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Clean Head's Back in Town

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Clean Head's Back in Town
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1957
RecordedAugust 1957
StudioNew York City
GenreBlues
Length40:12
LabelBethlehem
BCP 5005
ProducerBob Thiele
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson chronology
Clean Head's Back in Town
(1957)
Back Door Blues
(1967)

Clean Head's Back in Town, subtitled Eddie Vinson Sings, is an album by the American saxophonist and vocalist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Recorded in 1957, it was released by Bethlehem Records.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that "...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

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

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

Personnel

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References

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  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
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: Clean Head's Back in Town! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.