| Self Portrait in Swing | ||||
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| Studio album by Joshua Breakstone Quartet featuring Kenny Barron | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | January 18, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:06CD release with additional tracks | |||
| Label | Contemporary C-14050 | |||
| Producer | Joshua Breakstone | |||
| Joshua Breakstone chronology | ||||
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Self Portrait in Swing is an album by American jazz guitarist Joshua Breakstone that was recorded in 1989 and released by the Contemporary label. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "Throughout his series of recordings for Contemporary, Joshua Breakstone consistently showed that he was one of the top bop-based guitarists to emerge in the 1980's, playing in the tradition of Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis and Kenny Burrell. ... Breakstone (who tosses in the oddest song quotes at times) sounds relaxed at each of the tempoes, the rhythm section is beyond criticism and the release overall is a flawless bop date". [4]
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