Gateway 2

Gateway 2 is the second album by Gateway, a trio composed of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It was recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label in 1978.

Gateway 2
Studio album by Gateway
Released	1978
Recorded	July 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:54
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Gateway chronology
Gateway (1976) Gateway 2 (1978) Homecoming (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "less effective" than the group's previous album "with Abercrombie riffling rather desperately through his electrical shade cards. DeJohnette, as always is flawless".[2] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the playing on the five group originals is generally more fiery than introspective. None of the individual selections are all that memorable but the group improvising does have plenty of surprising moments".[1]

Track listing

1. "Opening" (John Abercrombie/Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette) – 16:17
2. "Reminiscence" (Holland) – 4:32
3. "Sing Song" (Abercrombie) – 6:55
4. "Nexus" (Holland) – 7:55
5. "Blue" (DeJohnette) – 8:14

• Recorded in July 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric mandolin
• Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano
• Dave Holland – bass

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 0-14-017949-6.