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City of Eyes is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1988 and released on the ECM label.[1]

City of Eyes
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	1989
Recorded	January–November 1988
Genre	Chamber jazz
Length	46:53
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Slide Show (1984) City of Eyes (1989) Open Letter (1991)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "City of Eyes shows Ralph Towner as a musical explorer again, a composer and instrumentalist who can persuasively create aural travelogues through time, space, and terrain".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner

1. "Jamaica Stopover" - 4:11
2. "Cascades' - 6:47
3. "Les Douzilles" - 6:10
4. "City of Eyes" - 4:11
5. "Sipping the Past" 2:31
6. "Far Cry" - 4:23
7. "Janet" - 3:21
8. "Sustained Release" - 5:03
9. "Tundra" - 4:40
10. "Blue Gown" - 5:36

Personnel

• Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer
• Markus Stockhausen — trumpet, piccolo trumpet, fluegelhorn
• Paul McCandless — oboe, English horn
• Gary Peacock — bass
• Jerry Granelli — drums, electronic drums

References

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