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Open Letter
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	May 1992
Recorded	July 1991 and February 1992
Studio	Rainbow Studios Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:40
Label	ECM ECM 1462
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
City of Eyes (1989) Open Letter (1992) Oracle (1994)

Open Letter is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded over two sessions in July 1991 and February 1992, and released on ECM later that year. Towner is backed by former Weather Report drummer Peter Erskine.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Ralph Towner's a difficult case. The snoozy noodlings of his former band Oregon can be downright stupefying, but his solo work is often, though not always, quite a bit more interesting. Open Letter walks both sides of the line, but succeeds more often than it fails."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "The Sigh" - 5:13
2. "Wistful Thinking" - 3:58
3. "Adrift" - 6:10
4. "Infection" (Peter Erskine, Ralph Towner) - 3:18
5. "Alar" - 7:14
6. "Short 'n Stout" - 3:04
7. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans) - 4:16
8. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jules Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 4:19
9. "Magic Pouch" - 5:06
10. "Magnolia Island" - 4:35
11. "Nightfall" - 6:27

Personnel

• Ralph Towner – twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, synthesizer
• Peter Erskine – drums

References

1. "Open Letter". ECM.
2. ECM discography accessed October 6, 2011
3. ^ Anderson, R. Allmusic Review accessed October 6, 2011
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1412. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• ECM Records albums
• Ralph Towner albums
• 1992 albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher