Carol kaye victor wooten book

A spiritual search for growth through music berkley trade, 2008, which is a novel, rather than a victor wooten howto, is based upon this concept. Jul 01, 2017 carol kaye how to play electric bass line 1. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. Bass transcriptions, bassline publishing, bobby vega, carol kaye, etudes, mark king, michael manring, stuart. William louis shelton born april 6, 1941 is an american guitarist and music producer. Giants of bass volume 1 is an indepth analysis of some of the worlds most influential and respected bass guitarists from the 60s and 70s. Books by carol kaye author of how to play the electric bass. Primal screams simone marie butlers guide to playing. Carol kaye she played bass and guitar on an estimated 0 plus recordings as a top session musician. See more ideas about victor wooten, bass and music. Billy sheehan, mark king, flea, marcus miller, john myung, pino palladino, stuart hamm, stuart zender, tim commerford, victor wooten, and michael manring. During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s shelton was a session musician working in recording studios. Anyone who can play on the same stage with jeff beck is ok in my book.

One of the things that got me thinking about rhythm and groove again was hearing carol kaye mention the influence of latinafrocuban rhythms on the licks and grooves that she was coming up. Wooten comes the music lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. As a session musician, kaye was the bassist on many phil spector and brian wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020. One day, im walking a neighborhood with the campaign manager, and he points to a bumper sticker on a car. It contains 201 exercises plus four study pieces and is suitable for beginners to the technique as well as highly accomplished players. The best of victor wooten songbook ebook by victor wooten rakuten kobo. Hollywood 1960s motown producer hal davis quote from bass heroes book. But, actually, i have met geddy lee, nathan east, victor wooten, marcus miller, stu hamm, dave larue, and countless others. Steve bailey born february 10, 1960 is an american bassist who is famous for his pioneering work with the six string fretless bass. Just the other day, i was talking to my wife about her and music. My friend is more of a beginner basic chord qualities, major 7ths but im starting to breach into the intermediate side of my playing thanks to having a prior background in music and after taking some lessons. Carol kaye, gail ann dorsey, ida nielsen who was princes player towards the end, james jamerson you cannot get past him for me.

Plectrum technique for bass guitar bassline publishing. Who are some of the most underrated bass guitarists. Back in college, i worked on a political campaign where i spent a lot of time going door to door. A bassists guide to surviving the coronavirus lockdown. Good luck transcribing victor wootens tunes though, it will take you a while. In 2012 and 20, steve toured with victor wooten on the sword and. An exhaustivelyresearched biography has been included for each artist, as well as a selected discography, gear analysis and a. Dec 11, 2018 geddy lees big beautiful book of bass is available now. Its usually lay people who still call it bass guitar, and some books around in the 60s did, also. And a special thanks to peter kaye for help with this page. I grew up in a housing project during world war ii. Victor wooten is exceptional but i dont see him driving deep purple. The only aspect of playing that i feel lacking in is my actual musicianship due to having nobody to play. Each bass player is also represented with an original, full.

Anitras twist was recorded by carol kaye on guitar and bass in the 1960s, and is ed and owned by carol. Rushs hemispheres 40th anniversary deluxe edition is out now. They may have different backgrounds, but one thing they all share is a groove that just wont quit. First of all, having known jon liebman for decades, i can attest to his passion for the instrument and his broad interest and knowledge about different styles.

Victor wootens music and nature camps making music magazine. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. This piece is a great workout for your plectrum technique. Jim fielder and carol kaye contributed to the field of. This recording was never owned by hal blaine who illegally uses it for his own purposes without her permission. Old school meets new school in this clip from winter namm 2000, where session legend carol kaye jams with bass virtuosos victor wooten and steve bailey on a blues. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I love all 3 players, but alex is one of my personal favorites.

Wooten is an american bass player, composer, producer, and fivetime grammy award winner, as well as an original member of the jazz and bluegrass band bela fleck and the flecktones. An exhaustivelyresearched biography has been included for each artist, as well as a selected discography, gear analysis and a detailed breakdown of their commonly used playing techniques. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes. Carol kaye how to play electric bass line 1 youtube. And i like apples better than oranges except when i dont.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading electric bass lines no. Of added value is the fact that these transcriptions have been done by victor wooten himself. Carol kaye is one of the most widely heard bass guitarists, playing on an estimated recordings in her career. But there is much to be gained by a thorough study of this material. Mar 01, 2019 this video is a performance of pick a game to play, the carol kaye style piece that i wrote for my 2017 book giants of bass. Geddy lees big beautiful book of bass is available now from harper collins. Carol kaye and james jamerson and joe osborn not even. The 503page book documents kayes life and career, which started on guitar in nightclubs around. Carol kaye studio musicians, bass guitar, bass guitar. Carol kaye is credited with playing bass on frank wilsons do you love me, cut in 65 in hollywood produced by hal davis, hear mp3 on homepage. Taj mahal to carol kaye when both appeared at the 2000 emc music museum in seattle carol kaye, you are the best. This book features a series of advanced study pieces for bass guitarists.

