Lou Donaldson, saxophonist who helped shape jazz, dies at 98. In a career dating to the 1940s, he played on acclaimed recordings and worked often with jazz organists. November 11, 2024.

Lou Donaldson performing at the Village Vanguard in New York in 1999, with the organist Lonnie Smith and the drummer Idris Muhammad. He was a leading voice of the music known as hard bop.

Lou Donaldson in New York City in February 1985. Over the course of his 50-plus-year career, Donaldson was revered for his thoughtful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone.

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 develop a soul and Latin-inspired sound in the following decades, has died ...

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 ...

Lou Donaldson, who has died aged 98, was an alto saxophonist whose fluid, soulful style helped to shape the face of modern jazz; a protégé of the king of bebop, Charlie Parker, he went on to ...

Donaldson's family announced his passing in a post on his website reading, 'The Family of Sweet Poppa Lou Donaldson sadly confirms his death on November 9, 2024. 'A private service will be held.

Lou Donaldson was 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 other hip-hop artists.

Lou Donaldson in New York City in February 1985. Anthony Barboza/Getty. Over the course of his 50-plus-year career, Donaldson was revered for his thoughtful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone.

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 other hip-hop artists ...

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

Lou Donaldson, acclaimed jazz alto saxophonist, died over the weekend according to a statement from his family. He was 98. A pop-up statement on Donaldson's website reads, "The Family of Sweet Poppa ...