The Witch Doctor (album)

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

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" (Jordan) - 5:06
7. "The Witch Doctor" [alternate take] (Morgan) - 5:33 Bonus track on CD

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 14, 1961

Personnel

• Wayne Shorter — tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan — trumpet, flugelhorn
• Bobby Timmons — piano
• Jymie Merritt — bass
• Art Blakey — drums