While bassists in general have always been underrated, today we are shining the spotlight on. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Carol kaye has 15 books on goodreads with 198 ratings. Got to hang with him at the victor wooten bass camp in 03. 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 spanning over 50 years. Btw, nothing of his book royalties goes to the family of jamerson, only to him. There were three players from that period in america. Sep 04, 2017 heres a brilliant new set from stuart clayton, revising and greatly expanding his previous book, giants of bass. Advanced studies for bass guitar is the fourth book in the bass techniques series. Carol kaye interviewvideo chat about her work with brian wilson on the beach. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. She was born in everett, washington, and her family moved to wilmington, california, when she was a child.

Join facebook to connect with carol wooten and others you may know. Carol kaye born march 24, 1935 is an american musician, known as one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. This post highlights some legendary books that any bass player can learn from. My friend is teaching herself piano and ive been on bass for around 7 months. Wooten taught biology and chemistry for 15 years in virginia and pennsylvania, was high school principal in the riverview school district, curriculum and instruction leader in the mars area school district, and middle school principal, director of curriculum and instruction and. If youve never heard of carol kaye, you know very little about bass players. In 2012 and 20, steve toured with victor wooten on the sword and stonewords and tones tour, playing electric bass, upright, keyboards, and trombone. Plectrum technique for bass guitar is a complete method for learning to play the bass guitar with a plectrum. I told her that i wanted to learn more about it, and that last year, id gone online and looked. Advanced studies for bass guitar bassline publishing. With victor wooten and steve bailey namm trade show impromptu jam. Carol kaye is paul mccartneys favorite bass player, he just doesnt know it was her carol kaye b. We started our talk with an inquiry about guitar, since kaye was an accomplished sixstring player before she moved to bass.

Carol kaye, victor wooten and steve bailey jam at namm. Carol kaye, duck dunn, rocco prestia, jaco pastorius, john paul jones. One of the first classes wooten teaches at camp, regardless of instrument, age, or ability, is called two through 10. An interview from a few years back with the great carol kaye, who is. The advancing guitarist is on number 1, as i expected. For each of these remarkable artists, stuart presents a thoroughly researched biography, selected discography. As any listener of victor wooten will know, these bass lines are very challenging. I had the pleasure to show victor wooten this picking system recently at the. An exhaustivelyresearched biography has been included for each artist, as well as a selected discography, gear analysis and a detailed breakdown of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. Bass solo, bass tab, bass tablature, bass transcriptions, bassline publishing, bobby vega, carol kaye, etudes.

Carol kaye nee smith, born march 24, 1935 is an american musician. He is also the author of the parable the music lesson. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. Why are there more books on scales and modes than on timing and feel. The most important and influential bass guitarist in the 66year history of the fender precision he played, south carolinaborn, detroitraised james jamerson wrote the bible on bass line construction and development, feel, syncopation, tone, touch, and phrasing, while raising the artistry of improvised bass playing in popular music to zenith levels. Kaye was the bassist on many phil spector and brian wilson productions throughout the and carol kaye, bassist extraordinaire, whose work propped up phil spectors wall of sound and drove the beach boys good vibrations. Why are there more books on scales and modes than on. Victor wooten the future of music interview youtube. Carol kaye, steve bailey, and victor wooten bass session. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards.

A book could be written on the subject, but when you recall just some of what was going on then it really was a great period that. Special edition features indepth analyses of some of the worlds most influential and respected bass guitarists from the 80s and 90s. As a session musician, kaye was the bassist on many phil spector. But then youve got players like victor wooten or jaco pastorius who kind of break all those rules with four strings. Echoing what others have said, carol kaye wins hands down. I told her that id read on wikipedia that victor had started learning how to play bass when he was 2 years old, and that i wondered how reggie wooten had gone about teaching him. From grammywinning musical icon and legendary bassist victor l. That alone takes the three if them off of my bass hero list. More than 460 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. I had the pleasure to show victor wooten this picking system recently at the namm trade show, and he got it quickly within minutes, saw the logic, the strength, and the pickstroke ideas. Carol wooten administrator, learning researcher, school starter dr. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Who are the major bass players that you look up to. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback barnes.