Review by arwulf arwulf
A powerful vocalist and a wickedly expressive alto saxophonist, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson is celebrated with this JSP reissue compilation containing 15 choice cuts recorded in London, England, in May 1980 and March 1982. The earlier of the two dates yielded an album with the title Fun in London; unfortunately, an eight-minute jam called "The Theme" was excluded from this reissue. Vinson never ever fit into anybody's pigeon holes; a formidable improvising instrumentalist who excelled both as a balladeer ("Roxanne," "That's All") and as a straight-ahead hard bopper ("Travelin'," "Somebody Else Has Taken My Place," "Cleanhead's Thing," "Fun in London," "Straight Away"), Vinson's worldly command of the sax and his hormonally charged astringency as a blues shouter constitute two of the great dependable forces in all of blues and jazz. The words he puts across on "Meat's Too High" touch upon inflation, taxes, groceries, and human sexuality.
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Artist Biography by Bill Dahl
An advanced stylist on alto saxophone who vacillated throughout his career between jump blues and jazz, bald-pated Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (he lost his hair early on after a botched bout with a lye-based hair-straightener) also possessed a playfully distinctive vocal delivery that stood him in good stead with blues fans.
Vinson first picked up a horn while attending high school in Houston. During the late '30s, he was a member of an incredible horn section in Milton Larkins's orchestra, sitting next to Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. After exiting Larkins' employ in 1941, Vinson picked up a few vocal tricks while on tour with bluesman Big Bill Broonzy. Vinson joined the Cootie Williams Orchestra from 1942 to 1945. His vocals on trumpeter Williams' renditions of "Cherry Red" and "Somebody's Got to Go" were in large part responsible for their wartime hit status.
Vinson struck out on his own in 1945, forming his own large band, signing with Mercury, and enjoying a double-sided smash in 1947 with his romping R&B chart-topper "Old Maid Boogie" and the song that would prove his signature number, "Kidney Stew Blues" (both songs featured Vinson's instantly identifiable vocals). A 1949-1952 stint at King Records produced only one hit, the amusing sequel "Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red," along with the classic blues "Person to Person" (later revived by another King artist, Little Willie John).
Kidney Stew Is Fine
Vinson's jazz leanings were probably heightened during 1952-1953, when his band included a young John Coltrane. Somewhere along about here, Vinson wrote two Miles Davis classics, "Tune Up" and "Four." Vinson steadfastly kept one foot in the blues camp and the other in jazz, waxing jumping R&B for Mercury (in 1954) and Bethlehem (1957), jazz for Riverside in 1961 (with Cannonball Adderley), and blues for Blues Time and ABC-BluesWay. A 1969 set for Black & Blue, cut in France with pianist Jay McShann and tenor saxophonist Hal Singer, beautifully recounted Vinson's blues shouting heyday (it's available on Delmark as Old Kidney Stew Is Fine). A much later set for Muse teamed him with the sympathetic little big-band approach of Rhode Island-based Roomful of Blues. Vinson toured the States and Europe frequently prior to his 1988 death of a heart attack.
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Revisión por arwulf arwulf
Un vocalista poderoso y un saxofonista alto malvadamente expresivo, Eddie "Cabeza Limpia" Vinson es celebrado con esta compilación de reedición de JSP que contiene 15 cortes selectos grabados en Londres, Inglaterra, en mayo de 1980 y marzo de 1982. La primera de las dos fechas dio lugar a un álbum con el título Fun in London; desafortunadamente, una improvisación de ocho minutos llamada "The Theme" fue excluida de esta reedición. Vinson nunca jamás encajó en los casilleros de nadie; un formidable instrumentista improvisador que sobresalió tanto como baladista ("Roxanne", "That's All") como en el hard bopper ("Travelin'", "Somebody Else Has Taken My Place", "Cleanhead's Thing", "Fun in London", "Straight Away"), el dominio mundano del saxo por parte de Vinson y su astringencia cargada de hormonas como gritador de blues constituyen dos de las grandes fuerzas fiables en todo el blues y el jazz. Las palabras que pone en "Meat's Too High" se refieren a la inflación, los impuestos, los alimentos y la sexualidad humana.
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Biografía del artista por Bill Dahl
Un estilista avanzado del saxofón alto que vaciló a lo largo de su carrera entre el jump blues y el jazz, el calvo Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (perdió el pelo desde el principio después de una pelea chapucera con un alisador de pelo a base de lejía) también poseía una entrega vocal juguetonamente distintiva que le situaba en un buen lugar entre los aficionados al blues.
Vinson empezó a tocar la trompeta cuando asistía a la escuela secundaria en Houston. A finales de los años 30, fue miembro de una increíble sección de trompas en la orquesta de Milton Larkins, sentado junto a Arnett Cobb e Illinois Jacquet. Después de dejar el empleo de Larkins en 1941, Vinson aprendió algunos trucos vocales mientras estaba de gira con el bluesman Big Bill Broonzy. Vinson se unió a la orquesta de Cootie Williams de 1942 a 1945. Su voz en las interpretaciones del trompetista Williams de "Cherry Red" y "Somebody's Got to Go" fue en gran parte responsable de su estatus de éxito en tiempos de guerra.
Vinson se puso en marcha por su cuenta en 1945, formando su propia gran banda, firmando con Mercury, y disfrutando de un éxito de doble cara en 1947 con su retozante R&B "Old Maid Boogie" y la canción que probaría su número de firma, "Kidney Stew Blues" (ambas canciones presentaban las voces instantáneas de Vinson). Una temporada 1949-1952 en King Records produjo un solo éxito, la divertida secuela "Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red", junto con el clásico blues "Person to Person" (más tarde revivido por otro artista de King, Little Willie John).
El guiso de riñón está bien
Las tendencias de Vinson en el jazz se acentuaron probablemente durante 1952-1953, cuando su banda incluía a un joven John Coltrane. En algún lugar de por aquí, Vinson escribió dos clásicos de Miles Davis, "Tune Up" y "Four". Vinson mantuvo firmemente un pie en el campo del blues y el otro en el del jazz, dando saltos de R&B para Mercury (en 1954) y Bethlehem (1957), jazz para Riverside en 1961 (con Cannonball Adderley), y blues para Blues Time y ABC-BluesWay. Un set de 1969 para Black & Blue, cortado en Francia con el pianista Jay McShann y el saxofonista tenor Hal Singer, relató bellamente el blues de Vinson gritando en su apogeo (está disponible en Delmark como Old Kidney Stew Is Fine). Mucho más tarde, Muse se unió a la simpática banda de Roomful of Blues de Rhode Island. Vinson recorrió Estados Unidos y Europa con frecuencia antes de su muerte en 1988 por un ataque al corazón.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-cleanhead-vinson-mn0000137137/biography
1 - Old Maid Boogie - 2:39
2 - Somebody's Got To Go - 4:04
3 - Travellin' - 7:39
4 - Home Boy - 3:19
5 - Meat's Too High - 4:17
6 - If You Were My Buddy - 4:15
7 - Investigation Blues - 3:07
8 - That's All - 4:09
9 - Race Track Blues - 7:03
10 - Somebody Else Has Taken My Place - 6:39
11 - Cleanhead's Thing - 8:40
12 - Roxanne - 5:05
13 - Fun In London - 4:49
14 - High Class Baby - 4:37
15 - Straight Away - 5:47
Label: JSP Records – JSP CD804
Series: JSP Retrospectives –
Country: UK
Released: 1998
Genre: Blues
https://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Cleanhead-Vinson-Blues-Boogie-Bebop-Meats-Too-High/release/11668197
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