''Profile of a Jazz Musician'' is an album by Paul Horn which was originally released on the Columbia label in 1962.Paul Horn discography , accessed July 17, 2015
Reception
The
Allmusic
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site awarded the album 4 stars calling it: "one of Horn's finer jazz dates".
Track listing
''All compositions by Paul Horn except as indicated''
# "Count Your Change" - 4:38
# "Now Hear This" - 4:09
# "Lazy Afternoon" (
Jerome Moross
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Neal Hefti
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He began arranging professionally in his ...
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# "Because We're Kids" (
Friedrich Hollaender
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Emil Richards
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Biography Musician
Richards began playing the xylophone aged six. In High School, he performed with the Hartf ...
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vibraphone
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Paul Moer
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Moer attended the University of Miami, graduating in 1951, and following this played frequently on the West Coast jazz scene with Benny ...
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piano
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Victor Gaskin
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Milt Turner
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