Gateway
Studio album by
Released1976 (1976)
RecordedMarch 1975 (1975-03)
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre
Length41:34
LabelECM 1061 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Gateway chronology
Gateway
(1976)
Gateway 2
(1978)
John Abercrombie chronology
Timeless
(1975)
Gateway
(1976)
Sargasso Sea
(1976)
Dave Holland chronology
Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2
(1976)
Gateway
(1976)
Emerald Tears
(1977)
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Cosmic Chicken
(1975)
Gateway
(1976)
Untitled
(1976)

Gateway is the debut album by jazz trio Gateway recorded in March 1975 and released on ECM the following year. The trio consists guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

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."[4]

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."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Holland except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Back-Woods Song"7:51
2."Waiting"2:10
3."May Dance"11:01
Total length:21:02
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unshielded Desire"
  • Jack DeJohnette
  • John Abercrombie
4:49
2."Jamala" 4:47
3."Sorcery I"DeJohnette10:56
Total length:20:32 41:34

Personnel

Gateway

References

  1. ECM discography accessed April 18, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 18, 2015
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. 1 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.


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