Lou Donaldson Catalog

1952 (age 26)

Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet  (Blue Note BLP 1509)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) John Lewis (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

BN422-0 tk.1	Tahiti
BN424-2 tk.8	Bags' Groove
BN427-0 tk.16	On The Scene

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81509 (pseudo stereo).

Milt Jackson - All Star Bags  (Blue Note BN-LA 590-H2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) John Lewis (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums): same session

BN426-0 tk.14	Don't Get Around Much Anymore
BN426-1 tk.15	Don't Get Around Much Anymore (alt. take)

Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 1511)

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Nelson Boyd (bass) Max Roach (drums)

BN434-1 tk.2	Skippy
BN435-3 tk.7	Hornin' In
BN437-0 tk.10	Carolina Moon
BN438-0 tk.11	Let's Cool One

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101.

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk  (Mosaic MR4-101)

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Nelson Boyd (bass) Max Roach (drums): same session

BN434-2 tk.3	Skippy (alt. take)
BN435-1 tk.5	Hornin' In (alt. take)
BN436-0 tk.8	Sixteen
BN436-1 tk.9	Sixteen (alt. take)

** same contents as Blue Note BLP 1510 + BLP 1511 + 25 bonus tracks.

Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet  (Blue Note BLP 1537)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

BN440-1 tk.2	Roccus
BN443-1 tk.9	Lou's Blues
BN442-4 tk.11	Cheek To Cheek

Blue Mitchell (trumpet -2/4) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

1. BN457-0 tk.1	Sweet Juice
2. BN459-1 tk.8	Down Home
3. BN460-1 tk.10	The Best Things In Life Are Free
4. BN458-5 tk.12	If I Love Again

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Matthew Gee (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

tk.3	Caracas
tk.4	The Stroller
tk.6	Moe's Bluff

** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 81537-2.

Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet  (Blue Note CDP 7 81537-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

BN440-0 tk.1	Roccus (alt. take)
BN442-2 tk.7	Cheek To Cheek (alt. take)
BN443-0 tk.8	Lou's Blues (alt. take)

** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1537 + 3 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series  (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Taylor (drums): same session

BN441-2 tk.12

The Things We Did Last Summer

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Matthew Gee (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

tk.10

After You've Gone

1953

Clifford Brown - Brownie Eyes  (Blue Note BN-LA 267-G)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)

BN489-1 tk.2

Bellarosa

Clifford Brown - More Memorable Tracks  (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61001)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums): same session

BN490-1 tk.4	Carvin' The Rock (alt. take 1)
BN491-0 tk.7	Cookin' (alt. take)
BN490-5 tk.14	Carvin' The Rock (alt. take 2)

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84428 entitled "Alternate Takes".
** part of Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195-2.

Clifford Brown Memorial Album  (Blue Note BLP 1526)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums): same session

BN490-3 tk.6	Carvin' The Rock
BN491-1 tk.8	Cookin'
BN492-0 tk.9	Brownie Speaks
BN493-0 tk.10	De-Dah
BN494-0 tk.11	You Go To My Head

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81526 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195-2.

Hooray For Milt Jackson - John Lewis - Art Blakey - Kenny Dorham  (Session Disc 110)

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

	An Oscar For Oscar
	If I Love Again

Kenny Dorham 1953, 1956, 1964  (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515)

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Blakey (drums): same session

	Split Kick
	Get Happy
	Lullaby Of Birdland

1954

Art Blakey - Live Messengers  (Blue Note BN-LA 473-J2)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer)

tk.1	Wee Dot (alt. take)

A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 1522)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer): same session

tk.2	Now's The Time

same personnel

tk.4	Confirmation

omit Brown

tk.8	If I Had You

add Clifford Brown (trumpet)

tk.13

Quicksilver (alt. take)

same personnel

tk.17

Wee Dot

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81522 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR 8839, (J) LNJ 70092, CDP 7 46520-2.
** part of Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195-2.

