I am just CRAZY for Carol Kaye; I could certainly never do the things I do without the education I got as a kid listening to all the fabulous records where she OWNED the deep end. Her parts under 'Good Vibrations' made a tremendous impression on me, the deep groove, the smart use of the chords' arpeggiated notes, her authority in the chart.
Plus, she's a tough, opinionated, smart woman who more than held her own against a bullpen of some of the greatest studio players.
Those 60s, West Coast records, made by Ms Kaye and the A-Team of those days, are just gems made by seriously accomplished players who just knocked out 'these little pop records' (3 or 4 of them a day sometimes) to pay the bills, never realizing the impact they'd have on the world. I really feel sorry for younger cats who never got the education from the radio I did, listening to her.
J o e y