Portrait of Tracy explained

Portrait of Tracy
Cover:Portrait of Tracy 1980.jpg
Caption:Pastorius playing Portrait of Tracy
demonstrates his harmonics, placing his
electric bass on the floor (Amsterdam, 1980).
Artist:Jaco Pastorius
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)
Producer: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 sampled by Master P in his track "Ghetto Love"

The song was sampled by Chingy in his track "Pullin' Me Back"

The song was also sampled by British music producer Luke Vibert in his track “Mr. Mukatsuku”.

References

  1. Web site: Currin. Grayson. Continuum.Jaco Pastorius is remembered by the music and muses he left behind. Independent Weekly. 2012-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014074354/http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/continuum/Content?oid=1190028. 2012-10-14. live. August 6, 2003.
  2. Web site: The enduring influence of Jaco Pastorius's Portrait of Tracy. Javon Anderson. Jazz.fm. 28 July 2021. 24 August 2022.