HER NAME IS CAROL KAYE

[SoCal1]

Talent and credit-taking controversy aside, one thing CK clearly has in her favor is a rich teaching history and a track record of giving back to the bass playing community. Granted CK has lived a much longer life than JJ, but that is in no small part due to her decision to stay clean and take better care of herself health wise. I wish I were able go to a JJ website and purchase the wide range of instructional materials that I currently can on CK's website.

Other than some transcriptions of JJ's great bass parts (done by others), the only evidence I've seen of instructional material from him is [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], what a shame!

Perhaps the biggest thing that set Jamerson apart from all others was his incredible "feel"...and you CAN'T teach "feel".

 

[Roy Vogt]

Carol had a wide and varied studio career. She pioneered the whole idea of real Electric Bass Books with her Gwynn Publications (named for her daughter). Before her books came out there was the Curtis' "A Modern Method for String Bass" book for Berklee, the Ray Brown Bass Method, some classical methods and Roger Filiberto's Mel Bay books. There was nothing on the horizon to teach young players (including this aspiring High School bassist in 1971) how to read and play the complex lines that were on Pop and Jazz Rock charts of the time (it's telling that Joe Osborne's bass line on Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In is in this month's BP-it's still a bear to play and read!).
In my book, Carol gets major props for being a pioneer in Electric Bass education. I don't know if I'd be teaching at Belmont, let alone still playing, if not for her methods.

 

[major10th]

Perhaps the biggest thing that set Jamerson apart from all others was his incredible "feel"...and you CAN'T teach "feel".

That may be true, but there are plenty of other things that CAN be taught. That's why so many aspiring would-be musicians study and take lessons, and we should be thankful for folks like CK who have made that task more fruitful. After all, even JJ took lessons

 

[SoCal1]

That may be true, but there are plenty of other things that CAN be taught. That's why so many aspiring would-be musicians study and take lessons, and we should be thankful for folks like CK who have made that task more fruitful. After all, even JJ took lessons

I absolutely agree, and there is no question that Carol Kaye is a very well schooled musician and I'm sure there is a treasure trove of musical knowledge in her books.