The Witch Doctor
Studio album by
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
ReleasedJanuary 1968[1]
RecordedMarch 14, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length40:34
LabelBlue Note
BST 84258
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
Like Someone in Love
(1967) 		The Witch Doctor
(1968) 		Roots & Herbs
(1970)
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AllMusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Witch Doctor is an album by American jazz drummer and bandleader Art Blakey and his group The Jazz Messengers recorded on March 14, 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Blakey with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt.

Track listing

  1. "The Witch Doctor" (Morgan) – 5:32
  2. "Afrique" (Morgan) – 6:58
  3. "Those Who Sit and Wait" (Shorter) – 5:54
  4. "A Little Busy" (Timmons) – 6:18
  5. "Joelle" (Shorter) – 5:13
  6. "Lost and Found" (Clifford Jordan) – 5:06
  7. "The Witch Doctor" [alternate take] (Morgan) – 5:33 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

References

  1. ^ 2014 liner notes to Japanese SHM-CD by Michael Cuscuna
  2. ^ Nastos, Michael G.. The Witch Doctor at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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