Tell It the Way It Is!/Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy

• Artist: Paul Gonsalves
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• Release Date: September 21, 1999
• Total Time: 67:34
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

In 1999, Polygram released Tell It the Way It Is!/Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy, which contained two complete albums -- Tell It the Way It Is! (1963, originally released on Impulse) and Cleopatra -- Feelin' Jazzy (1963, originally released on Impulse) -- by Paul Gonsalves on one compact disc. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Tell It the Way It Is	Walter Bishop, Jr., Walter Bishop	Paul Gonsalves	(11:37)
Things Ain't What They Used to Be	Mercer Ellington, Duke Ellington, Ted Persons	Paul Gonsalves	(4:43)
Duke's Place	Duke Ellington, Bob Katz, Bob Thiele	Paul Gonsalves	(5:28)
Impulsive	Johnny Hodges	Paul Gonsalves	(5:01)
Rapscallion in Rab's Canyon	Johnny Hodges	Paul Gonsalves	(3:46)
Body and Soul	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton	Paul Gonsalves	(5:35)
Caesar and Cleopatra Theme	Alex North	Paul Gonsalves	(4:13)
Antony and Cleopatra Theme	Alex North	Paul Gonsalves	(3:09)
Bluz for Liz	Kenny Burrell	Paul Gonsalves	(5:40)
Cleo's Blues	Paul Gonsalves	Paul Gonsalves	(4:25)
Action in Alexandria	Duke Ellington	Paul Gonsalves	(5:09)
Cleo's Asp	Kenny Burrell	Paul Gonsalves	(6:46)
Cleopatra's Lament	Manny Albam	Paul Gonsalves	(6:43)
Second Chance [*]	André Previn, Dory Langdon	Paul Gonsalves	(4:59)

Credits

Bob Simpson (Engineer), Johnny Hodges (Arranger), George Duvivier (Bass), Paul Gonsalves (Sax (Tenor)), Walter Bishop (Piano), Kenny Burrell (Guitar), Hank Jones (Piano), Rudy Van Gelder (Engineer), Rolf Ericson (Trumpet), Ernie Shepard (Vocals), Walter Bishop, Jr. (Piano), Viceroy (Cover Design), Osie Johnson (Drums), Bob Thiele (Original Recording Producer), Jim Marshall (Cover Photo), Ray Nance (Violin), Michael Cuscuna (Reissue Producer), Edward Odowd (Graphic Design), Dick Hyman (Organ), Stanley Dance (Liner Notes), Ernie Shepard (Bass), Ray Nance (Cornet), Manny Albam (Bell Tree), Robert Flynn (Cover Design), Roy Haynes (Drums), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Alto))