title: Portrait of the Artist (album)
text: # Portrait of the Artist (album)
  
  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 ||
  | - | - |
  | 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
  
  * "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
  
  * 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
  