Visible World

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]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

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

• 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)