“I treat every day like it’s Thanksgiving,” said Roy Haynes in describing what made him successful.
(Photo: Michael Jackson)Nov 19, 2024 12:57 PM
Powerhouse jazz drummer and bandleader Roy Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York. He was 99. One of the few remaining figures from jazz’s bebop revolution, Haynes long…
“If you never suffered, you can’t play the blues,” says Lou Donaldson.
(Photo: Michael Jackson)Nov 12, 2024 12:15 PM
When it comes to a soulful jazz groove, it just doesn’t get much groovier than Lou Donaldson, whose blues-drenched alto saxophone has been a distinctive voice in jazz for more than six decades. Charlie Parker was a major influence on Donaldson’s sound, as he, in turn, was on generations of saxophonists who followed him. Donaldson’s early recordings with organist Jimmy Smith in the late 1950s led to the widespread popularity of groove-filled jazz in the ’60s and ’70s.An important moment in Donaldson’s long career was when Alfred Lion,…
