Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman - Main Stem (1961) (Remastered, 1992)

Artist: Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman
Title Of Album: Main Stem
Year Of Release: 1961/1992
Label (Catalog#) Original Jazz Classics [OJCCD-1803-2]
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Bitrate: Lossless
Quality: FLAC (tracks + cue,log)
Time: 00:35:50
Full Size: 222mb(+3%)(covers)

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Unlike most of Oliver Nelson's recordings, this one has the feel of a jam session. A Prestige set, Nelson (on tenor and alto) teams up with trumpeter Joe Newman (in exciting form), pianist Hank Jones, bassist George Duvivier, drummer Charlie Persip, and Ray Barretto on congas. There are two superior standards ("Mainstem" and "Tangerine") and four of Nelson's more basic originals. The spirited solos of Nelson and Newman are strong reasons to get this colorful session.

Tracks:
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01. "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington) - 6:52
02. "J & B" - 5:51
03. "Ho!" - 4:33
04. "Latino" - 6:12
05. "Tipsy" - 5:19
06. "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger)- 7:03

Personnel
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Oliver Nelson - tenor saxophone
Joe Newman - trumpet
Hank Jones - piano
George Duvivier - bass
Charlie Persip - drums
Ray Barretto - congas

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; August 25, 1961.