Is is the third studio album by Chick Corea, recorded over three days in May of 1969 and released on Solid State Records later that year. The album features a septet with trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin, flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Dave Holland and drummers Jack DeJohnette & Horace Arnold.
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| Released | June 30, 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 11–13, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 51:46 | |||
| Label | Solid State | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In 2002, Blue Note Records re-released all tracks from this album, together with Sundance (1972), along with alternate takes from both albums as The Complete "Is" Sessions.
Track listing edit
All music composed by Chick Corea except as noted.
Side one edit
- "Is" – 28:54
Side two edit
- "Jamala" – 14:04 (Dave Holland)
- "This" – 8:18
- "It" – 0:30
Personnel edit
- Chick Corea – piano, electric piano
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone
- Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo
- Dave Holland – acoustic bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Horace Arnold – drums & percussion
See also edit
- The Complete "Is" Sessions (Blue Note, 2002)
References edit
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Is (1969) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
External links edit
- Chick Corea - Is (1969) album at JazzDisco.org
- Chick Corea - Is (1969) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Chick Corea - Is (1969) album releases & credits at Discogs
- 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