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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Background
editThe title track "Twelve Moons" includes extracts of music composed for the short film A Year Along the Abandoned Road.
Reception
editThe AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Jan Garbarek except as indicated.
- "Twelve Moons" – 7:37
- "Psalm" (Traditional) – 6:33
- "Brother Wind March" – 10:20
- "There Were Swallows" – 8:39
- "The Tall Tear Trees" – 5:51
- "Arietta" (Edvard Grieg) – 6:24
- "Gautes-Margjit" (Traditional) – 11:58
- "Darvánan" (Mari Boine) – 4:56
- "Huhai" – 7:32
- "Witchi-Tai-To" (Jim Pepper) – 5:43
Personnel
editJan Garbarek Group
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Twelve Moons". ECM.
- ^ ECM discography accessed October 3, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.