / Quincy Jones accessed January 17, 2018
- ^ Royalty Check - Mel Carter : Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (See image :"M*A*S*H", WNET and HBO re-use check stubs), su Carol Kaye.
- ^ Craig Slowinski, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), su webcache.googleusercontent.com. URL consultato l'8 aprile 2019.
- ^ Ian S. Port, The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll, Blackstone Pub, 2019, pp. 191, ISBN 978-1508281498.
- ^ Craig Slowinski, The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today! (PDF), su tiptopwebsite.com, 2007. URL consultato il 27 ottobre 2012.
- ^ Royalty Check - The Righteous Brothers : Unchained Melody, su Carol Kaye.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p BRIAN WRIGHT, Reconstructing the History of Motown Session Musicians: The Carol Kaye/James Jamerson Controversy, in Journal of the Society for American Music, vol. 13, n. 1, 18 febbraio 2019, pp. 78–109, DOI:10.1017/S1752196318000536.
- ^ Royalty Check - Cher :Bang Bang, su Carol Kaye.
- ^ Craig Slowinski, Pet Sounds LP, su beachboysarchives.com, Endless Summer Quarterly. URL consultato il 24 settembre 2018.
- ^ James Bennighof, The Words and Music of Paul Simon, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007, ISBN 978-0-275-99163-0.
- ^ Sugar Town AFM Contract (PDF), su The Wrecking Crew, American Federation of Musicians. URL consultato il 29 dicembre 2022.
- ^ Craig Slowinski, Pet Sounds LP, su beachboysarchives.com, Endless Summer Quarterly. URL consultato il 24 settembre 2018 (archiviato dall'url originale il 24 settembre 2018).
- ^ Expecting to Fly, su Neil Young Archives.
- ^ The 100 Greatest Neil Young Songs, in Rolling Stone.
- ^ (EN) The Wrecking Crew, su facebook.com.
- ^ Royalty Check - Midnight Confessions, su Carol Kaye.
- ^ (EN) {{subst:#if:|[[|Song of Innocence]]|Song of Innocence}}. Note di copertina di {{{titolo}}}, David Axelrod [CD reissue booklet], Stateside Records, 7243 5 21588 2 9, 2000.
- ^ (EN) {{subst:#if:|[[|The Sound of Nancy Wilson others=Nancy Wilson]]|The Sound of Nancy Wilson others=Nancy Wilson}}. Note di copertina di {{{titolo}}}, [[]] [liner notes], [[Capitol Records]], ST-2970, 1968.
- ^ a b Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Original Jam Sessions 1969 Review by Thom Jurek, su Allmusic.
- ^ (EN) {{subst:#if:|[[|Songs of Experience]]|Songs of Experience}}. Note di copertina di {{{titolo}}}, [[David Axelrod]] [[[gatefold]] LP reissue], [[Capitol Records]], SKAO-338, 2000.
- ^ Album Liner Notes (Image 2) : Quincy Jones - Smackwater Jack, su Amazon.
- ^ Indian Reservation AFM Contract (PDF), su The Wrecking Crew, American Federation of Musicians. URL consultato il 30 dicembre 2022.
- ^ Richie Unterberger, Liner notes for David Axelrod's rock interpretation of Handel's Messiah, su richieunterberger.com.
- ^ Album credits (Image 3) : The Man From Shaft - Richard Roundtree, su Amazon.
- ^ a b Across 110th Street, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Big Man, su Cannonball Adderley.
- ^ Airport, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Change of Habit, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Duel, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Sweet Charity, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Waterhole No 3, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Winning, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Adam at 6 A.M., su Library of Congress.
- ^ High Plains Drifter, su Library of Congress.
- ^ On Any Sunday, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Baby the Rain Must Fall, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Big Jake, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Me, Natalie, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Sometimes a Great Notion, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Thief Who Came to Dinner, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Bandolero!, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Escape from the Planet of the Apes, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Poseidon Adventure, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Long Goodbye, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Paper Chase, su Library of Congress, 1973.
- ^ The Sugarland Express, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Eiger Sanction, su Library of Congress, 1975.
- ^ Harper, su Library of Congress.
- ^ M*A*S*H, su Library of Congress, 1969.
- ^ Murderer's Row, su Library of Congress, 1966.
- ^ The Fox, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows, su Library of Congress, 1967.
- ^ Coogan's Bluff, su Library of Congress, 1968.
- ^ Bullitt, su Library of Congress, 1968.
- ^ Magnum Force, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Beneath the Planet of the Apes, su Library of Congress, 1970.
- ^ The Thomas Crown Affair, su Library of Congress, 1968.
- ^ The Happy Ending, su Library of Congress, 1969.
- ^ Le Mans, su Library of Congress, 1971.
- ^ One Is a Lonely Number, su Library of Congress, 1972.
- ^ Redline 7000, su Library of Congress, 1965.
- ^ Silent Running, su Library of Congress, 1971.
- ^ The Pawnbroker, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Slender Thread, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Walk, Don't Run, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Banning, su Library of Congress.
- ^ In the Heat of the Night, su Library of Congress.
- ^ In Cold Blood, su Library of Congress.
- ^ A Dandy In Aspic, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Split, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Mackenna's Gold, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Lost Man, su Library of Congress, 1969.
- ^ Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Cactus Flower, su Library of Congress.
- ^ They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Killer By Night, su Library of Congress.
- ^ Don't Make Waves, su Library of Congress.
- ^ The Shakiest Gun in the West, su Library of Congress.
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