Portrait of the Artist (album)
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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 | |
| 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 | |
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Portrait of the Artist is an album by American jazz trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1959 for the Atlantic label.[1]
Reception
[edit ]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
[edit ]All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer except as indicated
- "Blues Suite: Introduction & First Movement" - 7:18
- "Blues Suite: Second Movement" - 3:53
- "Blues Suite: Third Movement" - 4:58
- "Blues Suite: Fourth Movement" - 5:18
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:15
- "Mellowdrama" - 5:50
- "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:55
- "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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 14, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed September 14, 2015
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.