City of Eyes

City of Eyes is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1988 and released on ECM April the following year. The quintet features trumpeter, Markus Stockhausen, oboist Paul McCandless, and rhythm section Gary Peacock and Jerry Granelli.

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."

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