Atlantis (McCoy Tyner album)

Atlantis
Live album by McCoy Tyner
Released	June 1975
Recorded	August 31-September 1, 1974 Keystone Korner, San Francisco
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:37
Label	Milestone M-55002
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Sama Layuca (1974)Sama Layuca1974 Atlantis (1975) Trident (1975)Trident1975

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 & September 1, 1974 and features Tyner in performance with Azar Lawrence, Joony Booth, Wilby Fletcher and Guilherme Franco.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Penguin Guide to Jazz	()
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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". 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."

Track listing

All music composed by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

No.	Title	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, percussion
• Azar Lawrence: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Joony Booth: bass
• Wilby Fletcher: drums
• Guilherme Franco: percussion