RIP Lou Donaldson November 1, 1926 - November 9, 2024

[@tomsmith522]

Lou had a great run 98years....a wonderful alto man rip🎵💕

[@williamjackson6705]

What a great talent. 98 years went by way too fast.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

I'll miss him too.

[@internationalpolkaband8472]

Yet Clifford Brown was 5 years younger when they both fronted Jazz Messengers

[@wyndhl8309]

​@internationalpolkaband8472 '55, I think it was, A Night At Birdland, featuring the trumpet 🎺 sensation, Clifford Brown, is a date one must remember. Lou and Clifford, with the Messengers, were bebopping with energy and passion.❤ The master of sax 'bop had passed away a few months - a year, maybe - ago 😢 "A Night In Tunisia" blew my mind!❤

[@magnusselander]

I saw him at Fasching in Stockholm in the 80s. Such a great player and a wonderful entertainer and show man. Whiskey drinking woman was one of his hit tunes. He must have done it at least a 1000 time’s. Sadly he’s gone now but his music will live forever. Great version of this song.

[@stimpy1226]

RIP Lou Donaldson one of the greatest soulful Sax players of our time.

[@King100Bee]

Lou, thanks for the music.....RIP

[@PeteMartinMandolin]

What a great player. I have a lot of his recordings. My fav is the live stuff with the Messingers with Clifford Brown.

[@TheRaverent]

A great loss, but his music, even in numerous variations will still motivate new generations, for than I am Shure

[@jayjay77solo89]

Ruhe in Frieden Bruder Lou! Danke für Jahrzente excellenter Musik.

[@hviii7452]

Wow. Had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Donaldson back in 2001-2002. Village Vanguard One of my favorite Jazz artists. I listen to his music daily. Sad to hear that he has passed. RIP

[@TomRivieremusic]

Great musician..All greats are leaving us.Nice to have been in this era.

[@beeshor1]

I guess I was expecting this news. I heard that Lou was feeling a bit worse for wear. I'm glad that I lived in an era where he made his music.

[@javierenriquenunezandrade7523]

One the greatest ALTO SAX of all times in JAZZ HISTORY ,in BLUE NOTE RECORDS & one the ,Pioneers of SOULJAZZ in the 60"s with HANK CRAWFORD ,CANNONBALL ,KING CURTIS ,& MACEO PARKER .

[@CVinyl]

Met Lou at a jazz club in California such a great guy signed all my vinyl, he will be deeply missed 🎷 🕯

[@wylieroth3145]

Damn, another one done gone.

[@rutgervangestel]

yes damn good player!!! i think Sonny is the last hard bop sax man still with us???

[@ScreaminJames]

George Coleman!

[@angelica2155]

Thank you, I love Lou Donaldson, what a great long life he had 🙏🏽 may he rip but man it’s nice to see Dr Lonnie, who passed 3 years ago, in 2021, the same year Duffy Jackson, kevin Frazee, and Everett Devan passed 😭 and then a year later we lost the great Joey de Franco 😢 thank god we have them on video, thank you 🙏🏽

[@sheasheayv8543]

Sooo sorry for loss 😢

[@yagalamaga]

noooooo he was too young to die! my fav artist of all time

[@skimanization]

One of my greatest all time favourite saxophonist. RIP Lou.

[@thomasespositio3139]

mine as well. saw him about 3 times

[@sergioropo3019]

Of Course there is Bird, Cannonball, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt and many others but Lou Donaldson always would be the one in my hart. R.I.P.

[@bh8365]

I had a Lou Donaldson LP. I believe the title is "Everything I Play is Funky".

[@willieluncheonette5843]

So sad to hear this. I remember he played on nine of the earliest Monk led tracks in 1952. RIP Sweet Lou.

[@bryandickerson5365]

Thank you SO much for this! I’m very sad, but what a long, fantastically musical life he had! Anyone out there who hasn’t heard it and wants to hear Lou in a gorgeous, rich setting needs to check out his ‘Lush Life’ album. It will give you peace and fill you with love! We’re already missing you Lou - RIP.

[@JuanCarlosHernandezPhotographe]

Que Lou repose en paix. Ta musique reste.Merci Bret

[@MrCeora]

First heard brother Lou when I was a young boy on Jimmy Smith's "The Sermon", and his solo was a sermon. Many years later heard Bassist Christian McBride interview him on his Sirius XM "The Lowdown" for the first time and his music was like his personality, Real. R.I.P. Lou and thank you for all the music.

[@blackblade1769]

Soul Jazz legend, RIP Lou, loved your music. 🎷 Andy H

[@michaeld5888]

So great to see a jazz star live such a long life. So sad it does not happen often from that era.

[@zangsax]

Thank you Brett. Bother Lou. R.I.P.

[@syx9986]

Recquiescat In Pace Lou. ❤🎼🎶🎷

[@benjaminthomas8092]

Just one great Alto sax man showman Legend

[@staceymichaels9530]

Enjoyed this wonderful recording. Thank You, Bret.

[@RodWilliams-m7r]

He was a beauty.

[@GlenBoyle-w7v]

Rest in peace Mr lou Donaldson😢

[@gadymarcus2362]

Bello/Magnifico.😭✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️🙏

[@daniellewkow1743]

Un grande sin duda.QEPD

[@jeffreagan2001]

What a sound from that alto sax! RIP

[@markielinhart]

Taking that final blues walk, thanks and farewell Lou Donaldson✌️

[@thomasespositio3139]

saw Poppa Lou 3 times never heard him sing lol. he is channeling Cleanhead Vinson another alto player very bluesy, not quite the equal when it comes to Poppa's bebop chops

[@megasoid]

R.I.P.

[@JunkerOnDrums]

RIP Lou Donaldson - first record I heard him on was Art Blakey "At the Bluenote" with Clifford Brown :D Deep respect for a true jazz musician. Roy Haynes is still with us!

[@ninagomes7713]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@paullowejr.6386]

Great Music!

[@gil3green]

RIP sweet Lou

[@juangenesyjazz]

Un GRANDE!!😢

[@sclogse1]

Not a bad time for the blues. He's got his sound, doesn't he? Looks like the Great American Music Hall, but this is Europa Park, Germany...

[@jimtakahashi4638]

[Lou Donaldson November 1, 1926 - November 9, 2024] Damn! I didn’t know about his passing. I just learned the passing of Roy Haynes today. Both Lou and Roy were just about the same age … 98 & 99 respectively, and yes such longevity (esp. as jazz musicians). Lou Donaldson was 1 of the greatest improvisers with a large vocabulary, but always hit choice notes and sounded very bluesy.

[@robertbulger3855]

Sooo soulful !!!

[@thesoundsmith]

So sorry, my brother. RIP indeed.

[@pasqualemontesano3030]

Rip🙏🙏🙏

[@KO-gp7db]

Noooooo

[@lownessfunk4932]

wow!

[@skelva100]

Wow, what a guitar solo! I don’t know his though.

[@garykornfield6048]

Also RIP Dr Lonnie Smith.

[@bustabass9025]

Rest in peace, Mr. Shing-A-Ling. 🎷

[@bobblues1158]

No shredding , just the thing.

[@brunocazaban-mazerolles5504]

😪

[@tysmith_6844]

Chatanooga !! THE stuff

[@TheRaverent]

Charged, spending blues

[@nmar7512]

White boy killing the guitar

[@jiyujizai]

ルーとロイは共演しているかな。探してみよう。

[@ArthurHolloway-f1l]

I just saw this on my phone about Possum passing away. He left behind some sweet soul music 🎶