An Introduction To Lou Donaldson
In an endeavour to get some artistic qualities out of me as a child my parents tried to get me to play a number of instruments. My father was a guitarist and decided I should probably take up and instrument that was a bit different because as far as he’s concerned everyone and his brother could play the guitar. I spent a few years learning the saxophone but never really stuck with it for too long. I started when I was very young (I still have the vinyl stickers on my saxophone case to prove it) and I was still finding my musical tastes. When I got into rock and heavy metal I realised I could never play that kind of music on the sax so I kind of gave it up as a teenage. As my musical tastes broadened and I became less fascist about what I considered to be good music I found that there are many fantastic pieces of music that have been made so by their use of the saxophone. Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street along with Money and Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd to name a few. I blew the dust off of my sax a booked a lesson at The Blow Out Sax School in Bath where my teacher listened to my reasons for getting back into playing and put on Lou Donaldson’s Pretty Things album. This was my first introduction to Donaldson, what with me dismissing jazz as self-indulgent for a time, but this was enough to make me think different. The sax solos are the most inspiring, soulful and funky pieces I have ever heard. This album is out of print now, I’m hoping for a re-issue soon.
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