Tell It the Way It Is! explained

Tell It the Way It Is!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Paul Gonsalves
Cover:	Tellit.jpg
Released:	September 24, 1963
Recorded:	September 4, 1963
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:04
Label:	Impulse
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Prev Title:	Tenor Stuff
Prev Year:	1960
Year:	1961
Next Title:	Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy
Next Year:	1961

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.

Track listing

1. "Tell It the Way It Is!" (Addison Amor/Walter Bishop Jr.) – 11:37
2. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington/Ted Persons) – 4:43
3. "Duke's Place" (Duke Ellington/Bob Katz/Bob Thiele) – 5:28
4. "Impulsive" (Johnny Hodges) – 5:01
5. "Rapscallion in Rab's Canyon" (Johnny Hodges) – 3:46
6. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton/Johnny Green/Edward Heyman/Robert Sour) – 5:35

Personnel

• 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