Portrait of Tracy

"Portrait of Tracy"
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 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".

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References

1. 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.
2. Javon Anderson (28 July 2021). "The enduring influence of Jaco Pastorius's Portrait of Tracy". Jazz.fm. Retrieved 24 August 2022.