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Some cite the group that included Blakey, Silver, Kenny Dorham, Lou Donaldson and Gene Ramey in 1953 as the original Jazz Messengers. On February 21, 1954, a group billed as the "Art Blakey Quintet" produced the live set of records called A Night at Birdland.
Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz alto saxophonist. He is 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.
6. Feb. 2024 · With “Midnight Creeper,” Lou Donaldson hit his stride during his second run of recordings for Blue Note in the late 1960s. Together with a world-class rhythm section, he helped shape the soul-jazz sound of an era.
Louis Andrew Donaldson [1] (* 1. November 1926 in Badin, North Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Altsaxophonist, Bandleader und Komponist. In seiner über 60-jährigen Karriere spielte er u. a. mit Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith und George Benson.
21. Juni 2010 · Lou Donaldson helped invent two major jazz movements. In 1952, he led a Blue Note recording that became one of the earliest hard bop sessions. The date included Blue Mitchell, Horace Silver, Percy Heath and Art Blakey. Seven months later he recorded with trumpeter Clifford Brown.
First as a sideman with the Milt Jackson Quartet (later the Modern Jazz Quartet), Donaldson was instrumental in bringing Clifford Brown and Horace Silver to Blue Note, and made the recording with Art Blakey, Night at Birdland, considered one of the first in the hard bop genre.
2. Apr. 2003 · From his first recordings for the label with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, it was clear that Lou Donaldson put melody and sound at a premium, coming up with an amalgam that combined the creamy smoothness of Johnny Hodges with the quicksilver bop inflections of Charlie Parker.
