Profile (Duke Pearson album)

1959 studio album by Duke Pearson

Profile

Studio album by

Duke Pearson

Released| 1959
Recorded| October 25, 1959
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre| Jazz
Length| 36:36
Label| Blue Note
BST 84022
Producer| Alfred Lion
Duke Pearson chronology
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(1959)  | Tender Feelin's
(1959)

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Profile is the debut album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances by Pearson with Gene Taylor and Lex Humphries. It was recorded in 1959 and released the same year on the Blue Note label.[1] Like the following Tender Feelin's, Profile has been released singularly on CD only in Japan by Blue Note/EMI. However, at present, it can be found on the twofer Profile & Tender Feelin's – Duke Pearson Trio issued by Fresh Sound Records in May 2011. Duke dedicated this album to his mother, Emily Pearson, "the one responsible for my coming this far".[2]

## Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
DownBeat| [4]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:30
2. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:32
3. "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) – 4:57
4. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira) – 4:52
5. "Gate City Blues" (Duke Pearson) – 5:09
6. "Two Mile Run" (Pearson) – 5:54
7. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 5:42

## Personnel[edit]

* Duke Pearson – piano
* Gene Taylor – bass
* Lex Humphries – drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ Duke Pearson discography accessed September 6, 2010
2. ^ Original 1959 liner notes by Ira Gitler
3. ^ a b AllMusic Review accessed September 6, 2010
4. ^ Gordner, Barbara J. (12 May 1960). "Duke Pearson: Profile". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 10\. p. 32.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Profile (1959)
* Tender Feelin's (1959)
* Angel Eyes (1961–62)
* Dedication! (1961)
* Hush! (1962)
* Wahoo! (1964)
* Honeybuns (1965)
* Prairie Dog (1966)
* Sweet Honey Bee (1966)
* The Right Touch (1967)
* Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967–68)
* I Don't Care Who Knows It (1968–70)
* Now Hear This (1968)
* The Phantom (1968)
* How Insensitive (1969)
* Merry Ole Soul (1969)
* It Could Only Happen with You (1970)

With
Donald
Byrd|

* Fuego (1959)
* At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
* Byrd in Flight (1960)
* The Cat Walk (1961)
* A New Perspective (1963)
* Fancy Free (1969)
* Kofi (1969–70)
* Electric Byrd (1970)

With
others|

* Little Johnny C (Johnny Coles, 1963)
* Idle Moments (Grant Green, 1963)
* The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson, 1963)
* Mean What You Say (Thad Jones and Pepper Adams, 1966)

Arranger
only|

* I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
* Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967)
* Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
* Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966)
* Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
* A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966)
* Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967)
* Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966)
* A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
* The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
* The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)

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