Mccoy Tyner - Atlantis

Album : Atlantis (1975)

Mccoy Tyner : Piano
Juni Booth : Bass
Wilby Fletcher : Drums
Guilherme Franco : Percussion
Azar Lawrence : Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

[barryrosser]

McCoy brings ancestral feelings
to life. Thank you for each opportunity. Bold and strong…loud and clear!

[drecool]

The last remaining member of the Legendary Quartet. Rest in peace love always.

[ChristianPichler-hx]

Simply great, a pure pleasure to listen to, even after decades

[MegaAli]

This was like, being among the celestial spheres in another place and time, on a realm of possibility and dreams that appeared just over twilight beaming horizon. The 1970s was a cosmic decade, Pharaoh Sanders, Mc Coy Tyner, lonnie Smith, Sun Ra, and many more great travelers.

[lucasmajkowski]

One solemn night as 6am was lingering, I stumbled upon this and Sahara and they changed my life. John Coltrane enlightened my spiritual senses but not like the environmental masterpieces of Tyner. He pits the virtues of the past against the disbelief of the present. The consistent rhythm and structures of life and what could be imagined. In context Atlantis is a forgotten heaven of the past that can still live in the hearts of us living.

[charlesgreenberg]

I saw this celestial band play this tune at age 17 in the Vanguard and later owned the LP. 45 years ago the universe entered my mind in the Vanguard, thanks to my jazz mentor, Glenn Pribek, a high school social studies teacher (drummer) that brought students to the Vanguard to hear the pulse of the universe. We exited the Vanguard on a light snowy 7th Avenue night and walked through the deserted streets to catch the last train back to Long Island. When you are blessed by a moment like that, you never leave jazz in its infinite variety and human experience. Later I repaid my debt to my mentor and taught Black American musical art history (jazz) to Chinese audiences in China. Glenn still has a phone number. I left a message with my cell number, but he has never called. No worries, you choose your mentor for your own reasons.

[chitetsu]

Wonderful!  I was at the Keystone Koner in 1974 when this album was recorded.  It was a great night.  I was so young, then.  

[brandonandrewdad]

Wow, I'm going to have to go down to the game room and pull this out of my collection. We were about it back then. Fortunately, Kamala is here... and we're back on !! Peace

[olatunjimwamba]

This is my absolute favorite album/CD by him. I remember when I first heard this album, just after it was released in 1974, I was floored. It sounds like it's two piano players instead of just one. It still gives me 'goose bumps'. The power, strength, energy, and spirituality contained within this CD is still so moving. And the fact that this is live makes it all the more enjoyable.

[dimviesel]

Your favorite piano player’s favorite pianist🎹

[William_sJazzLoft]

Although one knows that this is a small ensemble, this is one of those tunes where the band has a seemingly orchestral sort of timbre.

[CharlesJGreenberg]

Can you imagine encountering the churning sea of sound in the most famous basement in jazz? I can close my eyes and be 17.... no social media or cell phone sharing, pure wonder.

[PunishedLoaf]

Just commenting to give my respects towards an album that expanded my listening avenues. I can't thank McCoy Tyner enough for giving all of us this music.

[jackturner]

MCCoy Tyner = Powerful force = Orchestra. Nobody makes a piano do all this period.

[sterlingwrighte]

Thank you Saud!! See you in the Cosmos in the future. Salaam Sadullah.

[dmcdgames]

Can we acknowledge how fast mccoy tyner moved his right hand when soloing I try to do it and I get cramps after 5 minutes God bless Mccoy.

[SorgiStories]

Having just moved to Philly, I am diving into as much as I can about this great city. Dang, this guy is a treasure, and I am hearing why here.

WOW.

[davidcase]

when I heard this in college, I thought, who needs Zeppelin and Sabbath. I have McCoy.

[Ewerb]

Powerful and percussive! McCoy is so great!!!

[oozrenn]

raw and emotional, oh god i love jazz live albums, the best genre for live performances