Kidney Stew Is Fine

Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 14, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delmark
• ASIN: B000004BJ7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,274 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Somebody Sure Has Got To Go

2. Old Kidney Stew Is Fine

3. Juice Head Baby

4. Wait A Minute Baby

5. I'm In An Awful Mood

6. Just A Dream

7. Things Ain't What They Used To Be

8. Old Maid Boogie

9. Wee Baby Blues

10. Please Send Me Someone To Love

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cleanhead is the man!, December 3, 2005

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COMPUTERJAZZMAN "computerjazzman" (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kidney Stew Is Fine (Audio CD)

this is a great CD from Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, recorded in 1969 (on the Delmark label out of Chicago)with T Bone Walker, Jay McShann, and Hal Singer. This guy sure knew how to belt out the blues, and played a pretty mean sax, too. Cleanhead had been recording since the late 40's, and I guess you would have to categorize his earlier stuff as "jump blues", similar to Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Joe Turner. Anyway, this CD holds up and you will enjoy it a lot.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another good one...., January 24, 2003

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some guy (Newport, OR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kidney Stew Is Fine (Audio CD)

Never heard of Cleandhead?? It's time you had. And if you do know who he is, then you already own this album. I'd say this is second only to "Cleanhead and Cannonball", and it's prime Cleandhead. People are always ranting about Muddy Water's voice, but this guy has it in spades. And he plays sax!!
Check it out.....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome reissue of swinging Cleanhead set with All Star Band, March 23, 2008

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R. Weinstock (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kidney Stew Is Fine (Audio CD)

Its nice to have this recording again readily available on CD. I would not call this an essential release (saving that for some of his original sessions), but it is certainly a most enjoyable session that originally was issued on the French Black & Blue label. The session had the shouter-alto saxophonist with an all star band that included Jay McShann on piano, T-Bone Walker on guitar and tenor saxophonist Hal 'Cornbread' SInger. Its a good mix of classic songs that Cleanhead made famous like the title track, 'Somebody's Sure Got to Go', 'Juice Head Baby,' Big Bill Broonzy's 'Just a Dream,' 'Old Maid Boogie,' along with Joe Turner's 'Wee Wee Baby,' Percy Mayfield's 'Please Send Me Someone to Love,' and Duke Ellington's 'Things Ain't What They Used to Be.' Vinson is in terrific form both vocally and instrumentally and the band swings wonderfully for a most enjoyable session that is welcome to be readily available.

This is slightly revised and corrected review of what appeared in the March-April 2007, Jazz & Blues Report (www.jazz-blues.com)