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]

Twelve Moons
Studio album by
the Jan Garbarek Group
ReleasedApril 1993[1]
RecordedSeptember 1992
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length75:33
LabelECM
ECM 1500
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Atmos
(1993)
Twelve Moons
(1993)
Madar
(1994)

Background

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

Reception

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The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Track listing

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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

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Jan Garbarek Group

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References

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