A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 2  (Blue Note (J) NR 8839)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer): same session

tk.16

The Way You Look Tonight

** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1522 + 1 bonus track.

A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 1  (Blue Note BLP 1521)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer): same personnel

tk.6

Mayreh

same personnel

tk.9	Split Kick

same personnel

tk.12

A Night In Tunisia

same personnel

tk.18

Quicksilver

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81521 (pseudo stereo), (J) NR 8838, (J) LNJ 70091, CDP 7 46519-2.
** part of Mosaic MR5-104; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34195-2.

A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 1  (Blue Note (J) NR 8838)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer): same session

tk.15

Blues (Improvisation)

** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1521 + 1 bonus track.

A Night At Birdland With Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 3  (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61002)

Clifford Brown (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Pee Wee Marquette (announcer): same personnel

tk.10

Lou's Blues

1955

Gene Ammons All Star Sessions  (Prestige PRLP 7050)

Art Farmer (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone) Freddie Redd (piano) Addison Farmer (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

755	Juggernaut
756	Woofin' And Tweetin'

** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7050 (alt.) entitled "Woofin' And Tweetin'". Original Jazz Classics OJC 014, OJCCD 014-2.

1957 (age 31)

Lou Donaldson - Wailing With Lou  (Blue Note BLP 1545)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Peck Morrison (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

tk.4	That Good Old Feeling
tk.6	Caravan
tk.7	L.D. Blues
tk.9	Old Folks
tk.10	There Is No Greater Love
tk.12	Move It

A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1  (Blue Note BLP 1547)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Art Blakey (drums)

tk.3	Falling In Love With Love
tk.5	Funk's Oats

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81547 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154.

A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 1548)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Art Blakey (drums): same session

tk.8	Groovy Date
tk.9	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ)

tk.1	I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81548 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154.

Jimmy Smith At The Organ, Vol. 1  (Blue Note BLP 1551)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ): same session

tk.2	Summertime

add Kenny Burrell (guitar) Art Blakey (drums)

tk.10	Yardbird Suite
tk.12	All Day Long

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81551 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154.

Jimmy Smith At The Organ, Vol. 2  (Blue Note BLP 1552)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums)

tk.5	Plum Nellie

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Art Blakey (drums)

tk.8	Billie's Bounce

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81552 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Mosaic MQ5-154, MD3-154.

Jimmy Smith - The Singles  (Blue Note (J) K18P 9280)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums)

tk.6	Plum Nellie (alt. take)

same personnel

tk.4

Cha Cha J

Lou Donaldson, Vol. 3 - Swing And Soul  (Blue Note BLP 1566)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Peck Morrison (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Ray Barretto (congas)

tk.1	Herman's Mambo
tk.4	Peck Time
tk.6	There Will Never Be Another You (mono take)
tk.8	Groove Junction
tk.10	Dorothy
tk.11	Grits And Gravy
tk.12	I Won't Cry Anymore

Lou Donaldson, Vol. 3 - Swing And Soul  (Blue Note BST 81566)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Peck Morrison (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Ray Barretto (congas): same session

tk.7	There Will Never Be Another You (stereo take)

Jimmy Smith/Lou Donaldson - Jimmy Smith Trio + LD  (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61013)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums)

tk.6	Street Of Dreams
tk.7	Star Eyes
tk.8	Darn That Dream
tk.9	Soft Winds
tk.14	Hollerin' And Screamin'

Lou Donaldson - Lou Takes Off  (Blue Note BLP 1591)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano) George Joyner (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

tk.4	Groovin' High
tk.5	Strollin' In
tk.6	Sputnik
tk.8	Dewey Square

1958

Jimmy Smith - House Party  (Blue Note BLP 4002)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums)

tk.5

Lover Man

Lee Morgan (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Art Blakey (drums)

tk.13

Au Privave

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84002.

