His solos were warm as a midnight kiss, so sweet, a radio DJ gave him the name “Sweet Poppa Lou.” “You can’t play jazz ...
Lou Donaldson DSC0004a” by Marek Lazarski is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. On Saturday, Nov. 9, the jazz world lost a ...
Over the course of his 50-plus-year career, Donaldson was revered for his thoughtful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone.
A player of impeccable technique and a mainstay of the Blue Note label, he recorded constantly as both a leader and a sideman ...
A roundup of notable entertainment events includes the death of jazz legends Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, John Krasinski's ...