Portrait of Tracy
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| “Portrait of Tracy” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song by Jaco Pastorius | ||
| Album | Jaco Pastorius | |
| Released | August 1976 | |
| Recorded | Camp Colomby Studios and Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City, New York. | |
| Genre | Jazz fusion, Post-bop | |
| Length | 2:23 | |
| Label | Epic/Legacy (Sony Music) | |
| Producer | Bobby Colomby | |
"Portrait of Tracy" is a composition by bassist Jaco Pastorius. It appears on his landmark self-titled debut album, and is widely recorded as a tribute by bassists such as Joe Ferry, Marcus Miller, Brian Bromberg, and others. It is considered by many a bass guitar standard, and is often used as a benchmark for a bassist's abilities.
The song is played almost exclusively with natural harmonics, giving it a dreamy, unfamiliar tone for the bass.
The song has been sampled as well, most notably, SWV's "Rain", Cannibal Ox's "Pigeon", Amon Tobin's "Daytrip", and Chingy and Tyrese's "Pulling Me Back".
