Gateway (Gateway album)

Gateway is the debut album by Gateway, a trio composed of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It was recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label in 1976.[5]

Gateway
Studio album by
Gateway
Released1976
RecordedMarch 1975
StudioTonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
GenreJazz fusion, post-bop, Free jazz
Length41:34
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Gateway chronology
Gateway
(1976)		 Gateway 2
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[4]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it a "reflective album, but it is by no means sombre" stating "Abercrombie seems to like the open rhythmic weave and plays acoustically with great confidence and finely controlled timbre and dynamics. Holland is by no means playing at his best but he is incapable of mere journeywork and asserts his presence in the harmonic transitions in a way that more than makes up for the absence of keyboards"[3] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive although listeners might find some of the music to be quite unsettling. It takes several listens for one to digest all that is going on, but it is worth the struggle".[1]

Track listing
  1. "Back-Woods Song (Dave Holland) – 7:51
  2. "Waiting" (Holland) – 2:10
  3. "May Dance" (Holland) – 11:01
  4. "Unshielded Desire" (Jack DeJohnette, John Abercrombie) – 4:49
  5. "Jamala" (Holland) – 4:47
  6. "Sorcery I" (DeJohnette) – 10:56

Personnel

References
  1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 18, 2015
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. 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.
  4. "John Abercrombie: Gateway". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ECM discography accessed April 18, 2015



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