| Other author/creator | Bishop, Walter, Jr., 1927-1998. |
| Other author/creator | Burrell, Kenny. |
| Other author/creator | Duvivier, George. |
| Other author/creator | Haynes, Roy. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Osie. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Henry Z., 1940- |
| Other author/creator | Shepard, Ernie, 1916-1965. |
| Contents |
Tell it the way it is. Tell it the way it is (11:34) -- Things ain't what they used to be (4:40) -- Duke's place (5:26) -- Impulsive (4:58) -- Rapscallion in Rab's canyon (3:44) -- Body and soul (5:25). Cleopatra-- feelin' jazzy. Caesar and Cleopatra theme (4:11) -- Antony and Cleopatra theme (3:07) -- Bluz for Liz (3:08) -- Cleo's blues (4:23) -- Action in Alexandra (5:06) -- Cleo's asp (6:43) -- Cleopatra's lament (6:39) -- Second chance (2:41). |
| General note | Jazz septets. |
| General note | Original liner notes by Stanley Dance laid in original container. |
| General note | Tracks 1-6 originally issued as Tell it the way it is Impusle! AS-55; tracks 7-13 originally issued as Cleopatra -- feelin' jazzy Impulse! AS-41; track 14 originally issued on the 7" single Impulse! 45-217. |
| Performer |
Tracks 1-6 performed by Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone ; Walter Bishop, Jr., piano ; Ernie Shepard, bass, vocal on track 3 ; Osie Johnson, drums ; with additional personnel. Tracks 7-14 performed by Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone ; Kenny Burrell, guitar ; Hank Jones, piano ; George Duvivier, bass ; Roy Haynes, drums ; with additional personnel. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Sept. 4, 1963 at RCA Recording Studio, New York City (tracks 1-6); May 21, 1963 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.Y. (tracks 7-14). |
| Other title | Cleopatra-- feelin' jazzy. |
