Is is the third studio album by Chick Corea, recorded over three days in May 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 the tracks from this album, together with Sundance (1972), along with alternate takes from both albums as The Complete "Is" Sessions.
Reception Harvey Pekar, in a contemporary review for DownBeat, wrote "in view of the excellence Corea has demonstrated in the past, this record is disappointing", and that it was "an uneven but sometimes interesting LP".
Track listing All music composed by Chick Corea except as noted.
Side one "Is" – 28:54
Side two "Jamala" – 14:04 (Dave Holland) "This" – 8:18 "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)
References
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