The Witch Doctor (album)

The Witch Doctor
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedMarch 14, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length40:34
LabelBlue Note
BST 84258
ProducerAlfred 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
SourceRating
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.

  1. ^ Nastos, Michael G.. The Witch Doctor at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Art Blakey: The Witch Doctor LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 5 April 2024.