Twelve Moons

Twelve Moons
Studio album by the Jan Garbarek Group
Released	April 1993[1]
Recorded	September 1992
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	75:33
Label	ECM ECM 1500
Producer	Manfred 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
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

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards
• Rainer Brüninghaus – keyboards
• Eberhard Weber – bass
• Manu Katché – drums
• Marilyn Mazur – percussion
• Agnes Buen Garnås, Mari Boine – voice

References

1. "Twelve Moons". ECM.
2. ECM discography accessed October 3, 2011
3. Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.