"Portrait of Tracy" is a composition by American jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius. It was named after his first wife, Tracy Sexton.[1]

"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

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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