Profile (Duke Pearson album)

Profile is the debut album by American jazz pianist Duke Pearson, recorded on October 25, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year.^[2] Pearson's trio features rhythm section Gene Taylor and Lex Humphries.

Profile
Studio album by Duke Pearson
Released	1960[1]
Recorded	October 25, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:36
Label	Blue Note BLP 4022
Producer	Alfred Lion
Duke Pearson chronology
Profile (1960) Tender Feelin's (1960)

Background

Duke dedicated this album to his mother, Emily Pearson, "the one responsible for my coming this far".^[3]

Release history

Like the following Tender Feelin's, Profile has been released singularly on CD only in Japan by Blue Note/EMI. In May 2011, Fresh Sound reissued the album backed with Tender Feelin's (1960) as Profile & Tender Feelin's – Duke Pearson Trio.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:30
2. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:32
3. "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) – 4:57
4. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira) – 4:52

Side 2

1. "Gate City Blues" (Duke Pearson) – 5:09
2. "Two Mile Run" (Pearson) – 5:54
3. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 5:42

Personnel

Musicians

• Duke Pearson – piano
• Gene Taylor – bass
• Lex Humphries – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes

References

2. Duke Pearson discography accessed September 6, 2010
3. Original 1959 liner notes by Ira Gitler
4. AllMusic Review accessed September 6, 2010
5. Gordner, Barbara J. (12 May 1960). "Duke Pearson: Profile". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 10. p. 32.