Atlantis (McCoy Tyner album)

Atlantis
Live album by McCoy Tyner
Released	June 1975 [1]
Recorded	August 31–September 1, 1974
Venue	Keystone Korner, San Francisco
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:37
Label	Milestone M-55002
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Sama Layuca (1974) Atlantis (1975) Trident (1975)

Atlantis is a live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco on August 31 and September 1, 1974, and features Tyner in performance with saxophonist Azar Lawrence, bassist Juini Booth, drummer Wilby Fletcher and percussionist Guilherme Franco.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	() [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Scott Yanow, writing for Allmusic, notes that "Tyner creates some very powerful and highly original solos, really tearing into some of the more extended pieces... Essential music that still sounds fresh and adventurous". ^[2] Richard Cook and Brian Morton, authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz , opine that the both Enlightenment and Atlantis are "two huge, sprawling concert recordings which will drain most listeners: Tyner's piano outpourings seem unstoppable, and Lawrence comes on as an even fierier spirit than Fortune, even if both are in thrall to Coltrane." ^[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Atlantis"		17:59
2.	"In a Sentimental Mood"	Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills	5:39
3.	"Makin' Out"		13:04
4.	"My One and Only Love"	Guy Wood, Robert Mellin	9:59
5.	"Pursuit"		9:20
6.	"Love Samba"		15:56

Recorded on August 31 (tracks 3, 5) and September 1, 1974 (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 6).

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Azar Lawrence - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4–6)
• Guilherme Franco - percussion (tracks 1, 3, 4–6)
• Joony Booth - bass (tracks 1, 3, 5–6)
• Wilby Fletcher - drums (tracks 1, 3, 5–6)

References

1. Billboard June 14, 1975
2. Yanow, Scott. "Atlantis (review)". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1246. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.