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Lou Donaldson

17 reviewed records, 1954 to 1984

Every record Lou Donaldson plays on that has been reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 17 records, 1954 to 1984, 9 as leader and 8 as sideman, most often alongside Art Blakey, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver. Every record below links to its full review, and every name links to that player’s own page or their circle on the map.

17Reviewed records
9As leader
8As sideman
79Collaborators

Most often with

The players who share the most reviewed records with Lou Donaldson. The number is how many records they made together that are reviewed here.

Played together

The records behind those numbers. Open a name to see every reviewed record Lou Donaldson and that player share.

With Art Blakey8 records
With Clifford Brown4 records
With Horace Silver3 records
With Curly Russell3 records
With Idris Muhammad3 records
With Blue Mitchell3 records
With Dave Bailey3 records
With Lonnie Smith3 records

Reviewed records

In the order they were recorded. Gold is the site’s rating out of five.

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1980s
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