Jimmy Smith - Confirmation  (Blue Note LT 992)

Lee Morgan (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Art Blakey (drums): same session

tk.12

Confirmation

Jimmy Smith - The Sermon!  (Blue Note BLP 4011)

Lee Morgan (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Art Blakey (drums): same session

tk.15

The Sermon

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84011.

Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues  (Blue Note LT 1054)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums)

tk.5	Cool Blues

Art Blakey (drums) replaces Bailey

tk.11	A Night In Tunisia
tk.12	Dark Eyes
tk.13	Groovin' At Small's

** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84441-2.

Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues  (Blue Note CDP 7 84441-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Eddie McFadden (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums)

tk.2	What's New

same personnel

tk.9	Once In A While

** reissue of Blue Note LT 1054 + 3 bonus tracks.

Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk  (Blue Note BLP 1593)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Peck Morrison (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Ray Barretto (congas)

tk.2	Play, Ray
tk.5	The Masquerade Is Over
tk.10	Autumn Nocturne
tk.11	Callin' All Cats
tk.13	Move
tk.15	Blues Walk

** also issued on Blue Note BST 81593, CDP 7 46525-2.

Lou Donaldson - Light Foot  (Blue Note BLP 4053)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Peck Morrison (bass) Jimmy Wormworth (drums) Ray Barretto (congas)

tk.1	Walkin' By The River
tk.6	Green Eyes
tk.7	Light Foot
tk.9	Hog Maw
tk.12	Mary Ann
tk.13	Day Dreams
tk.14	Stella By Starlight

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84053.

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series  (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 5941/44)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Peck Morrison (bass) Jimmy Wormworth (drums) Ray Barretto (congas): same session

tk.17

Stella By Starlight (alt. take)

1959

Lou Donaldson With The Three Sounds - LD + 3  (Blue Note BLP 4012)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Gene Harris (piano) Andrew Simpkins (bass) Bill Dowdy (drums)

tk.3	Just Friends
tk.4	Don't Take Your Love From Me
tk.6	Confirmation
tk.7	Jump Up
tk.8	Smooth Groove
tk.10	Three Little Words
tk.11	Blue Moon

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84012.

Lou Donaldson - The Time Is Right  (Blue Note BLP 4025)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet -1,3/6) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Parlan (piano) Laymon Jackson (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Ray Barretto (congas)

1. tk.4	Mack The Knife
2. tk.6	Be My Love
3. tk.8	Crosstown Shuffle
4. tk.12	Tangerine
5. tk.13	Lou's Blues
6. tk.19	The Nearness Of You

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Parlan (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Al Harewood (drums)

tk.3

Idaho

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84025.

1960

Lou Donaldson - Sunny Side Up  (Blue Note BLP 4036)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Parlan (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Al Harewood (drums)

tk.9	Politely
tk.13	Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
tk.18	Goose Grease

Bill Hardman (trumpet -1,2,4) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Parlan (piano) Laymon Jackson (bass) Al Harewood (drums)

1. tk.21	The Man I Love
2. tk.25	Blues For J.P.
3. tk.26	The Truth
4. tk.28	It's You Or No One

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84036, B1 32095, CDP 7243 8 32095-2.

Lou Donaldson - Sunny Side Up  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32095-2)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Parlan (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Al Harewood (drums)

tk.11

(Way Down Upon The) Swanee River

** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4036 + 1 bonus track.

Lou Donaldson - Midnight Sun  (Blue Note LT 1028)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Parlan (piano) George Tucker (bass) Al Harewood (drums) Ray Barretto (congas -1/5,7)

1. tk.2	The Squirrel
2. tk.5	Si Si Safronia
3. tk.6	Dog Walk
4. tk.7	Exactly Like You
5. tk.10	Avalon
6. tk.12	Midnight Sun
7. tk.13	Candy

1961 (age 35)

Lou Donaldson - Here 'Tis  (Blue Note BLP 4066)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) "Baby Face" Willette (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Dave Bailey (drums)

tk.1	Watusi Jump
tk.4	Here 'Tis
tk.12	Cool Blues
tk.13	Walk With Me
tk.16	A Foggy Day

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84066.

