Lou Donaldson (born 1926)

ALTO SAXOPHONE

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Arrived in NYC in the early '50s and worked with Monk, Blakey and Mingus, as well as leading his own groups. An unreconstituted bebopper, he played enough blues and gospel licks in his solos to forge the path towards soul-jazz in the '60s. Still performing in Europe and th USA

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Blue Walk

Blue Note 46525-2 Donaldson; Herman Foster(p);
Peck Morrison (b); Dave Bailey(d); Ray Barretto(perc). 7/58