South of the Border
( Down Mexico Way )
Words and Music by
Jimmy Kennedy
and
Michael Carr
, 1939
Schapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc.
With "Como's Little Combo" a section of Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 3, 155 East 24th Street, New York City
A&R Producer: Ed O. Welker
Recording Engineer: not listed
Final Recording Time
2:16
Recorded
February 12, 1957
~ Matrix No. H2PB 1539 Take 5
Leader: Mitchell Ayres
Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross ( Sax )
Trumpet ~ Mel Davis
Sax ~ Abraham Richman
Piano ~ Henry Rowland
Guitar ~ Danny Perri
Guitar ~ Anthony "Tony" Mottola
Bass ~ Jack Lasberg
Drums ~ Terry Snyder
. . . a cross-section of the requests that Perry Como sings on his weekly TV show. The style is relaxed, the backgrounds
( by a section of the Mitchell Ayres' orchestra known during the recording sessions as "Como's Little Combo" )
are light and easy, and Perry's singing is, as always, superb.
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