Circle 2: Gathering

Circle 2: Gathering
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedMay 17, 1971
StudioUpsurge Studio, New York City
GenreFree jazz
LabelCBS/Sony Japan
SOPL-20-XJ
ProducerKiyoshi Itoh
Circle chronology
Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert
(1971)
Circle 2: Gathering
(1971)
Paris Concert
(1972)

Circle 2: Gathering is an album by Circle, a free jazz quartet that featured multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, pianist Chick Corea, double bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Barry Altschul. The group's final studio session prior to their break-up, it was recorded on May 17, 1971, at Upsurge Studio in New York City, and was released on vinyl later that year by CBS/Sony Japan. Along with Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert, the album was reissued on CD by Corea's Stretch label during the 1990s.