Is (album)

Is
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	June 30, 1969
Recorded	May 11–13, 1969
Studio	Bell Sound, New York City
Genre	Free jazz
Length	51:46
Label	Solid State
Producer	Sonny Lester
Chick Corea chronology
Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1968) Is (1969) The Sun (1971)

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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.

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

All music composed by Chick Corea except as noted.

Side one

1. "Is" – 28:54

Side two

1. "Jamala" – 14:04 (Dave Holland)
2. "This" – 8:18
3. "It" – 0:30

Personnel

• 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

• The Complete "Is" Sessions (Blue Note, 2002)

External links

• 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