Lou Donaldson, a Charlie Parker-influenced alto saxophonist who played major roles in the invention of two major jazz movements and bridged the gap between jazz, soul and what he called "swinging bebop," died on November 9. He was 98. [Photo above of Lou Donaldson by Francis Wolff (c)Mosaic Images]
In 1952, Lou led a Blue Note recording that became one o…
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