Pastorius playing Portrait of Tracy demonstrates his harmonics, placing his electric bass on the floor (Amsterdam, 1980).
Song by Jaco Pastorius
from the album Jaco Pastorius
Released
August 1976
Recorded
Camp Colomby Studios and Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City, New York.
Genre
Post-bop, jazz fusion
Length
2:23
Label
Epic/Legacy (Sony Music)
Songwriter(s)
Jaco Pastorius
Producer(s)
Bobby Colomby
"Portrait of Tracy" is a composition by American jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius. It was named after his first wife, Tracy Sexton.[1]
The song has been sampled by American R&B trio SWV in their hit “Rain”.[2]
The song was also sampled by British music producer Luke Vibert in his track “Mr. Mukatsuku”.
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^Currin, Grayson (August 6, 2003). "Continuum.Jaco Pastorius is remembered by the music and muses he left behind". Independent Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
^Javon Anderson (28 July 2021). "The enduring influence of Jaco Pastorius's Portrait of Tracy". Jazz.fm. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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