Portrait of the Artist (album)

1960 studio album by Bob Brookmeyer

Portrait of the Artist is an album by American jazz trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1959 for the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer except as indicated

1. "Blues Suite: Introduction & First Movement" - 7:18
2. "Blues Suite: Second Movement" - 3:53
3. "Blues Suite: Third Movement" - 4:58
4. "Blues Suite: Fourth Movement" - 5:18
5. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:15
6. "Mellowdrama" - 5:50
7. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:55
8. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 4:26

• Recorded in NYC on March 9 (tracks 7 & 8), April 6 (tracks 1, 3 & 4) and April 9 (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 1959

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano, arranger
• Ray Copeland (tracks 7 & 8), Bernie Glow (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Marky Markowitz (tracks 7 & 8) Ernie Royal (tracks 1 & 3-6), Nick Travis (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - trumpet
• Frank Rehak - trombone
• John Barrows (tracks 2 & 5-8), Earl Chapin (tracks 1, 3 & 4) - French horn
• Bill Barber (tracks 2 & 5-8), Don Butterfield (tracks 1, 3 & 4) - tuba
• Danny Bank - flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 5 & 6)
• Gene Quill - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Al Cohn - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Gene Allen - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 7 & 8)
• George Duvivier - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 14, 2015
2. Allmusic listing accessed September 14, 2015
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.