clifford_thornton Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 Sad news.http://www.houstonpress.com/music/legendary-crusaders-sax-man-wilton-felder-passes-away-7800449 Quote
flat5 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 Been waiting for someone to post about this.The Jazz Crusaders got a lot of air play in Los Angeles in the early 1960s.I really enjoyed 'Tough Talk'. I did not know Mr. Felder was a top recording bass guitar player.Had his own sound on tenor. RIP. 185 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah, I have seen him on a number of soul, funk and fusion LPs as a bassist - probably got the most royalties from his work with the Jackson 5 and Marvin Gaye. Quote
JohnS Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 Very sad news. Never knew he played bass. Quote
mjzee Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 That was a hoppin' cut embedded in the article! And while his passing is sad, I'm sure that's how he'd like to be remembered: playing music that satisfied the intellect and made you move! RIP. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 28, 2015 Report Posted September 28, 2015 Yet more sad news - damn. Here's thanking him for the enjoyment I've got over the years from his Jazz Crusaders work. RIP.He's on electric bass on that Grant Green 'Live at the Lighthouse', I recall. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 28, 2015 Author Report Posted September 28, 2015 Yeah, I'd say one of his classic basslines is here: Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted September 29, 2015 Report Posted September 29, 2015 big time RIP for him. only saw him one time, finally saw him about 3 yrs ago when they had the JC reunion. 1st im gonna enjoy in full his 1983 lp: gentle fire (mca). then im gonna listen to my autographed copy of Bullitt (world pac). then im gonna LEARN ABOUT HOW HE PLAYED BASS, i really dont know abt that, so yr saying between the JC's in reality its wilton whos the most commercially popular, not joe sample, wilton having apparently jammed the studio bass trk for Jackson 5 "i want you back". wtf. i no nothing abt this. i just know about jazz crusaders, and his awesome solo lps. u know why i dont know abt it i really dont listen to a lot of motown. so i suppose i should of noticed he plays plays on grant green/lighthouse? thats actually pretty unique, theres not a lot of jazz musicians who double on like two totally different instruments, right. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 29, 2015 Report Posted September 29, 2015 I don't know that Wilton's bass playing ever got me in the way Leroy Vinnegar's often does, or a few other bass first people. But I was always glad he was doing the work.But on tenor! Wow, that SOUND!!!!! He was ALWAYS the star of the JCs for me.Bye and thanks very, very much.MG Quote
mjzee Posted September 29, 2015 Report Posted September 29, 2015 Yeah, I'd say one of his classic basslines is here:Yeah, that baseline carried through even over a tinny transistor radio. Classic. Quote
mikelz777 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Posted September 29, 2015 Yeah, I'd say one of his classic basslines is here:Yeah, that baseline carried through even over a tinny transistor radio. Classic. You can hear it even better here!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z91l_lPz1oc Quote
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