The Complete "Is" Sessions is a 2002 Blue Note Records compilation album by Chick Corea of material recorded in May 1969. The material from 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.
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 Musicians 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 Sonny Lester – producer Michael Cuscuna – release producer, liner notes Malcolm Addey – engineer, mastering Patrick Roques – artwork Francis Wolff – artwork, photography
References
External links
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