Over the course of his 50-plus-year career, Donaldson was revered for his thoughtful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone.

Lou Donaldson, the alto saxophonist best known for as a “leading voice” of “hard bop,” has died on Saturday (Nov. 9) at age ...

Two of the jazz world's most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following ...

NEW YORK -- Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius ...

Publisher Elinor “Ely” Tatum Lou Donaldson — a preeminent alto saxophonist whose style as a disciple of Charlie Parker was ...

“Lou Donaldson DSC0004a” by Marek Lazarski is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. On Saturday, Nov. 9, the jazz world lost a legend ...

Iconic alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson died Nov. 9 after a very long career. Unapologetic about seeking an audience, he said he just aimed to play what crowds would respond to.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and ...

Thank you for your support of Lou and his music throughout his career. Because of you, his legendary contributions to Jazz ...

On Sunday's Tree of Jazz we'll celebrate the jazz legends Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes who passed away this week; and one of ...

When I was 15, I was playing lots of gigs. By the time I was 17, I was playing with jazz guys like Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy from The Blues Brothers. So I was very ...