Lou Donaldson - Gravy Train  (Blue Note BLP 4079)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Ben Tucker (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Alec Dorsey (congas -1,2,4/7)

1. tk.1	Glory Of Love
2. tk.7	Gravy Train
3. tk.11	Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4. tk.12	Candy
5. tk.14	South Of The Border
6. tk.15	Twist Time
7. tk.19	Avalon

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84079, CDP 7243 8 53357-2.

Lou Donaldson - Gravy Train  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 53357-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Ben Tucker (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Alec Dorsey (congas)

tk.3	Glory Of Love (alt. take)
tk.9	Gravy Train (alt. take)

** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4079 + 2 bonus tracks.

Lou Donaldson - A Man With A Horn  (Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21436-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jack McDuff (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Joe Dukes (drums)

tk.2	Please
tk.11	Prisoner Of Love
tk.12	The Man With A Horn
tk.20	Stardust
tk.21	Misty

Irvin Stokes (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) "Big" John Patton (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Dixon (drums)

tk.3	It's Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
tk.9	Soul Meetin'
tk.10	Hippity Hop
tk.20	My Melancholy Baby

1962

Lou Donaldson - The Natural Soul  (Blue Note BLP 4108)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) "Big" John Patton (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Dixon (drums)

tk.4	Spaceman Twist
tk.13	That's All
tk.15	Funky Mama
tk.19	Love Walked In
tk.20	Sow Belly Blues
tk.23	Nice 'N' Greasy

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84108, CDP 7 84108-2.

Lou Donaldson - The Natural Soul  (Blue Note CDP 7 84108-2)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) "Big" John Patton (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Dixon (drums): same session

tk.8	People Will Say We're In Love

** reissue of Blue Note BLP 4108 + 1 bonus track.

1963

Lou Donaldson - Good Gracious!  (Blue Note BLP 4125)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) "Big" John Patton (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Dixon (drums)

tk.2	The Holy Ghost
tk.4	Good Gracious
tk.5	Caracas
tk.10	Cherry
tk.15	Bad John
tk.16	Don't Worry 'Bout Me

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84125, B1 54325.

Jimmy Smith - Rockin' The Boat  (Blue Note BLP 4141)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Quentin Warren (guitar) Donald Bailey (drums) "Big" John Patton (tambourine -1,2,5)

1. tk.2	Matilda, Matilda
2. tk.6	Pork Chop
3. tk.7	When My Dreamboat Comes Home
4. tk.8	Please Send Me Someone To Love
5. tk.11A	Just A Closer Walk With Thee
6. tk.15	Can Heat
7. tk.17	Trust In Me

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84141.

Lou Donaldson - Signifyin'  (Argo LP 724)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) John Patton (organ) Roy Montrell (bass) Ben Dixon (drums)

12554	Signifyin'
12555	I Feel It In My Bones
12556	Time After Time
12557	Coffin' A Plea
12558	Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(12553?)	Si Si Safronia

1964

Lou Donaldson - Cole Slaw  (Cadet LP 747)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Earl May (bass) Bruno Carr (drums) Ray Barretto (percussion)

13287	O Sole Mio
13288	Cole Slaw
13289	Poinciana
13290	Soul Gumbo
13291	There Is No Greater Love
13292	People Will Say We're In Love
13293	Li'l Miss Fine
13294	Skylark

Lou Donaldson - Rough House Blues  (Cadet LP 768)

Dave Burns, Ernie Royal (trumpet) Lou Donaldson, Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Bob Ashton (tenor saxophone) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) Lloyd Mayers Jr. (organ) Richard Davis (bass) Grady Tate (drums) Oliver Nelson (arranger)

