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Lou Donaldson
as, *1926 US, Badin, North Carolina
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Mr. Alligator Boogaloo
Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.
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Autumn Nocturne on Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson Over The Rainbow on Everything I Play Is Funky by Lou Donaldson Blues Walk on Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson Green Eyes on Light-Foot by Lou Donaldson Hog Maw on Light-Foot by Lou Donaldson Play Ray on Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson Lou's Blues on Quartet / Quintet / Sextet by Lou Donaldson There Is No Greater Love on Wailing With Lou by Lou Donaldson Old Folks on Wailing With Lou by Lou Donaldson Alligator Bogaloo on Alligator Bogaloo by Lou DonaldsonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Classic Albums | Lou Donaldson | 2017 | Compil. |
| I'd Find You Anywhere / You're Wecome, Stop On By | Creative Source / Lou Donaldson | 2016 | Single |
| Complete Albums Collection 1959-1963 | Lou Donaldson | 2016 | Compil. |
| Live In New York 1953 | Horace Silver Quartet With Lou Donaldson | 2014 | Album |
| Cool Blues | Lou Donaldson & Grant Green Featuring 'Baby Face' Willette & Brother Jack McDuff | 2012 | Compil. |
| Eight Classic Albums | Lou Donaldson | 2012 | Compil. |
| Possum Head + Signifyin' | Lou Donaldson - John Patton | 2007 | Compil. |
| Blues And Pants / Who's Making Love? | The J.B.'s / Lou Donaldson | 2005 | Album |
| The Artist Selects | Lou Donaldson | 2005 | Compil. |
| Complete 1952 Blue Note Sessions | Lou Donaldson | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-60 | Lou Donaldson | 2002 | Album |
| Lou's Blues | Lou Donaldson | 2002 | Compil. |
| A Different Scene • Color As A Way Of Life | Lou Donaldson | 2001 | Compil. |
| Mance | Junior Mance Special Guests Etta Jones And Lou Donaldson | 2000 | Album |
| A Man With A Horn | Lou Donaldson | 1999 | Album |
| Blue Breakbeats | Lou Donaldson | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Art Blakey Legacy | Cedar Walton Sextet special guest Lou Donaldson | 1997 | Album |
| Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) / Snake Bone | Lou Donaldson | 1996 | Single |
| The Best Of Lou Donaldson, Vol. II | Lou Donaldson | 1996 | Compil. |
| Sentimental Journey | Lou Donaldson | 1995 | Album |
| The Scorpion (Live At The Cadillac Club) | Lou Donaldson | 1995 | Album |
| Caracas | Lou Donaldson | 1994 | Album |
| The Righteous Reed! The Best Of Poppa Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1994 | Compil. |
| Alligator Bogaloo & Funky Hits | Lou Donaldson | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Lou Donaldson Vol. 1 1957-1967 | Lou Donaldson | 1993 | Compil. |
| Midnight Soul | Lou Donaldson | 1992 | Album |
| Birdseed | Lou Donaldson | 1992 | Album |
| Signifyin' (The Best Of Lou Donaldson) | Lou Donaldson | 1991 | Compil. |
| Play The Right Thing | Lou Donaldson | 1991 | Album |
| Jimmy Smith Trio + LD | Jimmy Smith Trio + Lou Donaldson | 1985 | Album |
| Back Street | Lou Donaldson | 1982 | Album |
| Blues #3 | Lou Donaldson | 1981 | Compil. |
| Sweet Poppa Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1981 | Album |
| Sweet Slumber | Lou Donaldson | 1980 | Album |
| Midnight Sun | Lou Donaldson | 1980 | Album |
| Fine And Dandy Live In Digital Recording | Lou Donaldson With The Red Garland Trio | 1980 | Album |
| Poinciana | Lou Donaldson | 1979 | Album |
| The Long Goodbye / You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | Lou Donaldson | 1977 | Single |
| Color As A Way Of Life | Lou Donaldson | 1977 | Album |
| Back Talk | Oliver Nelson / Lou Donaldson | 1976 | Compil. |
| A Different Scene | Lou Donaldson | 1976 | Album |
| Sweet Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1974 | Album |
| The Long Goodbye | Lou Donaldson | 1973 | Single |
| Sassy Soul Strut | Lou Donaldson | 1973 | Album |
| Sanford And Son Theme / Good Morning Heartache | Lou Donaldson | 1973 | Single |
| Sassy Soul Strut / Pillow Talk | Lou Donaldson | 1973 | Single |
| Sophisticated Lou | Lou Donaldson | 1973 | Album |
| Cosmos | Lou Donaldson | 1971 | Album |
| Ha' Mercy | Lou Donaldson | 1971 | Compil. |
