Twelve Moons
Appearance
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Studio album by Jan Garbarek Group | ||||
Released | April 1993[1] | |||
Recorded | September 1992 Rainbow Studio, Oslo | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 75:33 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 1500 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Twelve Moons is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.[2] 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]
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Track listing
- 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
- Jan Garbarek - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards
- Rainer Brüninghaus - keyboards
- Eberhard Weber - bass
- Manu Katché - drums
- Marilyn Mazur - percussion
- Agnes Buen Garnås, Mari Boine - vocals
References
- ^ "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.