Clean Head's Back in Town

Clean Head's Back in Town
Clean Head's Back in Town
Studio album by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Released	November, 1957
Recorded	August 1957
Studio	New York City
Genre	Blues
Length	40:12
Label	Bethlehem; BCP 5005
Producer	Bob Thiele
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson chronology

Clean Head's Back in Town, subtitled Eddie Vinson Sings, is an album by the American saxophonist/vocalist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson recorded in 1957 and released by the Bethlehem label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[4]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "this infectious set finds him performing some of his best known tunes. With assistance by a medium-size group that plays in a Count Basie groove ... A good sampling of the great Cleanhead.".^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Dossie Terry and William Gray except where noted

"Cleanhead's Back in Town" − 3:02
"That's the Way to Treat Your Woman" − 2:30
"Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) − 2:28
"Kidney Stew Blues" (Vinson, Leona Blackman) − 2:30
"Sweet Lovin' Baby" (Charles Darwin) − 2:58
"Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) − 2:51
"It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) − 2:49
"Cherry Red" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) − 2:44
"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Louis Jordan, Bill Austin) − 2:52
"I Just Can't Keep the Tears from Tumblin' Down" (Darwin) − 3:13
"Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine" − 2:27
"Hold It Right There" − 2:30 Amazon
"Trouble in Mind" [alternate take] (Jones) − 2:26
"Kidney Stew Blues" [alternate take] (Vinson, Blackman) − 2:28
"Hold It Right There" [alternate take] − 2:24

Personnel[]

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson − alto saxophone, vocals
Joe Newman − trumpet
Henry Coker − trombone
Bill Graham − alto saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7-11 & 13-15)
Charlie Rouse (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 12), Frank Foster (tracks 1, 5, 10 & 11), Paul Quinichette (tracks 2-4, 6-9 & 12 to 15) − tenor saxophone
Charles Fowlkes − baritone saxophone
Nat Pierce − piano
Freddie Green (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 12), Turk Van Lake (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7-11 & 13-15) - guitar
Ed Jones − bass
Ed Thigpen (tracks 2-4, 6-9 & 12-15), Gus Johnson (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 11) − drums
Ernie Wilkins (tracks 1, 4, 7-9 & 11), Harry Tubbs (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 12), Manny Albam (tracks 2 & 3) − arranger

References[]

^ Both Sides Now: Bethlehem Album Discography, Part 4: Miscellaneous Series accessed November 7, 2019
^ Jazzdisco: Bethlehem Records Catalog: 6000, 5000 series accessed November 7, 2019
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: Clean Head's Back in Town! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[1] Both Sides Now: Bethlehem Album Discography, Part 4: Miscellaneous Series accessed November 7, 2019

[2] Jazzdisco: Bethlehem Records Catalog: 6000, 5000 series accessed November 7, 2019

[AllMusic-3] Yanow, Scott. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: Clean Head's Back in Town! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[Penguin-4] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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