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The Oracle is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3]

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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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

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