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Lou Donaldson

real name Lou A. Donaldson

Badin, United States · 1926-11-01 – 2024-11-09

Lou Donaldson is credited on 1,373 releases across 290 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,373

Credits

290

Albums

8

Decades active

585

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American jazz saxophonist, composer, band leader and singer
Born: 1st November 1926 Badin, North Carolina, USA
Died: 9th November 2024 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

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1,373 releases · 290 albums · active 1952–2025

  • Performance · 2,525
  • Other credits · 14

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Birdland · Manhattan Towers

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