As leader/co-leader •
Louis Hayes (
Vee-Jay, 1960) •
Breath of Life (
Muse, 1974) •
Ichi-Ban with
Junior Cook (
Timeless, 1976) •
The Real Thing (Muse, 1978) – recorded in 1977 •
Variety Is the Spice (Gryphon, 1979) – recorded in 1978 •
Light and Lively (
SteepleChase, 1989) •
The Crawl (
Candid, 1989) •
Una Max (SteepleChase, 1990) – live recorded in 1989 •
Nightfall (SteepleChase, 1991) •
Blue Lou (SteepleChase, 1993) •
The Super Quartet (Timeless, 1994) •
Louis at Large (Sharp Nine, 1996) •
Quintessential Lou (TCB, 2000) •
The Candy Man (TCB, 2001) • ''
Dreamin' of Cannonball'' (TCB, 2002) •
Maximum Firepower (
Savant, 2006) •
Return of the Jazz Communicators (
Smoke Sessions, 2014) •
Serenade for Horace (
Blue Note, 2017) •
Crisis (Savant, 2021) •
Exactly Right! (Savant, 2023) •
Artform Revisited (Savant, 2024)
As sideman With Cannonball Adderley •
In San Francisco (1959,
Riverside) – live •
Them Dirty Blues (Riverside, 1960) •
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse (Riverside, 1960) – live •
Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners (Riverside, 1961) – recorded in 1959-60 •
African Waltz (Riverside, 1961) •
Plus (Riverside, 1961) •
Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley (
Capitol, 1961) •
Cannonball in Europe! (Riverside, 1962) – live •
Jazz Workshop Revisited (Riverside, 1962) – live •
Nippon Soul (Riverside, 1964) – live recorded in 1963 •
Autumn Leaves (Riverside, 1963) •
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (Riverside, 1964) •
Cannonball Adderley Live! (Capitol, 1964) •
Live Session! (Capitol, 1964) • ''
Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof'' (Capitol, 1964) •
Domination (Capitol, 1965) •
Phenix (
Fantasy, 1975) •
The Sextet (Milestone, 1982) – recorded in 1962-63
With Nat Adderley •
Work Song (Riverside, 1960) •
Naturally! (Jazzland, 1961)
With Kenny Burrell •
K. B. Blues (Blue Note, 1979) – recorded in 1957 • ''
Bluesin' Around'' (
Columbia, 1983) – recorded in 1961
With Al Cohn •
Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1961) – recorded in 1960 •
True Blue with
Dexter Gordon (
Xanadu, 1976) •
Silver Blue with Dexter Gordon (Xanadu, 1976)
With John Coltrane •
Coltrane Time (
United Artists,
Blue Note, 1959) – recorded in 1958 •
Lush Life (
Prestige, 1961) – recorded in 1957-58 •
The Believer (Prestige, 1963) •
The Last Trane (Prestige, 1966) – recorded in 1957-58
With Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, and Idrees Sulieman •
The Cats (Prestige, 1957)
With Curtis Fuller •
New Trombone (Prestige, 1957) • ''
Jazz ...It's Magic!'' (
Regent, 1958) – recorded in 1957 •
Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (Blue Note, 1961) – recorded in 1957 •
Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (New Jazz, 1962) – recorded in 1957
With Dexter Gordon • ''
Ca'Purange'' (Prestige, 1973) – recorded in 1972 •
Tangerine (Prestige, 1975) – recorded in 1972
With Grant Green • ''
Gooden's Corner'' (Blue Note, 1961) •
Oleo (Blue Note, 1962) •
Born to Be Blue (Blue Note, 1962)
With Joe Henderson •
The Kicker (
Milestone, 1967) •
Tetragon (Milestone, 1968)
With John Hicks •
Gentle Rain (Sound Hills, 1994) •
On the Wings of an Eagle (Chesky, 2006)
With Freddie Hubbard •
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (Impulse!, 1962) •
The Body & the Soul (Impulse!,1963) •
