Portraits Plus
{{Infobox album
| name = Portraits Plus
| type = studio
| artist = Stan Tracey
| cover =Portraits Plus.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1993}}
| recorded = March 1992{{cite web|title=Stan Tracey Discography|url=http://www.stantracey.com/discog.htm|accessdate=3 November 2012}}
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Blue Note{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wScEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77|title=Stan Tracey Octet|work=JazzTimes|date=October 10, 1994|publisher=JazzTimes, Inc.|via=Google Books}}
| producer =
| prev_title = The Paradise Club
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Live At The QEH
| next_year = 1993
}}
Portraits Plus is an album by the jazz pianist Stan Tracey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/arts/music/stan-tracey-pianist-who-helped-pluck-british-jazz-from-american-shadow-dies-at-86.html|title=Stan Tracey Dies at 86; Helped British Jazz Emerge From American Shadow|first=Peter|last=Keepnews|work=The New York Times |date=December 10, 2013|via=NYTimes.com}}{{cite magazine |title=Mercury Music Prize |magazine=Billboard |date=Sep 4, 1993 |volume=105 |issue=36 |page=46}} It was released in 1993 and was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize.{{cite web|title=Portraits Plus|url=http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/track.php?TrackID=76|work=Albums of the Year|publisher=Mercury Prize|accessdate=3 November 2012}}
Critical reception
{{album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/portraits-plus-mw0000113489|title=Stan Tracey Octet - Portraits Plus Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
}}
AllMusic called "Newk's Fluke" "a chugging, engaging post-bop vehicle which includes a blend of Latin and Brazilian rhythms and potent ensembles."
Track listing
All compositions by Stan Tracey.
- "Newk's Fluke" - 7:29
- "Rocky Mount" - 7:55
- "One for Gil" - 8:17
- "Clinkscales" - 8:51
- "Spectrum No 2" - 14:46
- "Mainframe" - 11:19
Personnel
- Guy Barker - Trumpet
- Malcolm Griffiths - Trombone
- Peter King - Alto saxophone
- Don Weller - Tenor saxophone
- Art Themen - Tenor & soprano saxophone
- Stan Tracey - Piano
- Dave Green - Double bass
- Clark Tracey - Drums