Tell It the Way It Is!

Tell It the Way It Is!
Studio album by Paul Gonsalves
Released	24 September 1963
Recorded	4 September 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	36.1
Label	Impulse
Producer	?
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Paul Gonsalves chronology
Tenor Stuff (1960) Tell It the Way It Is! (1961) Cleopatra - Feelin' Jazzy (1961)

Tell It the Way It Is! is an album recorded in 1963 (see 1963 in music) by Paul Gonsalves.

Former Duke Ellington band members Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges and Ray Nance teamed up with Swedish trumpeter Rolf Ericson and pianist Walter Bishop Jr. on two sessions to create Tell It the Way It Is!.

Track listing

1. Tell It the Way It Is!
2. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
3. Duke's Place
4. Impulsive
5. Rapscallion in Rab's Canyon
6. Body and Soul

Performers

• 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