“Lou Donaldson ... known as soul jazz. Long after his heyday, his music continues to reach new audiences, due in large part to its widespread sampling in the golden age of hip-hop. Donaldson ...

SHAPIRO: All this benefited Lou Donaldson's legacy and his bank account. CHANG: But Donaldson was always unapologetic about seeking an audience. He didn't care for descriptors like soul jazz.

Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist ... During the late 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Donaldson became even better known for his “soul jazz” recordings, often with organists, creating a bluesy ...

NEW YORK — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and other hip ...

Gilles Petard/Redferns Lou Donaldson, acclaimed jazz alto saxophonist ... Brothers' "It's Your Thing," have been sampled by De La Soul, Amy Winehouse, Dr. Dre and more. Jack Vartoogian/Getty ...

By Barry Singer Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist who became part of the bedrock of the jazz scene and whose soulful, blues-steeped presence in the music endured undiminished for three-quarters ...

Lou Donaldson ... featured Donaldson, Lion, Clifford Brown, Curly Russell, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, and master sound engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Donaldson also popularized “soul jazz ...