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Visible World

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Released
  
1996

Length
  
75:14

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
ECM

Recorded
  
June 1995 at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway

Visible World is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1995 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

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".

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
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in June 1995

    • 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 14)

    • References

    Visible World Wikipedia
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