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Wilton Lewis Felder (* 31. August 1940 in Houston, Texas; † 27. September 2015 in Whittier, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - und Fusion -Musiker ( Saxophon, Bass) und Komponist . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Wirken. 2 Diskografie (Auswahl) 2.1 Alben. 2.2 Singles. 3 Lexigraphische Einträge. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise.
Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5 's hits "I Want You Back" and "ABC" and on Marvin Gaye 's "Let's Get It On".
High school friends Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone) and Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (drums) formed their first band together, the Swingsters, in Houston, Texas in 1954. They played a mixture of jazz and R&B, and were joined by Wayne Henderson (trombone), Hubert Laws (flute), and Henry Wilson (bass).
Nachruf Der Jazzmusiker Wilton Felder ist gestorben. 30. September 2015, 18:51 Uhr. Lesezeit: 1 min. Als Saxofonist feierte Wilton Felder große Bühnenerfolge. Im Studio war er mit dem...
3. Okt. 2015 · Wilton Felder, who for many years had a successful dual musical career, playing tenor saxophone with the Crusaders and moonlighting as a busy session bass player on records by the Jackson 5 and...
Die Gründungsmitglieder der späteren Crusaders, Keyboarder Joe Sample, Schlagzeuger Stix Hooper, Tenor-Saxophonist Wilton Felder und Posaunist Wayne Henderson, fanden sich bereits zu Highschoolzeiten in ihrer Heimatstadt Houston (Texas) unter dem Namen „The Modern Jazz-Sextet“ zusammen.
22. Juni 2006 · Wilton Felder. Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. Wilton Felder is well known to jazz fans as the saxophonist and composer who spent some thirty years playing, along with Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, and Wayne Henderson in the phenomenally successful Crusaders.
