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This article is about the album by Bob Brookmeyer. For the novel, see A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. 1960 studio album by Bob Brookmeyer
Portrait of the Artist
Studio album by Bob Brookmeyer
Released1960
RecordedMarch 9 and April 6 & 9, 1959
Atlantic Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic
1320
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
The Ivory Hunters
(1959) 		Portrait of the Artist
(1960) 		Jazz Is a Kick
(1960)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

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

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.
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