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Remembering Ray Brown and Lou Donaldson on their centennial
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The alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson came close to celebrating his centennial, but missed it by a couple of years, passing in 2024 Early in his career, he was a Charlie Parkerr disciple, recording on a number of historic sessions with Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith and Clifford Brown. Donaldson developed a blues—drenched style which he played for six decades.
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