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| Released | January 1994 [1] | |||
| Recorded | May 1993 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studios Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Chamber jazz | |||
| Length | 49:51 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1490 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Oracle is an album by American jazz bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in May 1993 and released on ECM January the following year. [2] [3]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "There is a surprising amount of ferocious interplay between the two musicians. They may play at a consistently low volume, but the set of originals has a few rather passionate grooves and a little more energy than one would have predicted." [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (  ) [6] |
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