Lou Donaldson

 

Artist:  Lou Donaldson
Born:  November 1, 1926.  Badin, North Carolina, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Bandleader, Musician, Composer, Saxophonist
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone

Lou Donaldson is an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist.  He is best known for his Soulful, Bluesy approach by playing the Alto Saxophone.  He was, as many were of the Bebop Era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.  He played with Art Blakey, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver and Tommy Potter, he recorded as a sideman in the 50's and occasionally afterwards with Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson and Jimmy Smith.  He has been a Bandleader from the mid-'50s up until the present.

Title:  Say It Loud! (Classic Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Say It Loud! (I'm Black And I'm Proud) (7:32)

 2.  Summertime (5:49)

 3.  Caravan (5:22)

Side Two:

 1.  Snake Bone (9:31)

 2.  Brother Soul (8:17)

Personnel:

Lou Donaldson:  Varitone Alto Saxophone, Vocals

Blue Mitchell:  Trumpet

Charles Earland:  Organ

Jimmy Ponder:  Guitar

Leo Morris:  Drums

Say It Loud! is an album by Lou Donaldson, originally released in 1969 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on March 21, 2025 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.