Gateway 2

Gateway 2 is the second album by Gateway, recorded in July 1977 and released on ECM the following year. The trio comprises guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Gateway 2
Studio album by Gateway
Released	1978
Recorded	July 1977
Studio	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:54
Label	ECM 1105
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Gateway chronology
Gateway (1976) Gateway 2 (1978) Homecoming (1995)
Jack DeJohnette chronology
New Rags (1977) Gateway 2 (1978) New Directions (1978)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The Penguin Guide to Jazz called the album "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 stated that "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

Personnel

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