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: Evening Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Break Beats, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Super Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Latin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Parker’s Pals / Parker's Pals
Genre: Alternative
Title: The Jazz and Blues Connection
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Readers, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Groove
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Soul of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape; Happy Monday
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Masters Play the Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: So Blue So Funky, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Acid Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Blues Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Funk
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Cool Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Swing Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Hippest Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hard Bop Horns
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute to George Gershwin
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Blue Note CD 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Reprise! When Jazz Meets Pop 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Break Beats, Volume 3
Title: The Blue Note Years, Volume 3: Organ And Soul
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blue Note Years, Volume 2: The Jazz Message
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Best Of Blue Note
Title: 50 Best Of Blue Note
Title: Sexy Jazz For Sexy Nights
Title: Blue Bossa
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: The Birth Of Soul Jazz
Title: Best Jazz 100 (CD6)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Scotch & Sofa
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cafe Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classical Saxophone
Genre: Classical
Title: Beginner's Guide To Jazz Funk: Funk With My Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sax & Sex Vol. 9
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Sax & Sex Vol. 7
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Sax & Sex Vol. 8
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Blue Note Trip - Gettin' Up
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Romantic Jazz Horns And Winds
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Mixtape; Jazz In Stereo
Genre: Jazz
Title: Alto Sax Icons
Genre: Jazz
Title: MasterGroove, Pt. 2
Title: MasterGroove, Pt. 3
Title: MasterGroove, Pt. 4
Title: The Darkest Jazz: Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Trip - Somethin' Old
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Best Rare Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Phapsody Jazz (CD2)
Title: The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Sweetest Jazz Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Jazz Highlights
Title: Winging The Blues
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Bebop Highlights
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Swinging The Blues
Title: Chillout Jazz Organ
Genre: Funk
Featuring albums
Title: Night Sounds - The Genesis of Soul / Jazz Organ Combos, 1956 - 1962
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
