Oracle (Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner album)

Oracle is an album by American jazz bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in 1993 and released on the ECM label.[2][3]

Oracle
Studio album by
Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner
ReleasedJanuary 1994[1]
RecordedMay 1993
StudioRainbow Studios, Oslo, Norway
GenreChamber jazz
Length49:51
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Gary Peacock chronology
Partners
(1991)		 Oracle
(1994)		 Just So Happens
(1994)
Ralph Towner chronology
Open Letter
(1992)		 Oracle
(1994)		 Lost and Found
(1996)

Reception

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[6]

Track listing
All compositions by Gary Peacock except as indicated
  1. "Gaya" - 5:45
  2. "Flutter Step" - 5:45
  3. "Empty Carrousel" 5:48
  4. "Hat and Cane" (Ralph Towner) - 5:12
  5. "Inside Inside" - 5:55
  6. "St. Helens" - 1:52
  7. "Oracle" (Peacock, Towner) - 7:20
  8. "Burly Hello" - 5:53
  9. "Tramonto" (Towner) - 6:21
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in May 1993.

Personnel

References
  1. "Oracle". ECM.
  2. ECM discography accessed October 6, 2011
  3. "Gary Peacock Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 6, 2011
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1137. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. Hull, Tom (September 8, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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