Twelve Moons

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Twelve Moons
Twelve Moons.jpg
Studio album by
Jan Garbarek Group
Released1993
RecordedSeptember 1992
Rainbow Studio, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length75:33
LabelECM
ECM 1500
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Madar
(1992) 		Twelve Moons
(1993) 		Officium
(1994)

Twelve Moons is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.[1] 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.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars[3]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 3, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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