Lou Donaldson

alto saxophone · 1926–2024 · Badin (North Carolina)

An alto saxophonist who moved from bebop to hard bop and then soul jazz, he recorded as early as 1952 with Milt Jackson and Thelonious Monk and took part in Art Blakey's A Night at Birdland in 1954. He was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2012.

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