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Lou Donaldson

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Lou Donaldson (born in Badin, North Carolina, on 1 November 1926; died 9 November 2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonistremembered for his soulful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone (although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker). Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2012, he was sampled many times from Pot Belly, his cover of Ode to Billie Joe, and from his cover of It's Your Thing.

Top songs

  1. Autumn Nocturne
  2. Blues Walk
  3. Over The Rainbow
  4. Alligator Bogaloo
  5. Who's Making Love
  6. Turtle Walk
  7. Play Ray
  8. Old Folks
  9. It's Your Thing
  10. Pot Belly
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  1. Ode To Billie Joe
  2. Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On)
  3. Over The Rainbow - Digitally Remastered
  4. One Cylinder
  5. Brother Soul
  6. Hamp's Hump
  7. Aw Shucks
  8. Hog Maw
  9. The Masquerade Is Over
  10. Move
  11. Midnight Creeper
  12. Donkey Walk
  13. South Of The Border
  14. Snake Bone
  15. Lou's Blues
  16. Callin' All Cats
  17. Dewey Square
  18. Peepin'
  19. Green Eyes
  20. Funky Mama
  21. Carvin' The Rock
  22. I Want A Little Girl
  23. There Is No Greater Love
  24. Rev. Moses
  25. Minor Bash
  26. The Thang
  27. Caracas
  28. Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud)
  29. Alligator Boogaloo
  30. The Caterpillar
  31. The Humpback
  32. Down Home
  33. The Shadow of Your Smile
  34. Caravan
  35. West Indian Daddy
  36. The Kid
  37. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
  38. Cheek to Cheek
  39. Sassie Lassie
  40. Hot Dog
  41. Gravy Train
  42. It's Your Thing - 1994 Digital Remaster
  43. The Best Things in Life Are Free
  44. Funky Mama - Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition
  45. Ode to Billy Joe
  46. The Things We Did Last Summer
  47. A Foggy Day
  48. Summertime
  49. You Go To My Head
  50. If I Love Again
  51. Dapper Dan
  52. Dog Walk
  53. Groovin' High
  54. Roccus
  55. Jump Up
  56. Dorothy
  57. Aw Shucks!
  58. The Nearness of You
  59. Love Power
  60. Sweet Juice
  61. Hamp's Hump - Digitally Remastered
  62. Sputnik
  63. If There's Hell Below (We're All Going To Go)
  64. Herman's Mambo
  65. Good Gracious
  66. Avalon
  67. Elizabeth
  68. Candy
  69. Cool Blues
  70. Who's Making Love?
  71. Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Rudy Van Gelder/Digital Remaster/2007
  72. Bag Of Jewels
  73. Glory of Love
  74. Sow Belly Blues
  75. Cherry
  76. The Man I Love
  77. Sassy Soul Strut
  78. Twist Time
  79. Strollin' In
  80. Cookin'
  81. Spaceman Twist
  82. Love Walked in
  83. Grits And Gravy
  84. Here 'Tis
  85. That's All
  86. Nice 'n' Greasy
  87. Carvin' The Rock - Remastered
  88. Caracas - Instrumental
  89. Calling All Cats (1958)
  90. Bonnie

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