Lou Donaldson, the alto saxophonist best known for as a “leading voice” of “hard bop,” has died on Saturday (Nov. 9) at age 98 in Daytona Beach, Florida. His death was confirmed by his family in a ...

Donaldson enjoyed several hits, including covers of "Ode to Billie Joe" and "It's Your Thing" Gilles Petard/Redferns Lou Donaldson, acclaimed jazz alto saxophonist, died over the weekend according to ...

Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following prolific and influential careers. Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated ...

Yesterday, we remembered the last great drummer who was there for the birth of modern jazz, Roy Haynes. And last week, we saluted the superproducer who got his start in jazz bands, Quincy Jones. But, ...

Lou Donaldson, acclaimed jazz alto saxophonist, died over the weekend according to a statement from his family. He was 98. A pop-up statement on Donaldson's website reads, "The Family of Sweet Poppa ...

Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers have died after prolific and widely influential careers. Acclaimed saxophonist Lou Donaldson died on Saturday, Nov. 9 at age 98. On Tuesday, Donaldson’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and other ...