Witch Doctor (album) explained

Witch Doctor
Type:Live album
Artist:Chet Baker and the Lighthouse All Stars
Cover:Witch Doctor (Chet Baker album).jpg
Released:1985
Recorded:September 13, 1953
Venue:The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California
Genre:Jazz
Length:40:57
Label:Contemporary
C 7649
Producer:Lester Koenig
Chronology:Chet Baker
Prev Title:The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker
Prev Year:1953-54
Next Title:Chet Baker Sings
Next Year:1954

Witch Doctor is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach in 1953 and released on the Contemporary label in 1985.[1]

Reception

Rick Anderson of Allmusic states, "this disc finds Baker playing well, if not very consistently, and features a shifting group behind him... There are better introductions to the Lighthouse sound, but this album is sure to please Chet Baker fans".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Loaded" (Bernard Miller) - 7:50
  2. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 11:51
  3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) - 4:20
  4. "Pirouette" (Shorty Rogers) - 7:47
  5. "Witch Doctor" (Bob Cooper) - 9:09

Personnel

References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/chet-baker/catalog/#contemporary-c-7649 Chet Baker discography
  2. Anderson, R. Allmusic Review accessed August 6, 2013