| The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 38:37 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular is a 1962 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. arranged by Morty Stevens. The first half of the album features Davis' impersonations of popular entertainers and celebrities.
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Lindsay Planer of AllMusic commented that Davis had been recorded "like never before", both as a dynamic vocalist and as an actor of equally impressive proficiency. Planer described the All-Star Spectacular as a unique album, capitalising on Davis' sizable talents as a "seminal master of melody and allowing for a peek into his infectious sense of humor". [1]
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