The Witch Doctor (album)

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.^[4] It features performances by Blakey with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt.

The Witch Doctor
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
Roots & Herbs (1967) The Witch Doctor (1967) Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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

Bonus track on CD reissue:

7. "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)