South of the Border | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1952 (LP) 1995 (CD) | |||
Genre | Latin jazz | |||
Length | 57:54 | |||
Label | Mercury, Verve | |||
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South of the Border is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, first released in 1952 for Mercury Records as a 10" LP.[1] An expanded release was made on CD by Verve Records in 1995, and all tracks were included on Verve's box set Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve.[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted, "Time, surely, to put paid to snobbery about these lovely records," and rated the original album 3 of 4 stars and the Definitive Records re-release 2.5 of 4 stars.[3] Richard Ginell of Allmusic commented, "Bird's improvisational style changed hardly at all in a Latin setting. He continued to run off his patented lightning bop licks over the congas and bongos and they just happened to interlock with the grooves quite snugly, although he did adapt his phrasing of the tunes themselves to suit their rhythmic lines."[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | (vinyl)[1]
(CD)[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | (vinyl)
(CD)[3] |