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Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn

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Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedJune 17 & 18, 1959
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRoulette R 52031
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
Stockholm Jam Session Volume 2
(1958)
Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn
(1959)
I Love a Piano
(1959)

Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1959 and released on the Roulette label.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 2:58
  2. "Golden Earrings" (Jay Livingston, Jay Evans, Victor Young) – 3:21
  3. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 3:57
  4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:56
  5. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 3:34
  6. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 2:25
  7. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:43
  8. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:14
  9. "(Blues Theme) For Left Hand Only" (Phineas Newborn Jr.) – 4:05
  10. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:45
  • Recorded in New York City on June 17 (tracks 5 & 8) and June 18 (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9 & 10), 1959

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 12, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed May 12, 2015