Self-Portrait in Swing

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Self-Portrait in Swing

Self-Portrait in Swing is a 1989 jazz studio album by American guitarist Joshua Breakstone. It features Kenny Barron on piano, Dennis Irwin on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. The album was recorded on January 18, 1989 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was released by Contemporary Records. The CD version adds two extra tracks.

Track listing
- Self Portrait in Swing — Breakstone
- Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) — Irving Berlin
- Will You Still Be Mine? — Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
- Salisway — Breakstone (CD bonus track)
- Some Enchanted Evening — Rodgers, Hammerstein
- If Ever I Would Leave You — Loewe, Lerner
- Don't Take Your Love from Me — Henry Nemo
- Personality — Van Heusen, Burke (CD bonus track)

Personnel
- Joshua Breakstone — guitar
- Kenny Barron — piano
- Dennis Irwin — bass
- Kenny Washington — drums

Reception
AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars. The reviewer, Scott Yanow, said Breakstone is one of the top bop-based guitarists of the 1980s and praised the album as a flawless bop date with strong rhythm support.

Release notes
Produced by Joshua Breakstone. The album runs about 57 minutes on the CD release. It sits in Breakstone’s discography between Evening Star (1988) and 9 by 3 (1990).