13610?	Back Talk
13611	L.D. Blues
13612	The Days Of Wine And Roses
13613	Tippin' In
13614	Huffin' 'N' Duffin'
13615	Ignunt Oil
13616	Rough House Blues

** part of Chess 2ACMJ 404, CH2 92515.

Lou Donaldson - Possum Head  (Argo LP 734)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) John Patton (organ) Ray Crawford (guitar) Ben Dixon (drums) Cleopas Morris (percussion)

12963	Possum Head
12964	Secret Love
12965	Frenesi
12966	Man With A Horn
12967	Persimmon Three
12968	Midnight Soul
12969	Bye Bye Blackbird
12970	Laura

1965

Lou Donaldson - Musty Rusty  (Cadet LP 759)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Billy Gardner (organ) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Dixon (drums)

13974	The Space Walk
13975	Musty Rusty
13976	Hippity Hop
13977	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
13978	Hav' Mercy
13979	Midnight Sun

Lou Donaldson - Fried Buzzard  (Cadet LPS 842)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Billy Gardner (organ) Warren Stephens (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

18563	Fried Buzzard
18564	Summertime
18565	Peck Time
18566	The Thang
18567	The Best Things In Life Are Free
18568	Wee

1966 (age 40)

Lou Donaldson - Blowin' In The Wind  (Cadet LP 789)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Leo Morris (drums) Richard Landrum (congas)

15115	Herman's Mambo
15117	Hello, Dolly
15120	Blowin' In The Wind
15121	Who Can I Turn To
	Relaxing In Blue
	Passing Zone
	The Wheeler-Dealer

Lou Donaldson At His Best  (Cadet LPS 815)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Leo Morris (drums) Richard Landrum (congas): same session

15122	Win, Lose Or Draw
15123	Tangerine
15124	Blues, No. 3
15125	Wig Blues
15126	Day By Day
15127	Greasy Papa
15128	Be Anything But Be Mine

1967

Lou Donaldson - Sweet Slumber  (Blue Note (J) GXF 3068)

Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) Garnett Brown (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone, flute) Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Al Harewood (drums) Duke Pearson (arranger)

1822 tk.4	Sweet And Lovely
1823 tk.6	You've Changed
1824 tk.7	Sweet Slumber
1825 tk.9	It Might As Well Be Spring
1826 tk.11	What Will I Tell My Heart
1827 tk.14	The Good Life
1828 tk.15	Stardust

** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK 8164, CDP 7 84254-2. Blue Note BST 84254 entitled "Lush Life (also released)".

Lou Donaldson - Alligator Bogaloo  (Blue Note BLP 4263)

Melvin Lastie (cornet -1/4,6) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Lonnie Smith (organ) George Benson (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

1. 1867 tk.4	One Cylinder
2. 1868 tk.6	Aw Shucks!
3. 1869 tk.8	Alligator Bogaloo
4. 1870 tk.15	Rev. Moses
5. 1871 tk.17	I Want A Little Girl
6. 1872 tk.18	The Thang

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84263, CDP 7 84263-2.

Lou Donaldson - Mr. Shing-A-Ling  (Blue Note BST 84271)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet -2/5) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Lonnie Smith (organ) Jimmy Ponder (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

1. 1971 tk.2	Ode To Billie Joe
2. 1972 tk.10	Peepin'
3. 1973 tk.16	The Kid
4. 1974 tk.17	The Shadow Of Your Smile
5. 1975 tk.18	The Humpback

** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84271-2.

1968

Lou Donaldson - Midnight Creeper  (Blue Note BST 84280)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet -2/5) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Lonnie Smith (organ) George Benson (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

1. tk.4	Elizabeth
2. tk.8	Dapper Dan
3. tk.11	Love Power
4. tk.14	Midnight Creeper
5. tk.17	Bag Of Jewels

Various Artists - The Lost Grooves  (Blue Note B1 31883)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone, vocals) Charles Earland (organ) Jimmy Ponder (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

tk.1	Brother Soul (alt. take)

Fred Ballard (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone) Leon Spencer (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Idris Muhammad (drums)

tk.2	The Scorpion (alt. take)

Lou Donaldson - Say It Loud!  (Blue Note BST 84299)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone, vocals) Charles Earland (organ) Jimmy Ponder (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

tk.2	Brother Soul
tk.3	Snake Bone
tk.8	Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud
tk.10	Caravan
tk.12	Summertime

1969

Lou Donaldson - Hot Dog  (Blue Note BST 84318)

Ed Williams (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone, vocals) Charles Earland (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Leo Morris (drums)

tk.1	Turtle Walk
tk.4	It's Your Thing
tk.8	Hot Dog
tk.11	Who's Making Love (To Your Old Lady)
tk.14	Bonnie

** also issued on Blue Note B1 28267.

Lou Donaldson - Everything I Play Is Funky  (Blue Note BST 84337)

Ed Williams (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, electric alto saxophone) Charles Earland (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (electric bass) Leo Morris (drums)

5027 tk.4	Donkey Walk
5029 tk.8	West Indian Daddy

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone, vocals) Lonnie Smith (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (electric bass) Idris Muhammad (drums)

5761 tk.8	Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On)
5762 tk.12	Over The Rainbow
5764 tk.14	Hamp's Hump
5763 tk.16	Minor Bash

** also issued on Blue Note B1 31248.

1970

Lou Donaldson - Pretty Things  (Blue Note BST 84359)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone, vocals) Lonnie Smith (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Jimmy Lewis (electric bass) Idris Muhammad (drums)

5760	Tennessee Waltz

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone) Leon Spencer Jr. (organ) Ted Dunbar (guitar) Idris Muhammad (drums)

6520 (tk.3)	Curtis' Song
6521 (tk.6)	Love
6523 (tk.7)	Sassie Lassie
6524	Just For A Thrill
6525	Pot Belly

** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 89794-2.

Lou Donaldson - Live At The Cadillac Club: The Scorpion  (Blue Note B1 31876)

Fred Ballard (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone) Leon Spencer (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Idris Muhammad (drums)

tk.10

Laura

same personnel

tk.13	Alligator Bogaloo
tk.14	The Scorpion
tk.20	The Masquerade Is Over

** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31876-2.

Lou Donaldson - Live At The Cadillac Club: The Scorpion  (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31876-2)

Fred Ballard (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (electric alto saxophone) Leon Spencer (organ) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Idris Muhammad (drums): same personnel

tk.1	Foot Pattin' Time

same personnel

tk.19

Peppin'

** reissue of Blue Note B1 31876 + 2 bonus tracks.

1971 (age 45)

Lou Donaldson - Cosmos  (Blue Note BST 84370)

Ed Williams (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, electric alto saxophone) Leon Spencer Jr. (organ, electric piano) Melvin Sparks (guitar) Jerry Jemmott (electric bass) Idris Muhammad (drums) Ray Armando (congas) Mildred Brown, Rosalyn Brown, Naomi Thomas (vocals) Jimmy Briggs (vocal arranger)

8136	The Caterpillar
8137	I Want To Make It With You
8138	If There's Hell Down Below
8139	Caracas
8140	I'll Be There
8141	When You're Smiling

1972

Lou Donaldson - Sophisticated Lou  (Blue Note BN-LA 024-G)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Eugene Bianco (harp) Joe Venuto (vibraphone) Derek Smith (piano, electric piano) Jay Berliner (guitar, 12-string guitar) Richard Davis (bass) Grady Tate (drums) Omar Clay (percussion) + Joe Farrell, Paul Winter (flute, alto flute) Harry Lookofsky, Aaron Rosand, Irving Spice (violin) Seymour Berman, Harry Zaratzian (viola) Seymour Barab (cello) Wade Marcus (arranger)

11399 (tk.7)	Time After Time
11392 (tk.8)	You've Changed
11394 (tk.6)	What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
11397 (tk.5)	Autumn In New York

