The Witch Doctor (album)
This article is about the Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album. For the Chet Baker album, see Witch Doctor (album). For the Instant Funk album, see Instant Funk.
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | January 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded |
March 14, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label |
Blue Note BST 84258 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Witch Doctor is an album by 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
- "The Witch Doctor" (Morgan) - 5:32
- "Afrique" (Morgan) - 6:58
- "Those Who Sit and Wait" (Shorter) - 5:54
- "A Little Busy" (Timmons) - 6:18
- "Joelle" (Shorter) - 5:13
- "Lost and Found" (Jordan) - 5:06
- "The Witch Doctor" [alternate take] (Morgan) - 5:33 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
- Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bobby Timmons — piano
- Jymie Merritt — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
References
- ↑ 2014 liner notes to Japanese SHM-CD by Michael Cuscuna
- ↑ Nastos, Michael G.. The Witch Doctor (album) at AllMusic
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