| The Oracle | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Cindy Blackman |
| Cover: | The Oracle (Cindy Blackman album).jpg |
| 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 |
| Chronology: | Cindy Blackman |
| Prev Title: | Telepathy |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | In the Now |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
The Oracle is an album led by drummer Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Muse label.[1] [2] [3]
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."
All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted