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- Summary: The two-disc set collects songs recorded from the late 1960s to 1970s by Trinidad's "Calypso King of the World."
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- Record Label: Strut
- Genre(s): Jazz, Reggae, Pop/Rock, International, Post-Bop, Calypso, Caribbean Traditions, Party Soca, Soca
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Feb 23, 2012Sparrow the social commentator is in force, sometimes in atime-capsule way.
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Feb 23, 2012This will be a welcome compilation for veteran Sparrow watchers, since it puts a frame around a fruitful period of important, if frequently uneven, recordings. For the more casual listener, however, a better introduction will include some of his work from the '50s.
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Feb 23, 2012People deserve a two-disc Sparrow comp to bury all other Sparrow comps, but this isn't it (Smithsonian's First Flight, from 2005, is much better, though it falls off before Sparrow hit his prime).
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Feb 23, 2012Despite a scattering of fantastic material, overall this collection is unworthy of the Sparrow's mighty legacy.