bluesy approach to the alto saxophone. His unique style earned him several hits, such as his renowned cover of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 single "Ode to Billie Joe," a blues-country song about the ...

Lou Donaldson, acclaimed jazz alto saxophonist, died over the weekend according to a statement from his family. He was 98. A pop-up statement on Donaldson's website reads, "The Family of Sweet ...

He was a leading voice of the more elemental style that came to be called “hard bop,” an evolution out of the bebop revolution wrought by his inspiration on the alto sax, Charlie Parker.