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