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.

Twelve Moons
Studio album by Jan Garbarek Group
Released	1993
Recorded	September 1992 Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	75:33
Label	ECM ECM 1500
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Madar (1992) Twelve Moons (1993) Officium (1994)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[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

• 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