Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lou Donaldson



Img_capt = Lou Donaldson checking out a Mike LeDonne solo
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Origin = Badin, North Carolina, U.S.
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Instrument = Alto saxophone
Genre = Bebop, hard bop, jazz blues, soul jazz
Occupation = Bandleader, composer, saxophonist
Years_active = 1952–present
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Lou Donaldson (born November 1,1926) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker's improvisational approach.

His first recordings were with bop emissaries Milt Jackson and Thelonious Monk in 1952, and he led several small groups with other jazz luminaries such as trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Horace Silver, and drummer Art Blakey.

In 1953, he also recorded sessions with the trumpet virtuoso Clifford Brown, and Philly Joe Jones. In 1954, Donaldson briefly joined the emerging hard bop ensemble, the Jazz Messengers, and appeared on one of their most popular albums, "A Night At Birdland".

Although he has recorded as a sideman, he has never belonged to any band other than those of which he was leader; he has been a bandleader since the mid-1950s. He has recorded in the bop, hard bop, and soul jazz genres. For many years his pianist was Herman Foster.

Donaldson plays a Selmer alto saxophone, fitted with a Meyer 5 mouthpiece and Rico 2 Reeds.

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*cite web | title=Lou Donaldson at Blue Note Records | url=http://www.bluenote.com/artistpage.asp?ArtistID=3445&tab=1 | accessmonthday=September 9 | accessyear=2005
*cite web | title=Lou Donaldson: The Hard Bop Homepage | url=http://www.members.tripod.com/~hardbop/loudon.html| accessmonthday=May 24 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title=Lou Donaldson | url=http://blacksuccessfoundation.org/lou_donaldson.htm| accessmonthday=May 24 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title=Lou Donaldson: Old School...and Still Cool| url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=20684| accessmonthday=May 24 | accessyear=2006


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