Profile is the debut album by American jazz pianist Duke Pearson, recorded on October 25, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year.^[2] Pearson's trio features rhythm section Gene Taylor and Lex Humphries.

Duke dedicated this album to his mother, Emily Pearson, "the one responsible for my coming this far".^[3]

Like the following Tender Feelin's, Profile has been released singularly on CD only in Japan by Blue Note/EMI. In May 2011, Fresh Sound reissued the album backed with Tender Feelin's (1960) as Profile & Tender Feelin's – Duke Pearson Trio.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

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

1. "Gate City Blues" (Duke Pearson) – 5:09
2. "Two Mile Run" (Pearson) – 5:54
3. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 5:42

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

• Alfred Lion – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes