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Released
  
1993

Twelve Moons (1992)
  
Officium (1994)

Release date
  
1993

Label
  
ECM Records

Length
  
75:33

Artist
  
Jan Garbarek

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 1992 Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Similar
  
Jan Garbarek albums, Jazz albums

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

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.

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. "Darvanan" (Mari Boine) - 4:56
  9. "Huhai" - 7:32
  10. "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
  • Songs

    1Twelve Moons Part One: Winter - Summer Part Two: Summer - Winter7:38
    2Psalm6:34
    3Brother Wind March10:21

    References

    Twelve Moons Wikipedia