Lou Donaldson

On Sunday's Tree of Jazz we'll celebrate the jazz legends Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes who passed away this week; and one of the original jazz and blues composers W.C. Handy

Celebrated jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson has died at the age of 98. Donaldson was known for his warm, fluid style and performed with everyone from Thelonious Monk to George Benson.

Known as "Sweet Poppa Lou," the alto saxophonist’s music embodies the intangible jazz spirit and transformed the sound of Blue Note Records, beginning in the late 1950s.

Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff fled Germany in the 1930s, escaping Nazi persecution. The childhood friends shared a love of jazz, and…

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is an innovator. At age 88, he talks with KNKX's Abe Beeson about his long and successful career.