Oracle (Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner album)

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

Oracle
Studio album by Gary Peacock & Ralph Towner
Released	January 1994^[1]
Recorded	May 1993
Studio	Rainbow Studios Oslo, Norway
Genre	Chamber jazz
Length	49:51
Label	ECM ECM 1490
Producer	Manfred 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ (  )^[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

Personnel

• Gary Peacock – bass
• Ralph Towner – classical guitar, 12 string guitar

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.