Wilton Felder RIP

[wateroftyne]

Another great gone...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z91l_lPz1oc

[Coilte]

I'm really sad to learn about this. His death follows not too long after Joe Sample's.

An amazing sax player and a real funky bassist.

R.I.P. Wilton.

[lowdown]

Very sad.
Loved his opening Tenor line intro on Street Life,
and of course, the knockout solo.


[media]http://youtu.be/youYairWMFM[/media]

Edited September 28, 2015 by lowdown

[Highfox]

Nooo!
RIP Wilton.

[Mykesbass]

Just dug out Streetlife album on vinyl and now listening. Very sad news.

[JTUK]

Bug...

[leschirons]

Sad, but on the upside, not many get to have a 60 year career doing what you love.

RIP.

[spectoremg]

Very sad. Love Street Life and his work with Joni.

[yorks5stringer]

Sad loss and unusually a Master of Sax and Bass.

[chris_b]

This is terrible news.

He was one of the best bass players the planet has ever known.

[Subbeh]

Oh man that is a shame, such a great player

[Phil Adams]

R.I.P. great man.

[project_c]

Very sad to hear about this, one of my favourite bassists. The 2nd Crusade LP has some great examples of his playing. He plays a p with flats and the lines are confident, melodic and funky. I learnt every song on that album, probably the reason why I've ended up playing a precision. R.I.P

[mxm]

Only just heard about his passing - sad news.

[Beer of the Bass]

He was great outside of the funky thing too, just a supremely musical guy all around, and I really like his sound and approach on this.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Wsdkll5-s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Wsdkll5-s[/url]

[bubinga5]

Really so sorry to see this master has gone. really loved his playing. This is him and Bobby Womack. He played bass on this record also i believe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EZVykSFs08

[4 Strings]

I maintain I Want You Back by the Jackson Five has one of the best baselines in any song. How much of it he created I don't know but it is superbly played and, not being a fan of the use of picks, this is one of my very favourite performances.

A sad loss.

[Coilte]

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1443828730' post='2878090'] not being a fan of the use of picks, this is one of my very favourite performances.[/quote]

There was a thread over on "Talkbass" about whether Wilton used (or did not..) a pick. In the end someone emailed one of Wilton's close associates, and the answer came back that he [u]never[/u] used a pick.

See post # 40 here:

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/wilton-felder-tone.1012078/page-2

[Beer of the Bass]

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1443859767' post='2878165']
There was a thread over on "Talkbass" about whether Wilton used (or did not..) a pick. In the end someone emailed one of Wilton's close associates, and the answer came back that he [u]never[/u] used a pick.

See post # 40 here:

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/wilton-felder-tone.1012078/page-2"]http://www.talkbass.....1012078/page-2[/url]
[/quote]

That's interesting, as I was also sure I was hearing a pick. I guess he could have got a similar sound with a little fingernail contact, or very hard calluses.

[Coilte]

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1443864152' post='2878222']
That's interesting, as I was also sure I was hearing a pick. I guess he could have got a similar sound with a little fingernail contact, or very hard calluses.
[/quote]

I too was pretty sure that he used a pick, at least on some songs... but there ya go.....!!

[deepbass5]

Just ditto - above , loved his feel, a player that stuck in my head because he made you seek him out to find out who that was playing on a particular track.

[sammybee]

Inherit the Wind was the soundtrack for my summer when I was 12. A great loss. Didn't realise he was a bass player too.