Portrait of Tracy

is a composition by bassist Jaco Pastorius.  It was named after his wife, Tracy Sexton. 

It appears on his landmark 1976 self-titled debut album, and has been covered by bassists such as Joe Ferry, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, John Myung, and Brian Bromberg.  It is considered by many a bass guitar standard.

The song is played almost exclusively with natural harmonics, giving it a dreamy, unfamiliar tone for the bass, which is common in Pastorius's style.

"Portrait of Tracy" has been sampled in several songs, including SWV's "Rain", Rick Ross's "Bel Air (Black Dollar)", Cannibal Ox's  "Pigeon", Amon Tobin's "Daytrip", Master P "Ghetto Love", Chingy and Tyrese's "Pullin' Me Back", Wagon Christ's "Mr. Mukatsuku", and Steve Spacek's "Hey There". Whilst it was not sampled in Childish Gambino’s Redbone, its melody has been said to pay homage to Pastorius's original bassline.

References 

Category:1976 songs
Category:Songs written by Jaco Pastorius