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“Lou Donaldson is definitely considered one of the greatest alto sax players on the scene today and he has contributed more to the art of playing alto than about anyone around…”
Stanley News & Press, September 1993Paul Jeffrey, Tenor Saxophonist -
” He’s listened to just about everyone, and not only alto players. With this knowledge of the entire jazz language,
Lou is definitely an individual voice.”Horace Parlan -
“The octogenarian virtuoso has lost little to the passing decades.”
The Chicago Tribune -
“He remains the leading exponent of this soul-jazz approach. Yet even at its bluesiest, his playing remains informed by bebop.”
The New York Times -
“My first impulse is always to describe Lou Donaldson as the greatest alto saxophonist in the world.”
The New York Sun, January 2007
Will Friedwald
NO FUSION — NO CONFUSION
JUST STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ, BEBOP & BLUES
LOU’S SIGNATURE TUNE
Lou’s Signature Tune: Blues Walk
BEBOP MASTER PLAYS WEE
BEBOP MASTER PLAYS CHEROKEE
LOU PLAYS ALL TIME HIT ALLIGATOR BOOGALOO
SPECIAL APPEARANCES
Lou Is Retired, But Check Back To Learn If He Is Making Any Special Appearances!
Lou & Charlie Parker 1953 or 1954 at Paradise on 110th Street & 8th Avenue in Harlem (Credit: Photographer Unknown)
(Credit: Photographer Unknown)
HONORS TO LOU
Badin, NC Seeks to Re-Name Highway “Lou Donaldson Boulevard”
January 14, 2020
Lou’s hometown Badin, North Carolina passed a resolution honoring its native son and publicly declaring its intention to re-name a portion of its NC Highway 740
“Lou Donaldson Boulevard.”
Lou Inducted Into South Florida Hall of Fame
July 28, 2019
THE SUNSHINE JAZZ ORGANIZATION, INC.
Miami, FL USA
https://www.sunshinejazz.org/default.html
SOUTH FLORIDA HALL OF FAME
Founder, Legendary First Lady of Jazz Alice Day
Lou Voted Best Alto Sax Player in NYC
2015 FANS DECISION JAZZ AWARDS
Hot House Magazine and the Metropolitan Room
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LOU DONALDSON
BEST ALTO SAXOPHONE PLAYER
September 16, 2015
Lou Receives NEA Jazz Master Award
Lou With Fellow NEA Jazz Masters at BMI Award Luncheon in New York City
