The Oracle is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:05 | |||
| Label | Muse MCD 5542 | |||
| Producer | Cindy Blackman, Don Sickler | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [5] |
Jason Ankeny of Allmusic stated simply, "Blackman took time off from touring with rocker Lenny Kravitz to cut her fourth record, on which she leads a band including bassist Ron Carter, pianist Kenny Barron and Gary Bartz on alto sax".[4]
Ted Panken, writing for The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide, called the band "an all-star unit... at the peak of their powers," and commented: "The ensemble sound bears Blackman's indelible stamp; she's refined her conception to assert idiomatic individuality in a multiplicity of contexts."[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted
- "The Oracle" – 9:31
- "Crazy He Calls Me" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 7:35
- "A.J." – 5:28
- "Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) – 6:32
- "Who Needs Forever? (Quincy Jones) – 5:28
- "Traffic" – 6:45
- "Why" – 5:21
- "Our Blues" – 7:25
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Cindy Blackman catalog accessed October 10, 2017
- ^ Muse LP series discography: 5500 to 5549 accessed October 10, 2017
- ^ Muse Records listing, accessed October 10, 2017
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Cindy Blackman: The Oracle – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 66.