Ron Carter (bass) replaces Davis

11393 (tk.4)	Stella By Starlight
11396 (tk.14)	You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
11398 (tk.2)	Blues Walk
11395 (tk.2)	The Long Goodbye

1973

Lou Donaldson - Sassy Soul  (Blue Note BN-LA 109-F)

Thad Jones (trumpet) Garnett Brown (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, electric alto saxophone) Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone, flute) Buddy Lucas (harmonica) Paul Griffin (piano, electric piano, organ) Horace Ott (electric piano, arranger, conductor) Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, John Tropea (electric guitar) Wilbur Bascomb Jr. (electric bass) Bernard Purdie (drums) Omar Clay, Jack Jennings (percussion)

12066	Sanford And Son Theme
12071	This Is Happiness
12072	Inner Space

same personnel

12067	Pillow Talk
12068	Sassy Soul Strut
12069	Good Morning, Heartache
12070	City, Country, City

1974

Lou Donaldson - Sweet Lou  (Blue Note BN-LA 259-G)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, electric alto saxophone) Horace Ott (keyboards, synthesizer, arranger, conductor) Paul Griffin (clavinet) Cornell Dupree, Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza (guitar) Wilbur Bascomb Jr. (electric bass) Bernard Purdie, Jimmie Young (drums) unknown (congas, vibraphone, percussion) + Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Joe Shepley (trumpet) Garnett Brown (trombone) Arthur Clarke, Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone, flute) Buddy Lucas (harmonica) Bill Davis, Eric Figueroa, Eileen Gilbert, Hilda Harris, Barbara Massey, William Sample, Carl Williams Jr. (backing vocals)

14049 tk.3	Hip Trip
14047 tk.5	If You Can't Handle It Give It To Me
14110 tk.7	Love Eyes

same personnel

14051 tk.5	Peepin'
14052 tk.8	Herman's Mambo
14048 tk.15	Lost Love

same personnel

14050 (tk.11)

You're Welcome, Stop On By

1976 (age 50)

Lou Donaldson - A Different Scene  (Cotillion SD 9905)

Mike Goldberg (cornet, trumpet, piano, arranger, conductor) Larry Etkin (trumpet) John Kelly (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Robert Corley (tenor saxophone) Joe Ferguson (tenor saxophone, flute) Ricky West (electric piano, clavinet, mellotron, arranger, conductor) A.C. Drummer Jr. (rhythm guitar) Jacob Hunter (electric bass) Walter "Jojo" Garth (drums) Tony Baxter (lead vocals) Audrinne Ferguson, Cissy Houston, Eddie Jones, Eunice Peterson, Kenny Seymour, Rennelle Stafford (backing vocals) unidentified strings

32039	You Are My Sunshine
32040	Lovin' You
32041	High Wire
32042	Night And Day
32043	Temptation
32044	Here's Lovin' At You
32045	For The Love Of You
32046	Keep Your Woman

Lou Donaldson - Color As A Way Of Life  (Cotillion SD 9915)

Paul G. Bogosian, Ernie Royal (trumpet, flugelhorn) John Drew Kelly (trombone, bass trombone) Seldon Powell (flute, baritone saxophone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Irving Spice (lead violin) Louis Haber, Elliott Rosoff, David Sackson, Louis Stone (violin) William Phipps (electric piano, clavinet) A.C. Drummer Jr. (guitar) Jacob Hunter (electric bass) Jimmy Young (drums) Jacqueline Copeland (vocals) Dennis Williams (horn arranger, string arranger) Mike Goldberg (arranger, conductor)

33044	Too Much To Explain
33045	Love For Sale
33046	A Piece Of Your World
33047	Passion Fruit
33048	(Comin' Thru) The Backdoor
33049	Ebb Tide
33050	Maker's Dream
33051	Walkin' Sally

