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This composition was originally recorded as (1) Inspiration in the spring of 1949 It was later recorded in rearrangements with different titles: (2) God's Portrait (recorded September 1949 but not released), (3) Make Believe (recorded 1952 with lyrics), (4) Portrait (recorded 1952 [with lyrics], 1962, 1966 [in documentary], 1971, and 1972 [with lyrics]), and (5) Old Portrait (recorded 1963 [on solo piano] and 1965). Nat Hentoff also reports