| Lou Donaldson at His Best | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lou Donaldson |
| Cover: | Lou Donaldson at His Best.jpg |
| Released: | 1969 |
| Recorded: | August 30, 1966 |
| Studio: | RCA Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Cadet LPS-815 |
| Producer: | Esmond Edwards, Richard Evans |
| Chronology: | Lou Donaldson |
| Prev Title: | Blowing in the Wind |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Lush Life |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
Lou Donaldson at His Best is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1966 and performed by Donaldson with trumpeter Bill Hardman, organist Billy Gardner, guitarist Calvin Newborn and drummer Grady Tate. ”Day by Day” and “Be Anything (But Be Mine)” are rarely played standards.[1]
The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "The title At His Best portends some kind of career overview, but in fact it's an all new session heralding the end of Lou Donaldson's tenure with the Cadet label. Moreover, it comes nowhere close to capturing the saxophonist at his most potent, settling for a rigid, disappointingly straightforward soul-jazz approach with few sparks of energy".[2]
All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated