The Complete "Is" Sessions
The Complete "Is" Sessions is a 2002 Blue Note Records compilation / re-issue album by Chick Corea of material recorded in May 1969. The material of the "Is" sessions was released originally on two separate albums on two different record labels. The songs "Is", "This", "Jamala" and "It" were issued as Is on Solid State Records in 1969, whilst the remaining songs were released as Sundance on the Groove Merchant label in 1972. The 2002 Blue Note double CD package also includes alternate takes from the original recording sessions.
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Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
Recorded | May 11–13, 1969 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted.
Disc one
- "It" – 0:30
- "The Brain" – 10:10
- "This" – 8:18
- "Song of the Wind" – 8:05
- "Sundance" – 10:02
- "The Brain [alternate take]" – 7:26
- "This [alternate take]" – 11:49
- "Song of the Wind [alternate take]" – 6:46
- "Sundance [alternate take]" – 12:28
Disc two
- "Jamala" (Dave Holland) – 14:07
- "Converge" – 7:59
- "Is" – 28:54
- "Jamala [alternate take]" (Holland) – 8:57
- "Converge [alternate take]" – 7:59
Personnel
- Chick Corea – piano, electric piano
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo flute
- Bennie Maupin – tenor sax
- Dave Holland – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Horace Arnold – drums, percussion
Production
- Malcolm Addey – engineer, mastering
- Michael Cuscuna – liner notes, release production
- Sonny Lester – producer
- Patrick Roques – artwork
- Francis Wolff – artwork, photography
References
- Jurek, Thom. "Chick Corea - The Complete "Is" Sessions (rec. 1969, rel. 2002) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
External links
- Gilbert, Robert (January 21, 2003). "Chick Corea - The Complete "Is" Sessions (rec. 1969, rel. 2002) album review". All About Jazz. www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- Chick Corea - The Complete "Is" Sessions (rec. 1969, rel. 2002) album review by Thom Jurek, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Chick Corea - The Complete "Is" Sessions (rec. 1969, rel. 2002) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Chick Corea - The Complete "Is" Sessions (rec. 1969, rel. 2002) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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