Visible world (1996)

"Apart from David Sanborn, probably no living saxophonist has a more recognizable voice than Jan Garbarek. The music (much of which was composed for soundtracks) is quintessential Garbarek, full of world music influences that have characterized his work since the 1970s. Garbarek's resonant, carefully articulated tenor and soprano tone suits the spacious, minor/modal themes. He's as much a singer as instrumentalist. Garbarek also plays digital synthesizers, mostly as string or flute pads underneath the folkish melodies. The record's most notable secondary player is Garbarek's ECM labelmate, the bassist Eberhard Weber, whose lyric sensibility is a virtual mirror of Garbarek's. 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." (Chris Kelsey, Allmusic) Tabla-speler Trilok Gurtu en zangeres Mari Boine zijn ieder in een nummer te gast.

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