Impulse! session · in the studio

September 4, 1963

Paul Gonsalves

In the room

Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
Ray Nance – cornet, violin
Rolf Ericson – trumpet
Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
Ernie Shepard – bass, vocal
Osie Johnson – drums

The takes

1 of these 7 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Impulse! numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
11704	Impulsive	A-55
11705	Duke's Place	A-55
11706	Body And Soul	A-55
11707	Things Ain't What They Used To Be	A-55
11708	Tell It The Way It Is!	A-55
11709	Rapscallion In Rab's Canyon	A-55
11710/11	not used	Not issued at the time

7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Paul Gonsalves – Tell It The Way It Is! (Impulse! A-55)

A-55 · 1963Tell It The Way It Is!Paul Gonsalves

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Rolf Ericson, Johnny Hodges, Ernie Shepard

3 of them 19 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
V-8492	The Eleventh Hour	Johnny Hodges	1962	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges

2 of them 26 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges
A-52	Salt And Pepper	Sonny Stitt And Paul Gonsalves	1964	Paul Gonsalves, Osie Johnson
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
V-8599	Blue Rabbit	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1964	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges