Is Wilton Felder one of the best bassists of the 70s

[jamersongoated]

Hi all,

 

Posing a highly opinionated question but hoping to get a collective answer at the end of it.

 

Would you consider Wilton Felder one of the greatest bassists of the 70s.

 

I know I want you back is the best bass line of all time however some of his other  work either for Motown, RCA, ABC etc have also been hugely influential lines. 

[EdLib-3]

His playing on Jimmy Smith's Root Down live album is pretty damn great too. I would say for me Joseph 'Lucky' Scott from Curtis Mayfield's band and George Murray from Bowie's classic 70s era would just edge Wilton for two of my picks for greatest bassists of the 70s. That is if we're talking less well known, less acclaimed players of that decade. So, not the guys who would regularly top Bass Player magazine polls for best bassists - Geddy, Jaco, Anthony Jackson, John Paul Jones and the like.

[Burns-bass]

Utterly pointless to try and grade art and artists. Just sit back and enjoy.

[EdLib-3]

38 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Utterly pointless to try and grade art and artists. Just sit back and enjoy.

I'm not grading anything. I'm talking about players whose playing connects to me most on a personal level, related to topic of the thread. As with any form of art and music, everyone has their favourites, and it can make for an interesting discussion.

[Bagman]

“Root Down” is very good