1980

Red Garland - Wee Small Hours  (Full House (J) PAP 9211)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Red Garland (piano) Jamil Nasser (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums)

	Moonlight In Vermont
	Street Of Dreams

Lou Donaldson With Red Garland Trio - Fine And Dandy  (Lobster (J) LDC 1022)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, vocals) Red Garland (piano) Jamil Nasser (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums)

	Stella By Starlight
	The Best Things In Life Are Free
	Misty
	Fine And Dandy
	Blues
	Lover Man
	Tenor Madness

** also issued on Lobster (J) LFA 1060 entitled "Lou Donaldson With Red Garland - Fine And Dandy".

Lou Donaldson With Red Garland - Fine And Dandy  (Lobster (J) LFA 1060)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, vocals) Red Garland (piano) Jamil Nasser (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums): same session

I Got It Bad

** reissue of Lobster (J) LDC 1022 entitled "Lou Donaldson With Red Garland Trio - Fine And Dandy" + 1 bonus track.

1981 (age 55)

Lou Donaldson - Sweet Poppa Lou  (Muse MR 5247)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Calvin Hill (bass) Idris Muhammad (drums) Ralph Dorsey (percussion -1,3,6)

1.	Mambo Inn
2.	You'll Never Know
3.	Mo' Gravy
4.	If I Should Lose You
5.	Shuckin' Blues
6.	Don't Take Your Love From Me

Lou Donaldson - Forgotten Man  (Timeless (Du) SJP 153)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, vocals) Herman Foster (piano) Geoff Fuller (bass) Victor Jones (drums)

	Confirmation
	Whiskey Drinkin' Woman
	This Is Happiness
	Tracy
	Melancholy Babby
	Don't Blame Me
	Exactly Like You

** also issued on Timeless (Du) CDSJP 153.

1982

Mose Allison - Lessons In Living  (Elektra/Musician E1 60237)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Mose Allison (piano, vocals) Eric Gale (guitar) Jack Bruce (bass) Billy Cobham (drums)

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

Lou Donaldson - Back Street  (Muse MR 5292)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Geoff Fuller (bass) Victor Jones (drums)

	Be My Love
	Cheer Cheer
	Now's The Time
	Exactly Like You
	Back Street
	Confirmation

1984

Lou Donaldson - Live In Bologna  (Timeless (Du) SJP 202)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Herman Foster (piano) Geoff Fuller (bass) Victor Jones (drums)

	Stella By Starlight
	Groovin' High
	Summertime
	Lou's Blues
	St. Thomas
	Star Eyes

** also issued on Timeless (Du) CDSJP 202.

1985

Various Artists - One Night With Blue Note, Vol. 3  (Blue Note BT 85115)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Jimmy Smith (organ) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Grady Tate (drums)

Medley: Blues Walk / Gettin' Sentimental Over You

** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 46149-2.

1990 (age 64)

Lou Donaldson Plays The Right Thing  (Milestone MCD 9190-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone, vocals) Lonnie Smith (organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Bernard Purdie (drums) Ralph Dorsey (congas)

	Plays The Right Thing
	Whiskey Drinkin' Woman
	Marmaduke
	Harlem Nocturne
	This Is Happiness
	I Had The Craziest Dream
	The Masquerade Is Over
	Foot Pattin' Time

1992 (age 66)

Lou Donaldson - Birdseed  (Milestone MCD 9198-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) David Braham (organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Fukushi Tainaka (drums) Ralph Dorsey (congas)

	Cherry
	Walkin' Again
	Pennies From Heaven
	Red Top
	Blue Bossa
	Back Door Blues
	Dorothy
	Birdseed

1993

Lou Donaldson - Caracas  (Milestone MCD 9217-2)

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Kenny Washington (drums) Ralph Dorsey (congas)

	Hot Dog
	Just A Dream
	Ornithology
	I Don't Know Why
	Night Train
	I Be Blue
	Caracas
	Lil Darlin'

Loading