First Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection

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

101	No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)	Mighty Sparrow	02:59
102	Sparrow vs. Melody Picong	Mighty Sparrow	04:23
103	Carlton Peeping at Me	Mighty Sparrow	04:57
104	Harry in The Piggery	Mighty Sparrow	05:13
105	Mango Vert	Mighty Sparrow	03:41
106	Gun Slingers	Mighty Sparrow	04:04
107	Jean Marabunta	Mighty Sparrow	04:03
108	Sailor Man	Mighty Sparrow	02:49
109	Eve	Mighty Sparrow	04:31
110	Stella	Mighty Sparrow	04:30
111	Short Little Shorts	Mighty Sparrow	05:50
112	Country Girl	Mighty Sparrow	03:14
113	Dear Sparrow	Mighty Sparrow	04:16
114	Post Card to Sparrow	Mighty Sparrow	03:53
115	Dorothy	Mighty Sparrow	03:06
116	Russian Satellite	Mighty Sparrow	05:04
117	Mad Bomber	Mighty Sparrow	03:54
118	No More Rocking	Mighty Sparrow	05:14