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The Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo that existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective, and ending when long-time leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990.
6 de feb. de 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.
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.
En 1954, Donaldson se unió durante un breve período al conjunto Jazz Messengers, y apareció en uno de los primeros discos del género hard bop, A Night at Birdland. [2] En 2012, fue nombrado NEA Jazz Master por el National Endowment for the Arts, la distinción más alta otorgada a un músico de jazz en EE. UU. [3] Estilos
1 de nov. de 2023 · En 1954, Donaldson se unió durante un breve período al conjunto Jazz Messengers, y apareció en uno de los primeros discos del género hard bop, A Night at Birdland. En 2012, fue nombrado NEA Jazz Master por el National Endowment for the Arts, la distinción más alta otorgada a un músico de jazz en EE. UU.
2 de abr. de 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.
Lou Donaldson's alto sax has been a force in jazz for more than six decades. He spent his early years in the bebop era, influenced heavily by Charlie Parker but Donaldson combined bop with a more soulful sound that was absolutely his own, it was a style of playing that earned him the nickname, Sweet Poppa Lou.
