Private City is a solo album by English saxophonist John Surman, released on the ECM label in 1987. Reception Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Michael G. Nastos states: "This album, a fully realized project, has Surman exploiting all of the timbres and tones available to him in a manner he could not accomplish with other musicians in real time. It's a full exploration of his soul, from land, sea, and outer atmospheric galaxies, on wings of supersonic fancy and fantasy." Track listing All compositions by John Surman. "Portrait of a Romantic" – 7:03 "On Hubbard's Hill" – 4:33 "Not Love Perhaps" – 5:20 "Levitation" – 4:06 "Undernote" – 2:44 "The Wanderer" – 5:46 "Roundelay" – 5:15 "The Wizard's Song" – 8:51 Personnel John Surman – baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, piano, synthesizer References 1987 albums ECM Records albums John Surman albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher