Paul Gonsalves - Tell It the Way It Is!

Primary Artist
Paul Gonsalves
Album Title
Tell It the Way It Is!
Release Date
September 4, 1963 
Time
 
Review by Alex Henderson
When Duke Ellington's sidemen recorded on their own, The Duke's influence often had a way of asserting itself even if he was nowhere near the studio. This was true in the 1930s and 1940s, and it was true on some of Paul Gonsalves' recordings of the 1960s. Nonetheless, Gonsalves was his own man, and this excellent CD points to the fact that the breathy tenor saxophonist wasn't afraid to enter a variety of musical situations. This reissue combines two excellent 1963 dates -- Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy and Tell It The Way It Is -- on a single CD. Read More
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