Jazz saxophonist Donaldson dies at 98
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FILE - Lou Donaldson performs with Pat Bianchi on the organ at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., on Aug. 2, 2015. Donaldson died Nov. 9, 2024, at age 98.
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-hop artists, has died. He was 98.
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