| Everything I Play Is Funky | Lou Donaldson | 1971 | Single |
| Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On) / Minor Bash | Lou Donaldson | 1970 | Single |
| Live: Fried Buzzard | Lou Donaldson | 1970 | Album |
| Caterpillar / Make It With You | Lou Donaldson | 1970 | Single |
| Everything I Play Is Funky | Lou Donaldson | 1970 | Album |
| Pretty Things | Lou Donaldson | 1970 | Album |
| Say It Loud! | Lou Donaldson | 1969 | Album |
| Who's Making Love / Hot Dog | Lou Donaldson | 1969 | Single |
| At His Best | Lou Donaldson | 1969 | Album |
| Hot Dog | Lou Donaldson | 1969 | Album |
| Midnight Creeper | Lou Donaldson | 1968 | Album |
| The Midnight Creeper / The Humpback | Lou Donaldson | 1968 | Single |
| Say It Loud / Snake Bone | Lou Donaldson | 1968 | Single |
| Midnight Creeper / Love Power | Lou Donaldson | 1968 | Single |
| Ode to Billie Joe | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Single |
| Peepin' / The Humpback | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Single |
| Mr. Shing-A-Ling | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Album |
| Alligator Bogaloo | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Album |
| Alligator Bogaloo / Rev. Moses | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Single |
| Blowing In The Wind | Lou Donaldson | 1967 | Album |
| Rough House Blues | Lou Donaldson | 1966 | Album |
| Cole Slaw | Lou Donaldson | 1965 | Album |
| Musty Rusty | Lou Donaldson | 1965 | Album |
| Musty Rusty | Lou Donaldson | 1965 | Single |
| Possum Head | Lou Donaldson | 1964 | Album |
| Possum Head | Lou Donaldson | 1964 | Single |
| Good Gracious! | Lou Donaldson | 1963 | Album |
| Signifyin' | Lou Donaldson | 1963 | Album |
| The Natural Soul | Lou Donaldson | 1963 | Album |
| Signifyin' | Lou Donaldson | 1963 | Single |
| Spaceman Twist | Lou Donaldson | 1962 | Single |
| Funky Mama | Lou Donaldson | 1962 | Single |
| Hog Maw / Day Dreams | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Single |
| Watusi Jump | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Single |
| Here 'Tis | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Album |
| Gravy Train | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Single |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams / South Of The Border | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Single |
| Here 'Tis | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Single |
| Gravy Train | Lou Donaldson | 1961 | Album |
| Blue Moon / Smooth Groove | Lou Donaldson With The Three Sounds | 1960 | Single |
| Sunny Side Up | Lou Donaldson | 1960 | Album |
| Politely / Blues For J.P. | Lou Donaldson | 1960 | Single |
| The Truth / Goose Grease | Lou Donaldson | 1960 | Single |
| Be My Love | Lou Donaldson | 1959 | Single |
| Light-Foot | Lou Donaldson | 1959 | Album |
| The Time Is Right | Lou Donaldson | 1959 | Album |
| Play Ray / Autumn Nocturne | Lou Donaldson | 1959 | Single |
| Mack The Knife / The Nearness Of You | Lou Donaldson | 1959 | Single |
| LD+3 | Lou Donaldson with The Three Sounds | 1959 | Album |
| Blues Walk | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Single |
| Sputnik | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Single |
| Lou Takes Off | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Album |
| Blues Walk | Lou Donaldson | 1958 | Album |
| Dorothy / Peck Time | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Single |
| Quartet / Quintet / Sextet | Lou Donaldson | 1957 | Album |
| Wee-Dot | Art Blakey - Clifford Brown - Lou Donaldson | 1956 | Single |
| Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1955 | Compil. |
| New Faces – New Sounds | Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown | 1953 | Album |
| Tahiti / What's New | Milt Jackson Quintet With Lou Donaldson / Milt Jackson | 1952 | Album |
| New Faces – New Sounds | Lou Donaldson | 1952 | Album |
| Things We Did Last Summer / Lou's Blues | Lou Donaldson | 1952 | Album |
| L. D. Blues / That Good Old Feeling | Lou Donaldson | Single | |
| Roccus / Cheek To Cheek | Lou Donaldson | Album | |
| Glory Of Love / Avalon | Lou Donaldson | Single | |
| Herman's Mambo | Lou Donaldson | Single |
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