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Mighty Sparrow

Title: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection

Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Cat No:SFWCD40534
Format:CD

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Discovery Records
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Mighty Sparrow's First Flight reflects his post-World War II Trinidadian world of bravado and high rhetoric, in which violence of tongue and hand, the cut and thrust of word and razor, were reduced to a finely honed skill. Sparrow's earliest calypsos served up unflinching social commentary, spun with invincible exuberance and literary panache, and set the pattern for the next four decades of his career. First Flight reminds us that calypso, in the hands of masters such as the Mighty Sparrow, is much more than party music. 75 minutes. 20-page booklet, historic photos.

Track Listing for Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection
No, Doctor, No (the Situation In Trinidad) - Mighty Sparrow - 2:59
sparrow Vs. Melody Picong - Mighty Sparrow - 4:23
carlton Peeping At Me - Mighty Sparrow - 4:57
harry In The Piggery - Mighty Sparrow - 5:13
mango Vert - Mighty Sparrow - 3:41
gun Slingers - Mighty Sparrow - 4:04
jean Marabunta - Mighty Sparrow - 4:03
sailor Man - Mighty Sparrow - 2:49
eve - Mighty Sparrow - 4:31
stella - Mighty Sparrow - 4:30
short Little Shorts - Mighty Sparrow - 5:50
country Girl - Mighty Sparrow - 3:14
dear Sparrow - Mighty Sparrow - 4:16
post Card To Sparrow - Mighty Sparrow - 3:53
dorothy - Mighty Sparrow - 3:06
russian Satellite - Mighty Sparrow - 5:04
mad Bomber - Mighty Sparrow - 3:54
no More Rocking - Mighty Sparrow - 5:14

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Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection