Lou Donaldson
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Biography
[Edit]Lou Donaldson has long been an excellent bop altoist influenced by Charlie Parker, but with a more blues-based style of his own. His distinctive tone has been heard in a variety of small-group settings, and he has recorded dozens of worthy and spirited (if somewhat predictable) sets throughout the years.
Donaldson started playing clarinet when he was 15, soon switching to the alto. He attended college and performed in a Navy band while in the military. Donaldson first gained attention when he moved to New York and in 1952 started recording for Blue Note as a leader. At the age of 25, his style was fully formed, and although it would continue growing in depth through the years, Donaldson had already found his sound. In 1954, he participated in a notable gig with Art Blakey, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, and Tommy Potter that was extensively documented by Blue Note and that directly predated the Jazz Messengers. However, Donaldson was never a member of the Messengers, and although he recorded as a sideman in the '50s and occasionally afterwards with Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, and Jimmy Smith, among others, he has been a bandleader from the mid-'50s up until the present.
Donaldson's early Blue Note recordings were pure bop. In 1958, he began often utilizing a conga player, and starting in 1961, his bands often had an organist rather than a pianist. His bluesy style was easily transferable to soul-jazz, and he sounded most original in that context. His association with Blue Note (1952-1963) was succeeded by some excellent (if now-scarce) sets for Cadet and Argo (1963-1966). The altoist returned to Blue Note in 1967 and soon became caught up in the increasingly commercial leanings of the label. For a time, he utilized an electronic Varitone sax, which completely watered down his sound. The success of "Alligator Boogaloo" in 1967 led to a series of less interesting funk recordings that were instantly dated and not worthy of his talent.
However, after a few years off records, Lou Donaldson's artistic return in 1981 and subsequent soul-jazz and hard bop dates for Muse, Timeless, and Milestone have found the altoist back in prime form, interacting with organists and pianists alike and showing that his style is quite timeless.
Collections
Title: Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up / Simmer Down By DJ Maestro
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Meets Uniqlo
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mellow Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Everybody Loves Ellington
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note 75
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note 101: Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzin' the 50'S
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hard Bop Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shh! - 50's Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Break Beats - 50 of the Best
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Masters: Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Groove Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Funk Groove Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz With a Beat
Genre: Jazz
Title: Funky Christmas
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mixtape; B-Boy Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rare Grooves
Genre: Jazz
Title: R&B Classics of the 60s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hard Bop Happenings
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Break Beats, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Droppin' Science
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: All We Need Is Love
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Relaxing Jazz Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Underground Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sleazy Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Basic Boogaloo and Greasy Grooves
Genre: Jazz
Title: Alto Madness
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Café / Jazz Cafe
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Deep Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Jazz Samba
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: All We Need Is Love
Genre: Jazz
Title: Afro-Cuban Jazz Grooves
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Christian Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Beginners
Genre: Jazz
Title: Relaxing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Dizzy Gillespie
Title: Hammond Heroes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Organists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Halloween Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bird Brains - Charlie Parker Imitators
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Dance Floors
Genre: Jazz
Title: So Blue, So Funky: Heroes of the Hammond
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Break Beat Samples - The Original Songs!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Swingers
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Decade of Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Superstars of Jazz 1960-1970
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Darkest Pieces of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Blue Note Album In the World...Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: Thanksgiving Day - Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20th Century Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Superstars of Jazz: The Best Recordings of the 50s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz on the Bayou
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Hip Hop Beats
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Funk Favorites
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: 1950's and 60's Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzin' the 60'S
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Classics: Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Locked Out of Heaven: Jazz Sinners
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Movies
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of B3 Organ
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Night Sounds - The Genesis of Soul / Jazz Organ Combos, 1956 - 1962
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
