Visible World Explained

Visible World
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jan Garbarek
Cover:	Visible World.jpg
Released:	March 1996^[1]
Recorded:	June 1995
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	75:14
Label:	ECM ECM 1585
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Jan Garbarek
Prev Title:	Officium
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Rites
Next Year:	1998

Visible World is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in June 1995 and released on ECM the following year.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Chris Kelsey awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is quiet, contemplative music for the most part—attractive, but not superficially pretty. Its grooves are less celebratory than melancholic. There's an intensity here borne of deep concentration and commitment to beauty. Garbarek has come a long way since his early days as a quasi-free jazz experimentalist. This music is not jazz, nor is it experimental. But it is compelling in its way, representative of a first-rate creative musician, beyond category."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek except as indicated

1. "Red Wind" – 3:52
2. "The Creek" – 4:30
3. "The Survivor" – 4:46
4. "The Healing Smoke" – 7:13
5. "Visible World (Chiaro)" – 4:07
6. "Desolate Mountains I" – 6:46
7. "Desolate Mountains II" – 6:02
8. "Visible World (Scuro)" – 4:32
9. "Giulietta" – 3:45
10. "Desolate Mountains III" – 1:28
11. "Pygmy Lullaby" (Traditional) – 6:12
12. "The Quest" – 2:58
13. "The Arrow" – 4:21
14. "The Scythe" – 1:48
15. "Evening Land" (Jan Garbarek, Mari Boine) – 12:29

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards, percussion
• Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, synthesizer (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7 & 10–12)
• Eberhard Weber – bass (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 11 & 12)
• Manu Katché – drums (tracks 2, 3, 11 & 13)
• Marilyn Mazur – drums (tracks 6, 7 & 9), percussion (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11–13 & 15)
• Trilok Gurtu – tabla (track 13)
• Mari Boine – vocals (track 15)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Visible World . .
2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1585.php ECM discography
3. Kelsey, C. Allmusic Review accessed 3 October 2011