| Main Stem | ||||
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| Studio album by Oliver Nelson with Joe Newman | ||||
| Released | October 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 25, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:50 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7236 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Oliver Nelson chronology | ||||
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Main Stem is an album by American saxophonist Oliver Nelson with trumpeter Joe Newman. It was originally released in 1962 on Prestige Records, and reissued by Prestige on CD in 1992.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |    |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Track listing
All compositions by Oliver Nelson, except where noted
- "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington) – 6:52
- "J & B" – 5:51
- "Ho!" – 4:33
- "Latino" – 6:12
- "Tipsy" – 5:19
- "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger) – 7:03
Personnel
- Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Hank Jones – piano
- George Duvivier – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
- Ray Barretto – congas
References
- Billboard Oct 20, 1962
- Main Stem at Jazzdisco.org
- Down Beat: October 25, 1962 vol. 29, no. 27
- Main Stem at AllMusic
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1071. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.