The Oracle (Hank Jones album)

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The Oracle
The Oracle (Hank Jones album).jpg
Studio album by
Hank Jones, Dave Holland and Billy Higgins
Released1990
RecordedMarch 1989
NYC
GenreJazz
Length61:21
LabelEmArcy
848 376
ProducerLee Townsend
Hank Jones chronology

(1988) 		The Oracle
(1990)
(1989)
Dave Holland chronology
Triplicate
(1988) 		The Oracle
(1989) 		Extensions
(1989)

The Oracle is an album by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Billy Higgins recorded in 1989 for the EmArcy label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "the interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it in 1992 as "a small masterpiece, certainly Jones's most inventive and adventurous album for a great many years".[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Dave Holland except as indicated

  1. "Interface" (Hank Jones) - 6:43
  2. "Beautiful Love" (Wayne King, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne, Haven Gillespie) - 6:40
  3. "The Oracle" - 6:45
  4. "Blues for C.M." - 7:15
  5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 6:20
  6. "Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn) - 8:30
  7. "Maya's Dance" (Ray Drummond) - 5:48
  8. "Jacob's Ladder" - 7:30 Bonus track on CD
  9. "Trane Connections" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:50

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 7, 2015
  2. ^ Dave Holland discography, accessed August 7, 2015
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. The Oracleo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.

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