Portrait of the Artist (album)

This article is about the album by Bob Brookmeyer. For the novel, see A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

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

Portrait of the Artist
Studio album by Bob Brookmeyer
Released	1960
Recorded	March 9 and April 6 & 9, 1959 Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic 1320
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
The Ivory Hunters (1959) Portrait of the Artist (1960) Jazz Is a Kick (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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.