jazzbo Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 The late Lou Donaldson at his 97th birthday party, Dizzy’s 2023 Quote
optatio Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 Saw him on stage in Hildesheim near Hannover in the nineties - a funny guy ... R.I.P. Quote
Gheorghe Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 I saw him several times. I must admit, since my early years when I heard his contributions on a Monk-Session for Blue Note (I think the one with "Carolina Moon", with Max Roach) I didn´t know nothing about him until there appeared an album "Forgotten Man", since that it is what it seemed at that time. We of my generation didn´t know nothing about all his BN recordings, since the only BN reissue, those ugly paper bag design covers of double albums it seems did not have a Lou Donaldson reissue, and it was almost impossible to find individual BN records on the record shops, they seemed to be OOP. So the first time I heard him was in 1985 and since he still was not better known by the young generation, he played in a smaller hall of that huge festival, and worst still, on the same time was Jackie McLean in the middle sized hall, and Pharoah Sanders in the big hall. So I had to skip them, heard the first few tunes of McLean at Hall B, took a stroll to Hall C where Lou Donaldson played (I remember a very fast Cheek to Cheek and "Wee") and first heard his eternal commentary "not recommended to fusion and confusion players". Then I finally caught the second set of Pharoah at Hall A. Later the years I heard him often, first still with the eternal Herman Foster (I would have preferred a more sensible player), and the last time with some nice japoneze girl on organ, but more or less monotonous drumming..... One thing about him, like about Eddy Lockjaw Davis. They seemed to keep the groove they started and were masters in it. They never created something new but it was not necesary for them. You could identify them on a blindfold test within 2 seconds, and went to there concerts or gigs because you liked it and wanted to have some time of just feelin´ good. Not to figure nothin out, just to have a nice time, it was always the occasions where I´d take a chick to the show than other gigs I prefered to hear alone..... I think he was one of the very very few guys who never touched all those drugs but played with all those who very heavy users......, if not drugs then booze. Lou was steady and maybe very near to the end still playing.... Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 15 hours ago, Dan Gould said: Impossible to act surprised but what a great life and spirit. Long live LD. This. RIP. Does the sammich thread still exist? I could not find it. Extremely funny as I remember... Quote
Milestones Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 R.I.P. What a long life and career! Now listening to Lush Life--not at all the usual thing for Lou, and quite good. Also one of the many fine BN albums that oddly sat in the can for over a decade. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 9 minutes ago, Milestones said: R.I.P. What a long life and career! Now listening to Lush Life--not at all the usual thing for Lou, and quite good. Also one of the many fine BN albums that oddly sat in the can for over a decade. Precisely the album that I played last night. RIP. Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 27 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said: This. RIP. Does the sammich thread still exist? I could not find it. Extremely funny as I remember... https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/16051-effronics/?do=findComment&comment=282090 Quote
mikeweil Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 37 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/16051-effronics/?do=findComment&comment=282090 I get this error code when clicking on the link: Oops! You do not have permission to view this topic. ????????? Quote
T.D. Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 (edited) RIP, but what a run he had. Lou used to (I'm thinking 1990s) call in to Tony Paige at "WFAN sports radio" in NYC and have some great conversations. Sadly, audio seems to have vanished from the interwebs, just a few short transcripts remain. IIRC one episode featured (among other things) recollections of the 1954 "The Catch" World Series game that he attended at the Polo Grounds. The above "sammich" link doesn't work for me either. I'd gotten the impression the original thread disappeared years ago. You might be able to find later posts that quote it, but it'd be a big effort. Edited November 11 by T.D. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 26 minutes ago, mikeweil said: I get this error code when clicking on the link: Oops! You do not have permission to view this topic. ????????? hmm, so do I now, though it worked the first time. Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 (edited) I thought the link had been working and now it doesn't The thread was from this google search, <Link Deleted on Request> And from there I used the option to "share" the link to bookmark the specific Rooster Ties contribution which was a copy/paste job from the original, or else from the Way Back Machine? Very weird. It was a fun trip down "memory" lane. Edited November 12 by Dan Gould Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 yeah, '86ed from it now. Too bad. Quote
JSngry Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 30 minutes ago, mikeweil said: This post and whatever threads resurface are going to be hidden due to an expressed privacy concern that I have no choice but to take at face value. That's all that will be said. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 Oh! I saw him twice at the Village Vanguard in 2010. On stage, he was lovely. In the toilet, he was just another guy having a piddle. Love still. MG Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 6 minutes ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said: Oh! I saw him twice at the Village Vanguard in 2010. On stage, he was lovely. In the toilet, he was just another guy having a piddle. Love still. MG MG IN DA HOUSE! People been wondering about you, good to see you! Quote
jazzbo Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 38 minutes ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said: Oh! I saw him twice at the Village Vanguard in 2010. On stage, he was lovely. In the toilet, he was just another guy having a piddle. Love still. MG +1 from Dan's comment. You've been missed. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 +1, great to see you 'round these parts, MG! Quote
Peter Friedman Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 During Lou Donaldson's long life he made many recordings. I hope to catch up on some that I missed. R.I.P. Quote
aparxa Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 Thank you for the music, Poppa Lou! I was very fortunate to catch him live back in 2008 (Aug 21st) with Jazzmobile. I was a bit late and a bit lost in the middle of Co-op City when a police officer on a segway drove straight at me shouting "Are you here for the Jazz thing? ". A lovely evening. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 4 hours ago, aparxa said: great photo Quote
Son Of Ice Bag Posted November 13 Report Posted November 13 Saw him twice in Frankfurt / Jazzkeller. Right now, I hear "BAGS' GROOVE", recorded 72 years ago. Miss him ! Quote
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