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Tell It The Way It Is
| Recorded | 1963 |
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| Label | Jasmine Records |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 396265 |
The record
Hodges, Nance, and Ericson join their Ellington colleague for this 1963 small-group session, Bishop and Johnson anchoring the rhythm section. The Ducal phrasing carries over even without the orchestra behind it.
Session personnel
- Ernie Shepard — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Walter Bishop, Jr. — piano
- Johnny Hodges — saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves — saxophone
- Ray Nance — trumpet
- Rolf Ericson — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 24 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Impulse! · A-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
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| 1964 | Impulse! · A-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, WLP · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1999 | Impulse! · 314 547 960-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Impulse! · 547 960-2 — CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Digipak · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Impulse! · 5184278 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation · RVG stamp |
| — | Impulse! · 547 960-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1758 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1964 | His Master's Voice · CSD 1548 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Impulse! · AS-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, First, gatefold · gatefold |
| 1964 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1965 | Impulse! · A-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Impulse! · ASC-55 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Ernie Shepard also plays on
Osie Johnson also plays on
Walter Bishop, Jr. also plays on