Main Stem (Oliver Nelson album)
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| Studio album by Oliver Nelson with Joe Newman | ||||
| Released | October 1962[1] | |||
| 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.[2] 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 |    [3] |
| Allmusic | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
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.
