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Lou Donaldson: Lush Life
by Hrayr Attarian
Artists sometimes step out of character and produce a work that's not in the style for which they have come to be associated. The results are often intriguing if not always successful, and are a testament to their versatility. Such is the case with altoist Lou Donaldson's Lush Life, reissued after being given the ...
Lou Donaldson: Lou's Boogaloo
by Rex Butters
2007 already has alto saxophone legend Lou Donaldson in a New York state of mind. He began the year receiving honors at Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights in Jazz series at the Tribeca Peforming Arts Center, also stealing the show with his quartet. This month he checks into Birdland for a short stay with his quartet including old ...
Lou Donaldson Quartet at Birdland
by Budd Kopman
Lou Donaldson QuartetBirdlandNew York, NY Saturday, February 3, 2007 Lou Donaldson, now eighty years old, and his group performed a wonderful straight-ahead set ("no fusion, no confusion ) before an adoring crowd. Birdland, being in the center of the theater district, can attract a lot of tourists, especially on the ...
The Artist Selects
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Cheek To Cheek; Cookin
Lou Donaldson: The Artist Selects
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Alto sax master Lou Donaldson's entry to the Blue Note Artist Selects series includes a blend of originals and standards, with Hall of Fame lineups from various eras. Listening to this music, one can map the evolution of jazz in the context of his development as a musician. Donaldson's first words on the ...
Lou Donaldson: Old School... and Still Cool
by AAJ Staff
Born in Badin, North Carolina on November 1, 1926, Lou Donaldson is still going strong at the age of 79, playing the same brand of soulful, swinging jazz that established him as one of the most popular alto saxophonists to ever record for the famed Blue Note label. Donaldson, who recorded for Blue Note ...
The Artist Selects
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Cheek To Cheek; Cookin'; Lou's Blues; Dorothy; Herman's Mambo; The Blues Walk; The Masquerade Is Over; Funky Mama; Caracas; What Will I Tell My Heart; Alligator Bogaloo; Peepin'; Caravan.
Say It Loud!
Label: Water
Released: 2005
Track listing: Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud; Summertime ; Caravan; Snake Bone; Brother Soul.
Lou Donaldson: The Artist Selects
by Chris May
Blue Note's new Artist Selects series presumably takes its cue from ECM's recent Rarum initiative: the tracks on the CDs are chosen by the artists themselves, who also write about them in the liner notes. Along with this set from Lou Donaldson, the first batch of albums includes collections by Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell, and--from Pacific ...
