wateroftyne Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Another great gone... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z91l_lPz1oc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Nooo! RIP Wilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Just dug out Streetlife album on vinyl and now listening. Very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Sad, but on the upside, not many get to have a 60 year career doing what you love. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Very sad. Love Street Life and his work with Joni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Sad loss and unusually a Master of Sax and Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 This is terrible news. He was one of the best bass players the planet has ever known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subbeh Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Oh man that is a shame, such a great player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 R.I.P. great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxm Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Only just heard about his passing - sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 [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.....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammybee Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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