| The Oracle | ||||
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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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The Oracle is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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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]
All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted
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