Lou Donaldson discography

This is the discography for American jazz musician Lou Donaldson.

As leader
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) – rec. 1967–73
 * The Best of Lou Donaldson, Vol. II: The Blue Note Years (Blue Note/EMI 37745, 1996) – rec. 1967–70
 * Blue Breakbeats (Blue Note/EMI 94709, 1998)
 * The Artist Selects (Blue Note/EMI 31434, 2005)

As co-leader
Quartet with Jimmy Smith
 * V.A., One Night with Blue Note Volume 3 (Blue Note, 1985)
 * V.A., One Night With Blue Note Preserved (Blue Note, 1985)

As sideman
With Art Blakey
 * A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1954)[10" LP]
 * A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1954)[10"]
 * A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (Blue Note, 1954)[10"]

With Milt Jackson
 * Milt Jackson: Wizard of the Vibes (Blue Note, 1952)[10"] – rec. 1948–52
 * All Star Bags (Blue Note, 1976) [2LP] – compilation/rec. 1952–57

With Thelonious Monk
 * Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1951)[10"] – rec. 1947
 * Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1952)[10"] – rec. 1951–52

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 at the Organ Vol. One (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Jimmy Smith at the Organ Vol. Two (Blue Note, 1957)
 * House Party (Blue Note, 1958)
 * The Sermon! (Blue Note, 1959) – rec. 1957–58
 * Rockin' the Boat (Blue Note, 1963)
 * Confirmation (Blue Note, 1979) – rec. 1958
 * Cool Blues (Blue Note, 1980) – live rec. 1958
 * Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (Blue Note, 1985) – rec. 1957

With others
 * Gene Ammons, All Star Sessions (Prestige, 1956) – rec. 1950–55
 * Clifford Brown, Memorial Album (Blue Note, 1956) – rec. 1953
 * Junior Mance, Mance (Chiaroscuro, 2000) also with Etta Jones – rec. 1998
 * Horace Silver, Horace Silver Quartet With Lou Donaldson: Live In New York 1953 (Solar, 2014) – live rec. 1953