The Hub of Hubbard (MPS, 1970)
With Sam Jones •
The Soul Society (Riverside, 1960) •
The Chant (Riverside, 1961) •
Changes & Things (Xanadu, 1977) •
Something in Common (Muse, 1977)
With Clifford Jordan •
Cliff Craft (Blue Note, 1957) •
Inward Fire (
Muse, 1978) – recorded in 1977
With Yusef Lateef •
Jazz for the Thinker (
Savoy, 1957) •
Stable Mates (Savoy, 1957) •
Jazz Mood (Savoy, 1957) •
Before Dawn: The Music of Yusef Lateef (Verve, 1958) – recorded in 1957
With Jackie McLean •
Strange Blues (Prestige, 1957) • ''
Makin' the Changes'' (New Jazz, 1960) – recorded in 1957
With Phineas Newborn, Jr. •
A World of Piano! (
Contemporary, 1962) – recorded in 1961 •
The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (Contemporary, 1963) – recorded in 1962-63
With Horace Silver •
6 Pieces of Silver (Blue Note, 1957) – recorded in 1956 •
The Stylings of Silver (Blue Note, 1957) •
Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet (Blue Note, 1958) • ''
Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet'' (Blue Note, 1959) • ''
Blowin' the Blues Away'' (Blue Note, 1959)
With James Spaulding •
Songs of Courage (
Muse, 1993) – recorded in 1991 •
Blues Nexus (Muse, 1994) – recorded in 1993
With Lucky Thompson •
Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (Groove Merchant, 1973) •
I Offer You (Groove Merchant, 1973)
With Cedar Walton •
A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1973) – live •
A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse, 1973) – live •
Firm Roots (Muse, 1976) – recorded in 1974
With others •
Pepper Adams, ''
Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session'' (Reservoir, 1990) – recorded in 1983 •
Gene Ammons,
Goodbye (Prestige, 1974) •
Georges Arvanitas,
Cocktail for Three (Pretoria, 1959) •
James Clay,
A Double Dose of Soul (Riverside, 1960) •
Richard Davis,
Muses for Richard Davis (
MPS, 1969) •
Kenny Drew,
Undercurrent (Blue Note, 1960) •
Victor Feldman,
Merry Olde Soul (Riverside, 1961) •
Ricky Ford,
Tenor Madness Too! (Muse, 1992) •
Terry Gibbs,
Take It from Me (
Impulse!, 1964) •
Bennie Green,
Back on the Scene (Blue Note, 1958) •
Wilbur Harden,
Mainstream 1958 (Savoy, 1958) •
Barry Harris,
Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside, 1960) •
Johnny Hodges,
Blue Hodge (
Verve, 1961) •
J. J. Johnson,
A Touch of Satin (Columbia, 1962) •
Harold Land,
West Coast Blues! (Jazzland, 1960) •
Johnny Lytle,
Nice and Easy (Jazzland, 1962) •
Ken McIntyre,
Year of the Iron Sheep (United Artists, 1962) •
Wes Montgomery, ''
Movin' Along'' (Riverside, 1960) •
Lee Morgan,
Take Twelve (Jazzland, 1962) •
David "Fathead" Newman,
Resurgence! (Muse, 1981) •
Freddie Redd,
Shades of Redd (Blue Note, 1960) •
Woody Shaw,
The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (Muse, 1976) •
Les Spann,
Gemini (Jazzland, 1961) – recorded in 1960 •
Sonny Stitt,
12! (Muse, 1972) •
Idrees Sulieman,
Roots with the Prestige All Stars (New Jazz, 1958) •
McCoy Tyner,
Uptown/Downtown (Milestone, 1988) •
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,
Back Door Blues (Riverside, 1962) •
Roosevelt Wardell,
The Revelation (Prestige, 1960) •
Phil Woods,
Four Altos with
Gene Quill,
Sahib Shihab, and
Hal Stein (Prestige, 1957) •
The Young Lions,
The Young Lions (
Vee-Jay, 1961) – recorded in 1960 •
Joe Zawinul,
Money in the Pocket (
Atlantic, 1966) == References ==