Biography
Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years, he was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, as were many during the bebop era.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Black Sunday
1993
De La Soul Is Dead
1991
Stakes Is High
1996
Buhloone Mind State
1993
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992
The Anthology
1999
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
2013
Bedtime Stories
1994
House Of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics)
1992
At. Long. Last. A$AP
2015
First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings
2021
Midnight Special
1961
Blues Walk
1958
Genius Of Modern Music
1951
Walkin'
1957
A Night At Birdland, Volume 1
1956
Hand On The Torch
1993
Alligator Bogaloo
1967
The Sermon!
1959
A Night At Birdland, Volume 2
1956
Deciphering The Message
2021
Mr. Shing-A-Ling
1967
Lou Takes Off
1958
Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet
1955
Credited work
2,232 releases · 290 albums · active 1952–2026
- Performance · 4,007
- Other credits · 118
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Birdland · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · WOR Studios