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 on CD in 1992.

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Source	Rating
Down Beat	[3]
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Main Stem
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
Straight Ahead (1961) Main Stem (1962) Afro/American Sketches (1962)

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson, except where noted

1. "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington) - 6:52
2. "J & B" - 5:51
3. "Ho!" - 4:33
4. "Latino" - 6:12
5. "Tipsy" - 5:19
6. "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

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