Twelve Moons

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Twelve Moons
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length75:33
LabelECM
ECM 1500
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Atmos
(1993)
Twelve Moons
(1993)
Madar
(1994)

Twelve Moons is an album by the Jan Garbarek Group recorded in September 1992 and released on ECM the following year. The septet features rhythm section Rainer Brüninghaus, Eberhard Weber and Manu Katché, percussionist Marilyn Mazur and singers Agnes Buen Garnås and Mari Boine.[2]

Background

The title track "Twelve Moons" includes extracts of music composed for the short film A Year Along the Abandoned Road.

Reception

The

AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek except as indicated.
  1. "Twelve Moons" – 7:37
  2. "Psalm" (Traditional) – 6:33
  3. "Brother Wind March" – 10:20
  4. "There Were Swallows" – 8:39
  5. "The Tall Tear Trees" – 5:51
  6. "Arietta" (Edvard Grieg) – 6:24
  7. "Gautes-Margjit" (Traditional) – 11:58
  8. "Darvánan" (Mari Boine) – 4:56
  9. "Huhai" – 7:32
  10. "Witchi-Tai-To" (Jim Pepper) – 5:43

Personnel

Jan Garbarek Group

References

  1. ^ "Twelve Moons". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed October 3, 2011
  3. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011
  4. .