Back to the Beautiful is an album by pianist Stanley Cowell recorded in 1989 and first released on the Concord label.

[1][2] In the Chicago Tribune, Jack Fuller stated "this one is such easy listening that you could be deceived into thinking that is all it is.

"[4] John Litweiler observed "Stanley Cowell is a straightforward, eclectic, essentially late-bop piano sophisticate, and this program of mostly trio selections is attractively lyrical.

...As composer and arranger, then, Cowell is good here; his improvising, however, is less vital.

"[5] In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "Pianist Stanley Cowell displays some of his versatility on this Concord CD".