The idea to do a tribute show to Carol Kaye popped into my late in 2021 when I noticed that this March’s show would be on her birthday. Too often we pay tribute to legendary artists only when they’ve passed away, and I wanted instead to pay tribute to a true living legend while she still walked amongst us. With such an enormous catalog of songs, paying proper tribute to Kaye’s work in only an hour was a daunting task, and something that I researched and worked on for most of 2022 leading up to the show. There were a couple of times where I had to confirm with other DJs/Collectors/Music heads whether or not she was in fact playing on an album, or if another bass player was essentially playing in her style (as is the case on David Axelrod’s Earthrot). Ultimately these were the tracks that I thought best showcased what makes Carol Kaye one of the recorded and most sampled bassists of all time. In terms of a mood for the month in honor of her, nothing else seemed to fit the majesty of her exceptional sound and depth and breadth of her recordings than “magnificence.” Very proud of how this one came together, and very thankful to pay tribute to the magnificence of Carol Kaye on her 86th birthday.