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]
1954: Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5055) [10" LP]
1954: Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note BLP 1537 [rel. 1957]) compilation
1957: Wailing With Lou (Blue Note BLP 1545)
1957: Swing and Soul (Blue Note BLP 1566)
1957: Lou Takes Off (Blue Note BLP 1591)
1958: Blues Walk (Blue Note BLP 1593)
1958: Light-Foot (Blue Note BLP 4053 [rel. 1960])
1959: LD + 3 (Lou Donaldson with The Three Sounds) (Blue Note BLP 4012)
1959: The Time Is Right (Blue Note BLP 4025)
1960: Sunny Side Up (Blue Note BLP 4036)
1960: Midnight Sun (Blue Note/UA LT-1028 [rel. 1980])
1961: Here 'Tis (Blue Note BLP 4066)
1961: Gravy Train (Blue Note BLP 4079)
1961: A Man With a Horn (Blue Note/EMI 21436 [rel. 1999])
1962: The Natural Soul (Blue Note BLP 4108)
1963: Good Gracious! (Blue Note BLP 4125)
1963: Signifyin' (Argo LP 724)
1964: Possum Head (Argo LP 734)
1964: Cole Slaw (Argo LP 747)
1965: Musty Rusty (Argo LPS 759)
1964: Rough House Blues (Cadet LPS 768)
1965: Fried Buzzard [live] (Cadet LPS 842 [rel. 1970])
1966: Blowing in the Wind (Cadet LPS 789)
1966: Lou Donaldson at His Best (Cadet LPS 815) -note: this is NOT a "best of/hits" compilation; it is an album of all new session recordings.
1967: Lush Life [initially released as Sweet Slumber in Japan only] (Blue Note [Japan] GXF 3068 [rel. 1980]; Blue Note BST 84254 [rel. 1986])
1967: Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note BLP 4263)
1967: Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note BLP 4271)
1968: Midnight Creeper (Blue Note BST 84280)
1968: Say It Loud! (Blue Note BST 84299)
1969: Hot Dog (Blue Note BST 84318)
1970: Everything I Play Is Funky (Blue Note BST 84337)
1970: Pretty Things (Blue Note BST 84359)
1970: The Scorpion: Live At The Cadillac Club (Blue Note/EMI 31876 [rel. 1995])
1971: Cosmos (Blue Note BST 84370)
1972: Sophisticated Lou (Blue Note/UA BN-LA 024-G)
1973: Sassy Soul Strut (Blue Note/UA BN-LA 109-F)
1974: Sweet Lou (Blue Note/UA BN-LA 259-G)
1976: A Different Scene (Cotillion SD 9905)
1977: Color as a Way of Life (Cotillion SD 9915)
1981: Sweet Poppa Lou (Muse MR 5247)
1981: Forgotten Man (Timeless SJP 153 [rel. 1982])
1982: Back Street (Muse MR 5292)
1984: Live in Bologna (Timeless SJP 202 [rel. 1986])
1990: Play the Right Thing (Milestone MCD 9190)
1992: Birdseed (Milestone MCD 9198)
1993: Caracas (Milestone MCD 9217)
1995: Sentimental Journey (Columbia CK 66790)
1999: Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2 (Chiaroscuro CRD 366)

Compilations[]

1971: Ha' Mercy (Cadet 2CA 60007) [2LP]
1991: The Best of Lou Donaldson: Signifyin' (Affinity/Charly ARC-509)
1993: The Best of Lou Donaldson, Volume 1: (1957-1967) (Blue Note/EMI 27298)
1994: The Righteous Reed! The Best of Poppa Lou (Blue Note/EMI 30721)
1996: The Best of Lou Donaldson, Vol. II: The Blue Note Years (Blue Note/EMI 37745)
1998: Blue Breakbeats (Blue Note/EMI 94709)
2005: The Artist Selects (Blue Note/EMI 31434)

As sideman[]

With Art Blakey

A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1954) 10 inch LP
A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1954) 10 inch LP
A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (Blue Note, 1954) 10 inch LP

With Jimmy Smith

A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (Blue Note, 1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (Blue Note, 1957)
(Blue Note, 1957)
(Blue Note, 1957)
Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (Blue Note, 1957)
House Party (Blue Note, 1958)
The Sermon! (Blue Note, 1959) – recorded in 1957-58
Confirmation (Blue Note, 1979) – recorded in 1958
Cool Blues (Blue Note, 1980) – recorded in 1958
Rockin' the Boat (Blue Note, 1963)

With Gene Ammons

All Star Sessions (Prestige, 1956) – recorded in 1950-55

With Clifford Brown

Memorial Album (Blue Note, 1953)

With Milt Jackson

All Star Bags (Prestige, 1953)

With Junior Mance

Mance (Chiaroscuro, 2000) also with Etta Jones – recorded in 1998

With Thelonious Monk

Genius of Modern Music (Blue Note, 1952)

With Horace Silver

Horace Silver Quartet With Lou Donaldson: Live In New York 1953 (Solar, 2014)

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References[]

^ "Lou Donaldson - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Lou Donaldson Albums Releases @ARTISTdirect". www.artistdirect.com.

[1] "Lou Donaldson - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] "Lou Donaldson Albums Releases @ARTISTdirect". www.artistdirect.com.

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Studio albums	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (1952) Wailing with Lou (1957) Swing and Soul (1957) Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (1957) Lou Takes Off (1957) Blues Walk (1958) Light-Foot (1958) LD + 3 (1959) The Time Is Right (1959) Sunny Side Up (1960) Midnight Sun (1960) Here 'Tis (1961) Gravy Train (1961) A Man With a Horn (1961) The Natural Soul (1962) Good Gracious! (1963) Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964) Cole Slaw (1964) Rough House Blues (1964) Musty Rusty (1965) Blowing in the Wind (1966) Lou Donaldson at His Best (1966) Lush Life (1967) Alligator Bogaloo (1967) Mr. Shing-A-Ling (1967) Midnight Creeper (1968) Say It Loud! (1968) Hot Dog (1969) Everything I Play Is Funky (1970) Pretty Things (1970) Cosmos (1971) Sophisticated Lou (1972) Sassy Soul Strut (1973) Sweet Lou (1974) A Different Scene (1976) Color as a Way of Life (1976) Sweet Poppa Lou (1981) Forgotten Man (1981) Back Street (1982) Play the Right Thing (1990) Birdseed (1992) Caracas (1993) Sentimental Journey (1995)
Live albums	Fried Buzzard (1965) The Scorpion (1970) Live in Bologna (1984) Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2 (2000)
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