
He recorded with Milt Jackson and Thelonious Monk (Both 1952) and as the leader of several small groups, and among his companions were Blue Mitchell, Horace Silver and Art Blakey (all 1952) and Clifford Brown and Philly Joe Jones (1953).
In 1954 he and Brown joined Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Continued to lead small groups, mainly in the eastern U.S., he performed in Stockholm (1965) and touring and recording in Europe (1981-82).
His early work for Blue Note (1952-1962) showed his impressive mastery of the bop style, "Groovin High", 1957 [mp3], but when in 1963 he began to record for Argo (later renamed Cadet), which specialized in funk, some of its spark Creative seemed to be sacrificed to the need for commercial success.
then returned to Blue Note (1967), however, made a series of recordings (from 1975) in which he achieved a successful blend of elements from both styles, in the 1980's once again focused on the balance of payments. Donaldson has a dazzling technique and at its best is a strong player in creative expression.
- Lawrence Koch, the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

His recorded legacy is abundant and, fortunately, is being widely promoted by policy reissues the Blue Note and they can easily see how their collaborations with the Jazz Messengers Art Blakey or own, Thelonious Monk are jewels Music that endure over time and in the memories of the good fans. After a prolonged absence from today's jazz in the eighties and nineties, the recovery of this music in the last years of the twentieth century and early years of this, we confirmed that Donaldson lives a second stage, if anything more creative than the previous more mature and more lyrical and is celebrated collaborations with organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Grant Green.
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