| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4694 Registered: 6-2002 |
http://www.houstonpress.com/music/legendary-crusaders-sax-man-wilton-felder-passes-away-7800449 Such a sad loss. He was one of my favourite saxophonists and also a great bass player too. https://youtu.be/YqDF-wL3VXM?t=11m45s | ||
| ed_zeppelin
Intermediate Member Username: ed_zeppelin Post Number: 110 Registered: 2-2010 |
What a fantastic musician. He played bass on everything from Seals and Crofts' "Diamond Girl" and Billy Joel's "Piano Man" to my favorite Joni Mitchell album; "the Hissing Of Summer Lawns." Here' something interesting, though not necessarily a worthy tribute to such a great musician: Wilton Felder's isolated bass track from "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5: http://youtu.be/z91l_lPz1oc The full song: http://youtu.be/s3Q80mk7bxEl | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11935 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks Jazzyvee; that's a nice video cut. | ||
| jcdlc72
Senior Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 440 Registered: 11-2009 |
My first introduction to the Crusaders, when I was a little kid toddling my first forays into jazz-funk, was "Keep that same old feeling" from the "These Southern Knights" album. Oh man, how I loved that sound! That album had a lot of play in my little record player (and whenever Dad was not around, on his Stereo!). Then it came "Street Life" and I was hooked for life. Absolutely classy!. RIP Wilton.. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11937 Registered: 5-2002 |
I have the Crusaders' CD "Healing the Wounds" from 1991. Here is Wilton Felder featured on Mercy, Mercy, Mercy from that album. The bass player on this album is Marcus Miller. And of course the piano here is the late Joe Sample. Beautiful tune. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4697 Registered: 6-2002 |
The first track of theirs I heard was Spiral. When I was just starting out as a guitarist, I was talking to one of the elder musicians in my area, ha, was probably in his early 20's, anyway I was curious as to what kind of music I could learn from. He pushed the album "Those Southern Knights" in my hands said, learn the solo on Spiral. That was my first introduction to The Crusaders and have been a big fan ever since. I saw them in concert three times here in the UK. I think once was before street life and got to meet the band by the stage entrance and got their autographs. I always remember Wilton's signature because he did the W on it's side, a bit like a number 3 which I thought was really cool. I'll see if I can find the picture. | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 2119 Registered: 5-2002 |
Oh man. What a great musician. Of course, my introduction to his work was via the Crusaders, but he's done so much more than that. Are there even musicians like this any more, who can do so much for so many different kinds of artists, now that the studio/record company paradigm has collapsed? | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 1007 Registered: 5-2007 |
His solo on Street Life is epic |
