| Portraits Plus | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | March 1992 [1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Blue Note [2] | |||
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Portraits Plus is an album by the jazz pianist Stan Tracey. [3] [4] It was released in 1993 and was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize. [5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
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