South Of The Border

With Charlie Parker under contract, producer Norman

Granz recorded him in a variety of contexts, among

them putting Bird's sax in front of a Latin rhythm

section. A couple of sessions, from which eight tunes

ended up on the 10" LP South of the Border (Mercury

MGC-513), featured Bird with small groups including

veteran jazz players with the addition of José Mangual

on bongos and Luis Miranda on congas. All of the

master takes from those dates, along with Bird's

studio recordings with Machito's big band, have been

included on this CD, which also contains several

alternate takes from the sessions.

Charlie Parker, alto sax

On all tracks, plus:

1-3, 9-10 & 17-18:

Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d), José Mangual (bongos),

Luis Miranda (congas). New York, March 12, 1951.

4-8 & 15-16:

Benny Harris (tp), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Max Roach (d),

Luis Miranda (congas), José Mangual (bongos). New York, January 23, 1952.

11-14 & 19:

Machito and His Afro Cuban Orchestra. New York, 1948-50.

All original sessions produced by Norman Granz.