Inner Space (album)

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Inner Space is a compilation album of Chick Corea music released by Atlantic Records in 1973. The album contains all 4 tracks from Corea's 1967 debut album, Tones for Joan's Bones as well as 2 previously unreleased tracks from the same recording session and 2 tracks recorded later.

Release history

The album was first released as a double LP by Atlantic Records in 1973. Early CD re-issues omit two tracks, "Tones for Joan's Bones" and "This Is New", but the 2008 release on the Collectables label restores them.

Track listing

All songs composed by Chick Corea except as noted.

Original double LP release

Side A

1. "Straight Up and Down" – 12:32
2. "This Is New" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 7:36

Side B

1. "Tones for Joan's Bones" – 6:03
2. "Litha" – 13:28

Side C

1. "Inner Space" – 9:18
2. "Windows" – 8:45

Side D

1. "Guijira" – 12:19
2. "Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano" – 5:07

Abridged CD re-issue

1. "Straight Up and Down" – 12:32
2. "Litha" – 13:28
3. "Inner Space" – 9:18
4. "Windows" – 8:45
5. "Guijira" – 12:19
6. "Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano" – 5:07

The 2008 release on the Collectables label restores "This Is New" and "Tones for Joan's Bones".

Personnel

• Chick Corea – piano
• Steve Swallow – bass (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
• Joe Chambers – drums (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
• Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")
• Woody Shaw – trumpet (except "Windows" and "Trio For Flute,...")

on "Windows"

• Hubert Laws – flute
• Ron Carter – bass
• Grady Tate – drums

on "Trio for Flute,..."

• Karl Porter – bassoon
• Hubert Laws – flute

References

• Atlantic Records SD 2-305 / K 60081
• Atlantic Jazz (Germany) 7567-81304-2 (1988 CD)
• Inner Space discogs.com (US double LP)
• Inner Space at discogs.com (1988 abridged CD re-issue)