Lou Donaldson discography

As leader

1952: New Faces New Sounds (Lou Donaldson Quintet/Quartet) (Blue Note BLP 5021) [10" LP]

1953: New Faces New Sounds (Lou Donaldson Quintet) (Blue Note BLP 5030) [10" LP] (with Clifford Brown)

1954: Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5055) [10" LP]

1954: Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note BLP 1537 [rel. 1957])

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 (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 LP 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 LP 815) -note: this is NOT a best of/greatest 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]

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 Gene Ammons

All Star Sessions (Prestige, 1950-1955 [rel. 1956])

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 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 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)