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Lou Takes Off
Lou Donaldson
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Release Date
December 15, 1957
Genre
Jazz
Styles
Hard Bop
Recording Date
December 15, 1957
Recording Location
New York, NY
Van Gelder Recording Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Discography Timeline
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New Faces New Sounds
(1953)
Wailing with Lou
(1957)
The Quartet / Quintet / Sextet
(1957)
Swing and Soul
(1957)
Lou Takes Off
(1957)
Blues Walk
(1958)
Light Foot
(1958)
LD+3
(1959)
The Time Is Right
(1959)
Sunny Side Up
(1960)
Here 'Tis
(1961)
Gravy Train
(1961)
The Natural Soul
(1962)
Good Gracious!
(1963)
Signifyin'
(1963)
Possum Head
(1964)
Blowing in the Wind
(1966)
Mr. Shing-A-Ling
(1967)
Lush Life
(1967)
Alligator Boogaloo
(1967)
The Midnight Creeper
(1968)
Say It Loud!
(1969)
Hot Dog
(1969)
Pretty Things
(1970)
Everything I Play Is Funky
(1970)
Cosmos
(1971)
Fried Buzzard
(1971)
Sophisticated Lou
(1972)
Sassy Soul Strut
(1973)
Sweet Lou
(1974)
Different Scene
(1976)
Forgotten Man
(1981)
Live in Bologna [Timeless]
(1984)
Play the Right Thing
(1991)
Birdseed
(1992)
Caracas
(1993)
Sentimental Journey
(1994)
Live: Fried Buzzard
(1998)
Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2
(2000)
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