| Clean Head's Back in Town | ||||
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| Released | November 1957 | |||
| Recorded | August 1957 | |||
| Studio | New York City | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:12 | |||
| Label | Bethlehem BCP 5005 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
All compositions by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Dossie Terry and William Gray except where noted
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was accidentally destroyed by lye contained in a hair straightening product, necessitating shaving it off; enamoured of the look, Vinson maintained a shaved head thereafter. Music critic Robert Christgau has called Vinson "one of the cleanest—and nastiest—blues voices you'll ever hear."
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