Old Eyes (album)

Old Eyes
Studio album by Joe McPhee
Released	1980
Recorded	May 30, 1979 in Paris, France and January 9, 1990 at Studio 2 Radio DRS, in Zurich, Switzerland (Bonus tracks)
Genre	Jazz
Length	74:42
Label	HatHut hat HUT 1RO~1
Producer	Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Joe McPhee chronology
MFG in Minnesota (1978) Old Eyes (1980) Tales and Prophecies (1981)
Old Eyes & Mysteries Cover

Old Eyes is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1979 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1980. It was rereleased on CD in 1992 as Old Eyes & Mysteries with bonus tracks recorded in 1990.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee

1. "Eroc Tinu" - 4:00
2. "Land Dance" - 12:45
   1. "P / G / G"
   2. "BCL / Cello""
   3. "B / DM"
   4. "TS / TS"
3. "Old Eyes" - 8:50
4. "Django" (John Lewis) - 14:25
5. "No Line" - 3:05
6. "Strings" - 7:10
7. "Women's Mysteries: Woman of Darkness" - 8:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Women's Mysteries: Woman of Passion" - 4:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Women's Mysteries: Woman of Lotus" - 5:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Women's Mysteries: Woman of Skies" - 5:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flugelhorn, trumpet
• Urs Leimgruber - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 7-10)
• André Jaume - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-6)
• Raymond Boni, Steve Gnitka - guitar (tracks 1-6)
• Jean-Charles Capon - cello (tracks 1-6)
• Pierre-Yves Sorin - bass (tracks 1-6)
• Milo Fine - piano, drums (tracks 1-6)
• Fritz Hauser - drums, percussion (tracks 7-10)

References

1. Joe McPhee discography accessed April 20, 2015
2. Old Eyes & Mysteries – Allmusic Review accessed April 20, 2015