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: Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note BLP 1537)
• 1952: New Faces New Sounds (Blue Note BLP 5021)
• 1957: Wailing with Lou (Blue Note BLP 1545)
• 1957: Swing and Soul– Lou Donaldson, Vol. 3 (Blue Note BLP 1566)
• 1957: Lou Takes Off (Blue Note BLP 1591)
• 1958: Blues Walk (Blue Note BLP 1593)
• 1958: Light-Foot
• 1959: LD + 3 (Blue Note BLP 4012)
• 1959: The Time is Right (Blue Note BLP 4025)
• 1960: Sunny Side Up (Blue Note BLP 4036)
• 1960 (1980): Midnight Sun (Blue Note LT-1028)
• 1961: Here 'Tis (Blue Note BLP 4066)
• 1961: Gravy Train (Blue Note BLP 4079)
• 1961: A Man with a Horn (Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21436 2)
• 1962: The Natural Soul (Blue Note BLP 4108)
• 1963: Good Gracious! (Blue Note BLP 4125)
• 1963: Signifyin' (Argo LP 724)
• 1964: Possum Head
• 1964: Cole Slaw (Argo LP 747)
• 1964: Rough House Blues (Cadet LP 768)
• 1965: Musty Rusty
• 1965: Fried Buzzard
• 1966: Blowing in the Wind
• 1966: Lou Donaldson At His Best (Cadet LP 815)
• 1967 (1980/86): Lush Life (Blue Note [J] GXF 3068)
• 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
• 1971: Cosmos (Blue Note BST 84370)
• 1972: Sophisticated Lou (Blue Note BN-LA 024-G)
• 1973: Sassy Soul Strut (Blue Note BN-LA 109-F)
• 1974: Sweet Lou (Blue Note BN-LA 259-G)
• 1976: A Different Scene (Cotillion SD 9905)
• 1976: Color as a Way of Life
• 1981: Sweet Poppa Lou (Muse MR 5247)
• 1981: Forgotten Man
• 1982: Back Street
• 1984: Live in Bologna
• 1990: Play the Right Thing
• 1992: Birdseed
• 1993: Caracas
• 1995: Sentimental Journey
• 2000: Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2

Compilations

• 1971: Ha' Mercy
• 1994: The Righteous Reed! The Best of Poppa Lou
• 1996: The Best of Lou Donaldson, Vol. 2 The Blue Note Years.
• 1998: Blue Breakbeats

As sideman

With Gene Ammons

• All Star Sessions (Prestige, 1950-55 [1956])

With Clifford Brown

• Memorial Album (Blue Note, 1953)

With Milt Jackson

• All Star Bags (Prestige, 1953)

With Thelonious Monk

• Genius of Modern Music (Blue Note, 1952)

With Art Blakey

• A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1954)
• A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1954)
• A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (Blue Note, 1954)

With Jimmy Smith

• A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (Blue Note, 1957)
• A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (Blue Note, 1957)
• Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (Blue Note, 1957)
• House Party (Blue Note, 1958)
• The Sermon! (Blue Note, 1958)
• Cool Blues (Blue Note, 1958)
• Rockin' the Boat (Blue Note, 1963)