This 1995 release followed closely on the heels of the enormously successful Officium, Jan Garbarek's meditative collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble. The same tranquil aesthetic prevails on this release, but the methods and materials differ. Garbarek opts here for the recording studio over the monastery, building up many of the tracks himself with percussion and keyboards as well as the keening, resonant sounds of his soprano and tenor saxes. His compositions emphasize folk-like melodies and ethereal soundscapes, and there's effective work from pianist Rainer Brüninghaus and bassist Eberhard Weber. The often-dramatic percussion from Marilyn Mazur, Manu Katché, and Trilok Gurtu adds ceremonial and world-music touches to some superior work in the New Age genre. --Stuart Broomer
Visible World,Jan Garbarek,Ecm Records,Jazz,Pop,Post-Bop
Jazz Music:
- Viva Cubop!, Vol. 2: Dance the Afro-Cuban Way
- Vol, 7: Whoopee Makers, Remaining Titles 1931-33
- What's Going on? [Import]
- When Lights Are Low [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- WJJZ 106.1: Smooth Jazz Sampler, Vol. 6
- Words of Love
- 1926-1928
- 40 Blue Fingers Freshly Packed [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- A Arte de Chico Barque [Import]
- Aesthetic Melodology
Jazz Music
I'm Not Okay (I Promise), Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Import]
Cum Jubilo: Masses By Certon, Wuorinen & Durufle
Metamorphosis: Jazz Meets the Symphony, No. 4
Do It 2 Night [CD-single] [Import]
Cry to Me [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1/Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Guys & Dolls [Import] [Original recording remastered]