Profile of a Jazz Musician is an album by Paul Horn which was originally released on the Columbia label in 1962.[1][2]

Profile of a Jazz Musician
Studio album by Paul Horn Quintet
Released	1962
Recorded	August 15, 16 & 17, 1962 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia CL 1922
Producer	Irving Townsend
Paul Horn chronology
The Sound of Paul Horn (1961) Profile of a Jazz Musician (1962) Impressions of Cleopatra (1963)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars calling it: "one of Horn's finer jazz dates".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Horn except as indicated

1. "Count Your Change" - 4:38
2. "Now Hear This" - 4:09
3. "Lazy Afternoon" (Jerome Moross, John Latouche) - 2:44
4. "What Now?" (Paul Moer) - 4:07
5. "Straight Ahead" (Moer) - 5:37
6. "Fun Time" (Neal Hefti) - 3:41
7. "Because We're Kids" (Friedrich Hollaender, Theodor Geisel) - 3:28
8. "Abstraction" - 12:02

Personnel

• Paul Horn - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Emil Richards - vibraphone
• Paul Moer - piano
• Victor Gaskin - bass
• Milt Turner - drums

References