The Oracle (Hank Jones album)

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]

The Oracle
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
Standard Collection Vol. 2: Autumn Leaves
(1988)		 The Oracle
(1990)		 Great Standards Vol. 3
(1989)
Dave Holland chronology
Triplicate
(1988)		 The Oracle
(1989)		 Extensions
(1989)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[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 byy 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. Yanow, Scott. The Oracleo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  4. 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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