Gateway
by John Abercrombie / Dave Holland / Jack DeJohnette
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John Abercrombie / Dave Holland / Jack DeJohnette bestography
Gateway is ranked as the best album by John Abercrombie / Dave Holland / Jack DeJohnette.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Gateway track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Gateway rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 58 Music Albums of 1975 | 21/58 | 3 |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 63 Music Albums of 1975 | 59/63 | 0 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2023 | Error Finn | Top 33 Music Albums of 1975 | 32/33 | 0 |
| 2022 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | 1974/75 ~ Wish List | 50/99 | - |
| 2021 | PurpleHazel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1975 | 19/51 | 3 |
| 2020 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1970s | 7/100 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1975 | 3/40 | - |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2017 | hahol | Top 78 Music Albums of 1975 | 63/78 | 1 |
| 2016 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Guitar Albums | 66/100 | - |
| 2016 | rkm | 100 Jazz Guitar Albums 1967-2009 | 11/100 | - |
| 2016 | rkm | 1970s Jazz Albums (Chronological) | 30/55 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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Gateway ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2025 10:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,318 | 70/100 | |
| 10/29/2025 18:48 | duelek | 1,780 | 76/100 | |
| 04/23/2025 05:07 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 1,269 | 83/100 | |
| 02/12/2025 14:14 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,122 | 74/100 | |
| 03/09/2024 19:45 | TonySayers61 | 24,177 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.6.
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Jboy56 07/17/2023 10:40 | #298174
Magisterial
Fischman 12/09/2016 04:17 | #179789
John Abercrombe really shines here alongside the outstanding rhythm section of Dave Holland (bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums). This post-bop/modern jazz exposition is rhythmically and harmonically adventurous yet eminently listenable. Abercombe somehow grooves, swings, and rocks all at the same time. This is a landmark jazz album.
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