The Main Man
{{Infobox album
| name = The Main Man
| type = Studio
| artist = Jo Jones
| cover = The Main Man.jpg
| released = 1977
| recorded = November 29 & 30, 1976
| studio = RCA Recording Studios, New York City, NY
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:42
| label = Pablo
2310 799
| producer = Norman Granz
| chronology = Jo Jones
| prev_title = The Drums
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Our Man, Papa Jo!
| next_year = 1985
}}
The Main Man is an album by drummer Jo Jones recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label the following year.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview] accessed June 4, 2019[https://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/catalog-2310-700-series/#2310-783 Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series]. Retrieved June 4, 2019
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=795}}
}}
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "65 at the time and still in fine form, drummer Jo Jones had a rare opportunity to lead his own album for Pablo in 1976 ... The music is very much in the Count Basie groove, with purposeful and concise solos, along with some good spots for the leader.".{{AllMusic|first= Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000183130 |title=Jo Jones: The Main Man – Review |accessdate=June 4, 2019}}
Track listing
- "Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 9:06
- I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 4:48
- "Ad Lib" (Jo Jones) – 8:12
- "Dark Eyes" (Traditional) – 10:20
- "Metrical Portions" (Budd Johnson) – 5:51
- "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:25
Personnel
- Jo Jones – drums
- Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge – trumpet
- Vic Dickenson – trombone
- Eddie Davis – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Sam Jones – bass
- Buck Clayton – arranger (track 4)
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