In September 1952, “Mercury” label released “South of the Border”, the seventh Charlie Parker album. It was released as a 10″ record.

Personnel:

• Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
• Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt – alto saxophone
• Jose Madera, Flip Phillips, Sol Rabinowitz – tenor saxophone
• Leslie Johnakins – baritone saxophone
• Mario Bauzá, Paquito Davilla, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Harris, Al Stewart, Bobby Woodlen – trumpet
• Walter Bishop Jr., René Hernández – piano
• Teddy Kotick, Roberto Rodriguez – bass
• Roy Haynes, Buddy Rich, Max Roach – drums
• Machito, Jose Mangual Sr., Luis Miranda, Ubaldo Nieto, Chano Pozo – percussion

Track listing:

1. Mango Mangue – Marion Sunshine, Gilberto Valdes
2. Okiedoke – René Hernández, Machito
3. No Noise – John Bartee
4. My Little Suede Shoes – Charlie Parker
5. Un Poquito de Tu Amor – Xavier Cugat, Arthur Freed
6. Why Do I Love You? – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
7. Tico-Tico – Jose Abreu, Zequinha de Abreu, Ervin Drake, Aloysio Oliveira
8. Fiesta – Fernando Brown, Joan Manuel Serrat, traditional
9. La Cucaracha – traditional
10. Mama Inez – Louis Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet
11. Estrellita – Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa
12. La Paloma – traditional
13. Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter
14. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite – Arturo O’Farrill, Chico O’Farrill