Tell It the Way It Is!
| Tell It the Way It Is! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 24, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 4, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:04 | |||
| Label | Impulse | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Paul Gonsalves chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
Tell It the Way It Is! is an album recorded in 1963 by saxophonist Paul Gonsalves. He is joined by Johnny Hodges and Ray Nance, both members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, pianist Walter Bishop Jr., and trumpeter Rolf Ericson.[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Tell It the Way It Is!" (Addison Amor/Walter Bishop Jr.) – 11:37
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington/Ted Persons) – 4:43
- "Duke's Place" (Duke Ellington/Bob Katz/Bob Thiele) – 5:28
- "Impulsive" (Johnny Hodges) – 5:01
- "Rapscallion in Rab's Canyon" (Johnny Hodges) – 3:46
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton/Johnny Green/Edward Heyman/Robert Sour) – 5:35
Personnel
[edit]- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
- Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
- Rolf Ericson – trumpet
- Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
- Ernie Shepard – bass, vocals
- Osie Johnson – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Tell It the Way It Is!". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 570. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jones, Peter (18 September 1964). "Paul Gonsalves: Tell it The Way It Is" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 184. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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