The Witch Doctor (album)
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The Witch Doctor | ||||
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Studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | March 14, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84258 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
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 in 1967 by Blue Note Records.[3] 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" (Clifford Jordan) – 5:06
Bonus track on CD reissue:
- "The Witch Doctor" [alternate take] (Morgan) – 5:33
Personnel
- Art Blakey – drums
- Lee Morgan – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
See also
- Tonic (Medeski Martin & Wood album)
References
- ^ Nastos, Michael G.. The Witch Doctor at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Art Blakey: The Witch Doctor LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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- Art Blakey albums
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- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio