Sundance (album)

This article is about the Chick Corea album. For the Aimer album, see Sun Dance (album).

Sundance is the seventh studio album by jazz pianist Chick Corea, recorded over three days in May 1969 and released on Groove Merchant in February 1972—the same session as Is (1969), released three years earlier. ^[3] The septet features trumpeter Woody Shaw, tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin, flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Dave Holland and drummers Jack DeJohnette and Horace Arnold.

Sundance
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released	February 1972^[1]
Recorded	May 11–13, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:15
Label	Groove Merchant
Producer	Sonny Lester
Chick Corea chronology
Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971) Sundance (1972) Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In 2002, Blue Note re-released all of the material for the session, with alternate takes from both albums, as The Complete "Is" Sessions.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chick Corea

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Brain"	10:09
2.	"Song of Wind"	8:05

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Converge"	7:59
2.	"Sundance"	10:02

Personnel

• Chick Corea – piano
• Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo flute
• Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone
• Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums
• Horace Arnold – drums

See also

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

References

1. Billboard Feb 26, 1972
2. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Sundance - Chick Corea | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
3. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series, accessed March 26, 2018

External links

• Chick Corea - Sundance (rec. 1969, rel. 1972) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Chick Corea - Sundance (rec. 1969, rel. 1972) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Chick Corea - Sundance (rec. 1969, rel. 1972) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
• 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