Great Players Wilton Felder

[Pjonah]

What a guy, starts out as a bass player, very accomplished and decides to take up the sax. Is probably best known for his work with the Crusaders.

For me the following is representative of the mans ability to carry a solo to a briliant conclusion. My favourite, in the following link sharing the solo with the legend that is Joe Sample, not forgeting the fantastic Randy Crawford.....enjoy!

http://tinyurl.com/5wqm4m

Simon

 

[Saxlicker]

'HRH' Wilton Felder to you and I 😉
The man knows exactly where to put notes and where to leave them out!
'Inherit the wind' is another such classic if somewhat dated by its lyrical effects.
Bows to Wilton and leaves the thread.

 

[Pjonah]

Couldn't agree more, probably my fav tenor solo of all time, its just the relaxed nature of the man, truely awesome. Never do you feel that he has been tested, its just soooo easy for him, I remain in awe.

Simon

 

[daveysaxboy]

I had a gig backing the Crusader's year's ago at a club called the Cellar Club in my home town of South Shield's were the ONE AND ONLY JIMMY HENDRIX played when he first came to the UK and i was in a Jazz quartet at the time called the New Jazz Quartet at time's but was nearly full time in the club's,holiday camp's and corp gig's with the Ant Hill Mob,the real Ant Hill Mob i must stress and i got the call to back Wilton and the Crusader's, Joe Sample was not there, and of all night's i was booked in at some Working Men's Club in Middlesborough,smog city,i begged my drummer gaffer who was the drummer with the Tyger's of Pang Tang year's ago but there was no hope,dep or no dep i had to play the Mob gig,there's my regret in life,the dep that played the Crusader's gig stood and talked with Wilton most of the night,should of been me but he ho,dumbo me once again.When i hear Street Life i almost cry aloud. >.<

 

[Pjonah]

Thats sound like my luck too David, I really feel for you.

Is that club near Marston Grotto? I was at Polytechnic in the land of the Macums in the early eighties, great times what I can remember. For years I had recurring nightmares, nights at the Saltgrass in the docks had that effect!

Simon

 

[steve_m]

Pjonah wrote:
What a guy, starts out as a bass player, very accomplished and decides to take up the sax. Is probably best known for his work with the Crusaders.

Great player.
We play a tune which I think was written by him but maybe not performed by him. We don't know what it's called now and no-one seems to remember who the recording artist is.
http://www.48katmos.freeuk.com/fnsamba.mp3
If anyone can identify it please let me know !!!

 

[daveysaxboy]

Hi Pjonah, wow that's weird, you mean the Marsden Grotto on the cliff's by the sea,i live 5 min's from there on Marsden Lane.Brisk sea air in my lung's i can tell you.I still cringe now when i think about my only ever chance to stand on the same stage as the great Mr Felder,that would of been hard sax lesson but a great one.
I was phoned once to attend a master class with Andy Sheppard who was playing a local's score with John Harle,only 12 the chance and i love Andy as a player so jumped at it,got there and Andy had had a bad curry the nite before so no Andy,sick as a parrot i was,we got the class with Mr Harle who is a monster classical player but we were all budding jazz,blue's player's.Me and luck!!!! 8|

 

[phil_edwards]

Blimey David, when you post in the future to say you've got a backstage passes to a top gig, remind us not to bother replying.

It's guaranteed to be cancelled with your luck :laugh:

Phil

 

[Pjonah]

I hope you don't get a complex, I would've by now!

 

[daveysaxboy]

My saying is( Life's like a box of chocolate's but when i got them some greedy git had ate them all) Still waiting to play with some monster player then when i do i will be so upset at how advanced and how much of a stellar player they are i will end up rapping in for good 🙁

 

[Saxlicker]

Steve M wrote:

Great player.
We play a tune which I think was written by him but maybe not performed by him. We don't know what it's called now and no-one seems to remember who the recording artist is.
http://www.48katmos.freeuk.com/fnsamba.mp3
If anyone can identify it please let me know !!!

It's on the album 'inherit the wind' but the title escapes me at the moment I'll dig out the vynal!

 

[Luluna]

Pjonah ~

I have been a fan of the Crusaders and Wilton Felder since 1975. My first album I bought of theirs was "Those Southern Knights". It's in the CD player in my car and on my internet playlists. http://tinyurl.com/9ee3db

I was lucky enough to do a Jazz workshop with them in the summer of 1976 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Jazz department head used to play with Tommy Newsome and arranged the clinic. I met HRH W. Felder and he let me play his bari on a quartet arrangement of "Where is the Love". My best musical memory by far.

 

[Pjonah]

Wow, top that anybody. I think I would have freaked out and come over all giggly!

 

[Luluna]

I was so nervous ~ I didn't know kneecaps could perspire!