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Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn
Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released	1959
Recorded	June 17 & 18, 1959 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Roulette 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.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

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

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• John Simmons – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

References

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

• Roulette Records albums
• Phineas Newborn Jr. albums
• 1959 albums