Portraits Plus

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| 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

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|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}}

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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.

  1. "Newk's Fluke" - 7:29
  2. "Rocky Mount" - 7:55
  3. "One for Gil" - 8:17
  4. "Clinkscales" - 8:51
  5. "Spectrum No 2" - 14:46
  6. "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

References

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Category:1993 albums

Category:Blue Note Records albums

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