Lou Donaldson
Louis Andrew Donaldson, Jr. (* 1. November 1926 in Badin, North Carolina) is en US-amerikaansch Jazz-Altsaxophonist, Bandleader un Komponist. In sine öwer 60-jährige Karrier spelte hei tausamen mit Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Ray Barretto, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Blue Mitchell, Grant Green un George Benson. Hei hett uck den Hardbop un den Soul Jazz miterfunnen. Hüt is hei en vun de meist gesampelte Jazz-Musiker.

Utteknungen 
 1996 International Jazz Hall of Fame
 2012 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship

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Alben 
 1952: New Faces New Sounds, met Clifford Brown, Elmo Hope, Percy Heath un Philly Joe Jones.
 1958: Blues Walk, met Herman Foster, Peck Morrison, Dave Bailey un Ray Barretto.
 1961: Here 'Tis, met Baby Face Willette, Grant Green un Dave Bailey. 
 1961: Gravy Train, met Herman Foster, Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey un Alec Dorsey
 1963: Good Gracious!, met John Patton, Grant Green un Ben Dixon
 1967: Lush Life/Sweet Slumber, met Freddie Hubbard, Garnett Brown, Wayne Shorter, Al Harewood, Duke Pearson un annern.
 1967: Alligator Boogaloo, met Melvin Lastie, George Benson, Lonnie Smith un Leo Morris.
 1967: Mr. Shing-A-Ling, met Blue Mitchell, Jimmy ”Fats” Ponder, Lonnie Smith un Leo Morris.
 1968: Midnight Creeper, met Blue Mitchell, George Benson, Lonnie Smith un Idris Muhammad.
 1969: Say It Loud!, met Blue Mitchell, Jimmy ”Fats” Ponder, Charles Earland un Idris Muhammad.
 1970: Everything I Play Is Funky, met Blue Mitchell, Melvin Sparks, Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Lewis un Idris Muhammad.

Sideman 
 1952: Milt Jackson: Wizard of the Vibes (Blue Note BLP-1509)
 1952: Thelonious Monk: Genius Of Modern Music: Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP-1511)
 1953: Clifford Brown: Memorial Album (Blue Note Records)
 1954: Art Blakey Quintet: A Night at Birdland (Vol. 1 & 2) (Blue Note Records)
 1957: Jimmy Smith: Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (Blue Note)
 1958: Jimmy Smith: The Sermon! (Blue Note BST 84011)

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Weblenken 

 Dei offiziella Websiet för Sweet Poppa LOU DONALDSON
 NEA Jazz Masters: Lou Donaldson, Biografie mit Podcast-Interview un Transkript (38:23 min, engelsch)
 Abe Beeson: An Interview With Legenary Saxophonist Lou Donaldson, 25. Februar 2015 (Audio, 6:43 min, engelsch)

Jazzmusiker
Mann
Börger von de USA
Boren 1926