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The Oracle
Studio album by Cindy Blackman
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
Cindy Blackman chronology
Telepathy (1992) The Oracle (1996) In the Now (1997)

The Oracle is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Muse label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

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".

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."

Track listing

All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted

1. "The Oracle" – 9:31
2. "Crazy He Calls Me" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 7:35
3. "A.J." – 5:28
4. "Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) – 6:32
5. "Who Needs Forever? (Quincy Jones) – 5:28
6. "Traffic" – 6:45
7. "Why" – 5:21
8. "Our Blues" – 7:25

Personnel

• Cindy Blackman - drums
• Gary Bartz - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
• Kenny Barron - piano
• Ron Carter - bass

References

1. Cindy Blackman catalog accessed October 10, 2017
2. Muse LP series discography: 5500 to 5549 accessed October 10, 2017
3. Muse Records listing, accessed October 10, 2017
4. ^ Wynn, Ron. Cindy Blackman: The Oracle – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
5. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 66.

• Cindy Blackman albums
• 1996 albums
• Muse Records albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio