connoisseur series500 Posted October 25, 2003 Report Posted October 25, 2003 I was in a Lou Donaldson v. Cannonball argument about two months ago and sided with Lou. I personally prefer Jackie Mclean to either, though I am not downgrading these two great alto players. It's just that Jackie Mac had that unique sound and I like his more original ways. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 25, 2003 Report Posted October 25, 2003 Wow, I'd never side with Lou in an argument against Cannon, but I dig both players very much. Which do y'all like more: the hard-bebop Lou or the soul-jazz Lou? Me I think. . . souljazz Lou! Definitely the soul-jazz Lou. I don't particularly care for the Bop Lou, though he showed what a master of the alto he really is on those bop sessions. I just think that he really discovered his voice on those soul jazz recordings and he made his historical mark in that setting. Quote
Soul Stream Posted October 27, 2003 Author Report Posted October 27, 2003 For me, it's all the same thing. Soul-Jazz Lou IS Hard Bop Lou. When you see him live today, he plays "Confirmation" right alongside "Alligator Boogaloo." Lou and Jimmy Smith are really the torch bearers of that combination of bop and soul. Quote
Brad Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 For me, whether it's Soul Jazz Lou or Hard Bop, it doesn't matter. He sounds great in any context, and I'm not sure he sounds all that different. You can tell it's Lou. I don't know about comparing Cannonball and Lou but comparing Lou with Jackie Mac just seems strange. They're totally different. Now if you want to say who do you prefer, that seems an ok question. But then again I like them both at different times. Quote
brownie Posted August 10, 2009 Report Posted August 10, 2009 Up! Poppa Lou is aging very nicely... Article in Sunday's edition of The New York Times Lou Donaldson at 82 Quote
brownie Posted December 28, 2010 Report Posted December 28, 2010 Hope Lou Donaldson is doing fine... he has a rather extensive European tour lined up in January. His booking at the Paris New Morning on January 18 has just been cancelled. No specific reason given yet. Quote
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