The Complete "Is" Sessions

2002 compilation album by Chick Corea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
RecordedMay 11–13, 1969
StudioBell Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
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The Complete "Is" Sessions
Compilation album by
Chick Corea
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
RecordedMay 11–13, 1969
StudioBell Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
ProducerSonny Lester, Michael Cuscuna
Chick Corea chronology
Selected Recordings
(2002)		 The Complete "Is" Sessions
(2002)		 Rendezvous in New York
(2003)
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Track listing

All tracks composed by Chick Corea unless otherwise noted.

Disc one

  1. "It" – 0:30
  2. "The Brain" – 10:10
  3. "This" – 8:18
  4. "Song of the Wind" – 8:05
  5. "Sundance" – 10:02
  6. "The Brain [alternate take]" – 7:26
  7. "This [alternate take]" – 11:49
  8. "Song of the Wind [alternate take]" – 6:46
  9. "Sundance [alternate take]" – 12:28

Disc two

  1. "Jamala" (Dave Holland) – 14:07
  2. "Converge" – 7:59
  3. "Is" – 28:54
  4. "Jamala [alternate take]" (Holland) – 8:57
  5. "Converge [alternate take]" – 7:59

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