North Carolinian was part of the bop scene that emerged after WWII, and early in his career he recorded with Thelonius Monk, ...

U.S. saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links to the era of bebop in the 1950s who went on to ...

blended elements of blues, pop and soul. With a musical influence that reached beyond the jazz world, his compositions and ...

A player of impeccable technique and a mainstay of the Blue Note label, he recorded constantly as both a leader and a sideman ...

Lou Donaldson, the celebrated jazz alto saxophonist, has passed away at the age of 98.People reported on Tuesday, November 12 ...

Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist with a supple, earthy style who was a key figure in the development of three styles of ...