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.

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
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

• 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