1996 studio album by Cindy Blackman
The Oracle Cindy Blackman which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Muse label.[1] [2] [3]
Reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [4]
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]
Track listing [ ] All compositions by Cindy Blackman except where noted
"The Oracle" – 9:31
"Crazy He Calls Me " (Bob Russell , Carl Sigman ) – 7:35
"A.J." – 5:28
"Beatrice" (Sam Rivers ) – 6:32
"Who Needs Forever? (Quincy Jones ) – 5:28
"Traffic" – 6:45
"Why" – 5:21
"Our Blues" – 7:25 Personnel [ ] References [ ] show Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
Albums
You Had Better Listen Jimmy Owens , 1967)Sunset to Dawn Peruvian Blue In Tandem Ted Dunbar , 1975)Lucifer Innocence Together Tommy Flanagan , 1978)Golden Lotus Kenny Barron at the Piano Imo Live Spiral Green Chimneys 1+1+1 Autumn in New York Landscape Scratch The Red Barron Duo Red Mitchell , 1986)Two as One Buster Williams , 1986)What If? Live at Fat Tuesdays Rhythm-a-Ning John Hicks , 1989)Invitation Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten The Only One Confirmation Barry Harris , 1991)Lemuria-Seascape The Moment Quickstep Sambao Other Places Wanton Spirit Swamp Sally Mino Cinelu , 1995)Things Unseen Live at Bradley's Live at Bradley's II Night and the City Charlie Haden , 1996)Spirit Song Canta Brasil Freefall Regina Carter , 2000)Images Super Standard The Traveler Minor Blues Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights The Art of Conversation Dave Holland , 2014)Book of Intuition Concentric Circles Without Deception Dave Holland , 2020) Member ofSphere WithBill WithRon WithStan WithDizzy WithFreddie WithYusef WithJames WithBuddy With
Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein Karrin Allyson , 2015)Live at the Blue Note Franco Ambrosetti , 1992)Mustang Curtis Amy , 1967)Old Bottles - New Wine Ray Anderson , 1985)The Best Thing for You Chet Baker , 1977)You Can't Go Home Again Studio Trieste Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982)Bad Benson George Benson , 1974)Code Red Cindy Blackman , 1990)The Oracle Shining Hour Larry Coryell , 1989)Quicksand Ted Curson , 1974)Continuum Ray Drummond , 1994)Booker 'n' Brass Booker Ervin , 1967)Tex Book Tenor All That Jazz Ella Fitzgerald , 1989)Awakening Sonny Fortune , 1975)Two for the Blues Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983)Frankly Speaking Tiger in the Rain Michael Franks , 1978)Man & Woman George Freeman , 1974)Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard Jim Hall , 1996)Light and Lively Louis Hayes , 1989)Una Max The Gap Sealer Albert Heath , 1972)Kwanza (The First) Jimmy Heath , 1973)Now! Bobby Hutcherson , 1969)In the Vanguard New Agenda Elvin Jones , 1975)Time Capsule The Bassist! Sam Jones , 1979)We're Goin' Up Eric Kloss , 1967)Jazz Nocturne Lee Konitz , 1992)Number Two Express Christian McBride , 1995)Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown Helen Merrill , 1995)Never Never Land Jane Monheit , 2000)Peace and Rhythm Idris Muhammad , 1971)A Time for Love Arturo Sandoval , 2010)This Bud's for You... Bud Shank , 1984)Solid Woody Shaw , 1986)Kamau Charles Sullivan , 1995)Pure Dynamite Buddy Terry , 1972)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Jazz French Horn Tom Varner , 1985)Listen Here Roseanna Vitro , 1982)Natural Essence Tyrone Washington , 1967)Two at the Top Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983)New York, New Sound Gerald Wilson , 2003)
