Kidney Stew Is Fine

Kidney Stew Is Fine
Studio album by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Released	1969
Recorded	March 28, 1969
Studio	Studio Pathe Marconi, Paris, France
Genre	Blues
Length	36:59
Label	Delmark DS-631
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson chronology
Cherry Red (1967) Kidney Stew Is Fine (1969) The Original Cleanhead (1970)
Wee Baby Blues Cover

Kidney Stew Is Fine is an album by the American saxophonist/vocalist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson recorded in France in 1969, and originally released by the French Black & Blue label as Wee Baby Blues, before being re-released by the Delmark label in the United States. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated " the relatively brief set is the only recording that exists of Vinson, pianist Jay McShann, and guitarist T-Bone Walker playing together ... Vinson, whether singing ... or taking boppish alto solos, is the main star throughout this album, a date that helped launch Vinson's commercial comeback". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson except where noted

1. "Somebody's Gotta Go" (Big Bill Broonzy) − 3:17
2. "Old Kidney Stew is Fine" − 3:00
3. "I'm in an Awful Mood" (T-Bone Walker) − 3:16
4. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) − 4:08
5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) − 4:46
6. "Old Maid Boogie" − 3:45
7. "Just a Dream" (Broonzy) − 3:46
8. "Wait a Minute Baby" − 3:12
9. "Wee Baby Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) − 3:17
10. "Juice Head Baby" − 4:32

Personnel

• Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson − alto saxophone, vocals
• Hal Singer − tenor saxophone
• T-Bone Walker − guitar
• Jay McShann − piano
• Jackie Sampson − bass
• Paul Gunther – drums

References

1. Delmark Records: album details accessed October 31, 2019
2. Wirz' American Music: Illustrated Delmar/Delmark Discography accessed October 31, 2019
3. Both Sides Now: Discography of the Delmar(k) Label accessed October 31, 2019
4. Yanow, Scott. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: Kidney Stew Is Fine – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1451. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.