Lou Donaldson - Laura

[2grouchy1]

He sure isn't Johnny Hodges. I've heard a lot of excellent arrangements of Laura and this isn't one of them.

[Picardy]

I saw him live in Greenwich Village in 1987. Forget about it - perfection. I remember he kept saying "someone's messin' with the music" - meaning what was going on in the industry. I'm honoured that I got to see this jazz great.

[JACQUILLO2]

not the good studio sound , but inspiration all the way - great ballad !!!!

[exjazzbassbaz]

this is really nice from lou and horace top men both. many thanks.

[poverhxxx]

супер!

[TheTrinity316]

I Love You Lou.

[avril2]

'English country garden'

[pippopippiloca]

Woderful!!!!

[maidoodesu]

nice ! です.

[buljes101]

anyone have the chords for this song???!!!

[saxman1141]

scrap that it starts a couple of seconds before at about 6:47

[saxman1141]

love the girl from ipanima quoute the piano player chucks in at 6:49

[soultrane23]

Marvellous. Thanks for upload it

[jon93099]

i remember bird

[SamHartSaxophone]

great..

also at 3:34 it is jingle bells

[c4rv3r]

I love the quotations Lou insertetd into his solo... how fresh:) It really turns one's ears on!:)

[matthiashavenaar]

I have no words for the pianists technique. Is he left handed? Truly stunning, M

[jonmathis]

Horace Parlan, the pianist, had polio as a child.

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Quite true, so some fingers of his right hand are paralyzed, which forces him to play certain repetitive runs in his solo's.

[amazmace]

Oh! lLsten to that! How does anyone achieve that excellence? What a performer.

[dim1309]

I got no words... Thank you so much.

[pippopippiloca]

No comments. SUPER

[Therapist1972]

This is beautiful!!!!!!!

[bean9seventy]

i herd that lou was very close to capturing parkers reed,,

as a wide boy,, not as a serious contender

[joebandana]

not as much bite or something? still pretty good though, just not quite as cutting a tone as bird i think.

[CARBAU57]

Hey, he even looks like Bird.

Beautiful !!

[krikorsax]

i listen to lou first time i rimember that nighes i listen charlie parker lou is very sensitive ilike him too much krikor from libanon

[erickhyppolito]

lindo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShtotaKoya]

as a lou donaldson fan, im really disappointed to see him playing so uncreativly and dry.

if it wasnt lou in the picture, i wouldnt even bother to hear him play more then 3 notes...

[bobop1]

Thanks for this rare You Tube performance of a truly jazzlegend!! Lou and Horace Parlan in nice form

[vova47]

Perfect!!