Visible World

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Visible World
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1996 [1]
RecordedJune 1995
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre Jazz
Length75:14
Label ECM
ECM 1585
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Officium
(1994)
Visible World
(1996)
Rites
(1998)

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

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." [3]

Professional ratings
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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

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References

  1. "Visible World". ECM .
  2. ECM discography Archived 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 October 2011
  3. 1 2 Kelsey, C. Allmusic Review accessed 3 October 2011
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.