Lou Donaldson discography
This is the discography for American jazz musician Lou Donaldson.
As leader

Donaldson with Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ). Photo by Tom Beetz
- 1952: New Faces New Sounds (Lou Donaldson Quintet/Quartet) (Blue Note BLP 5021) [10" LP]
- 1953: New Faces New Sounds (Lou Donaldson/Clifford Brown Quintet) (Blue Note BLP 5030) [10" LP]
- 1952-54: Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note BLP 1537, 1957)
- 1954: Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5055) [10" LP]
- 1957: Wailing With Lou (Blue Note BLP 1545, 1957)
- 1957: Swing and Soul (Blue Note BLP 1566, 1957)
- 1957: Lou Takes Off (Blue Note BLP 1591, 1958)
- 1958: Blues Walk (Blue Note BLP 1593, 1958)
- 1958: Light-Foot (Blue Note BLP 4053, 1960)
- 1959: LD + 3 with The Three Sounds (Blue Note BLP 4012, 1959)
- 1959: The Time Is Right (Blue Note BLP 4025, 1960)
- 1960: Sunny Side Up (Blue Note BLP 4036, 1961)
- 1960: Midnight Sun (Blue Note/UA LT-1028, 1980)
- 1961: Here 'Tis (Blue Note BLP 4066, 1961)
- 1961: Gravy Train (Blue Note BLP 4079, 1962)
- 1961: A Man With a Horn (Blue Note/EMI 21436, 1999)
- 1962: The Natural Soul (Blue Note BLP 4108, 1963)
- 1963: Good Gracious! (Blue Note BLP 4125, 1964)
- 1963: Signifyin' (Argo LP 724, 1963)
- 1964: Possum Head (Argo LP 734, 1964)
- 1964: Cole Slaw (Argo LP 747, 1964)
- 1964: Rough House Blues (Cadet LPS 768, 1965)
- 1965: Musty Rusty (Argo LPS 759, 1965)
- 1965: Fried Buzzard (Cadet LPS 842, 1970) – live
- 1966: Blowing in the Wind (Cadet LPS 789)
- 1966: Lou Donaldson at His Best (Cadet LPS 815, 1967) – this is NOT a "best of/hits" compilation; it is an album of all new session recordings.
- 1967: Sweet Slumber (Blue Note [Japan] GXF 3068, 1980) – reissued as Lush Life (Blue Note BST 84254, 1986)
- 1967: Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note BLP 4263, 1967)
- 1967: Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note BLP 4271, 1968)
- 1968: Midnight Creeper (Blue Note BST 84280, 1968)
- 1968: Say It Loud! (Blue Note BST 84299, 1969)
- 1969: Hot Dog (Blue Note BST 84318, 1969)
- 1969-70: Everything I Play Is Funky (Blue Note BST 84337, 1970)
- 1970: Pretty Things (Blue Note BST 84359, 1970)
- 1970: The Scorpion: Live At The Cadillac Club (Blue Note/EMI 31876, 1995) – live
- 1971: Cosmos (Blue Note BST 84370, 1971)
- 1972: Sophisticated Lou (Blue Note/UA BN-LA 024-G, 1973)
- 1973: Sassy Soul Strut (Blue Note/UA BN-LA 109-F, 1973)
- 1974: Sweet Lou (Blue Note/UA BN-LA 259-G, 1974)
- 1976: A Different Scene (Cotillion SD 9905, 1976)
- 1977: Color as a Way of Life (Cotillion SD 9915, 1977)
- 1981: Sweet Poppa Lou (Muse MR 5247, 1981)
- 1981: Forgotten Man (Timeless SJP 153, 1982)
- 1981: Back Street (Muse MR 5292, 1982)
- 1984: Live in Bologna (Timeless SJP 202, 1986) – live
- 1990: Play the Right Thing (Milestone MCD 9190, 1991)
- 1992: Birdseed (Milestone MCD 9198, 1992)
- 1993: Caracas (Milestone MCD 9217, 1993)
- 1994: Sentimental Journey (Columbia CK 66790, 1995)
- 1999: Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2 (Chiaroscuro CRD 366, 2000) – live
Compilations
- Ha' Mercy (Cadet 2CA 60007, 1971) [2LP]
- The Best of Lou Donaldson: Signifyin' (Affinity/Charly ARC-509, 1991)
- The Best of Lou Donaldson, Volume 1: (1957-1967) (Blue Note/EMI 27298, 1993)
- The Righteous Reed! The Best of Poppa Lou (Blue Note/EMI 30721, 1994) – recorded 1967-73
- The Best of Lou Donaldson, Vol. II: The Blue Note Years (Blue Note/EMI 37745, 1996) – recorded 1967-70
- Blue Breakbeats (Blue Note/EMI 94709, 1998)
- The Artist Selects (Blue Note/EMI 31434, 2005)
As sideman
With Art Blakey
With Jimmy Smith
With Gene Ammons
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With Clifford Brown
With Milt Jackson
With Junior Mance
With Thelonious Monk
With Horace Silver
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References
- "Lou Donaldson - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- "Lou Donaldson Albums Releases @ARTISTdirect". www.artistdirect.com.
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