| The Sammy Davis Jr. Show | ||||
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| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1961-1966 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 33:55 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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The Sammy Davis Jr. Show is a 1966 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., released to coincide with his television show of the same name.
The album is collated from five studio sessions from 1961 to 1966. "We Open in Venice" had previously appeared on Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre (1963). [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
The AllMusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album four stars, and said that the album "emphasizes Davis' innate affinity and apt interpretations of show tunes from the small screen". [1]
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