Tell It the Way It Is!
by Paul Gonsalves
- Type: Album
- Released: 1964
- Label: Impulse!
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:13
- Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Tell It the Way It Is!' places tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves in a small-group context outside his long tenure with Duke Ellington. The album highlights his warm tone, fluent improvisation, and connection to both swing tradition and modern hard bop.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Tell It The Way It Is! (11:37)
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be (4:43)
- Dukes Place (5:28)
- Impulsive (5:01)
- Rapscallion In Rab's Canyon (3:46)
- Body And Soul (5:35)
Credits
- Paul Gonsalves - primary artist, saxophone
- Ernie Shepard - bass
- Osie Johnson - drums
- Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano, written-by
- Johnny Hodges - saxophone, written-by
- Ray Nance - trumpet
- Rolf Ericson - trumpet
- Addison Amor - written-by