# Twelve Moons

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***Twelve Moons*** is an album by the [Jan Garbarek](/source/Jan_Garbarek) Group recorded in September 1992 and released on [ECM](/source/ECM_Records) the following year. The septet features rhythm section [Rainer Brüninghaus](/source/Rainer_Br%C3%BCninghaus), [Eberhard Weber](/source/Eberhard_Weber) and [Manu Katché](/source/Manu_Katch%C3%A9), percussionist [Marilyn Mazur](/source/Marilyn_Mazur) and singers [Agnes Buen Garnås](/source/Agnes_Buen_Garn%C3%A5s) and [Mari Boine](/source/Mari_Boine).[2]

## Reception

The [AllMusic](/source/Allmusic) review awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

## Track listing

- *All compositions by Jan Garbarek except as indicated.*

1. "Twelve Moons" – 7:37
1. "Psalm" (Traditional) – 6:33
1. "Brother Wind March" – 10:20
1. "There Were Swallows" – 8:39
1. "The Tall Tear Trees" – 5:51
1. "Arietta" ([Edvard Grieg](/source/Edvard_Grieg)) – 6:24
1. "Gautes-Margjit" (Traditional) – 11:58
1. "Darvánan" ([Mari Boine](/source/Mari_Boine)) – 4:56
1. "Huhai" – 7:32
1. "Witchi-Tai-To" ([Jim Pepper](/source/Jim_Pepper)) – 5:43

## Members

- [Jan Garbarek](/source/Jan_Garbarek) – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards
- [Rainer Brüninghaus](/source/Rainer_Br%C3%BCninghaus) – keyboards
- [Eberhard Weber](/source/Eberhard_Weber) – bass
- [Manu Katché](/source/Manu_Katch%C3%A9) – drums
- [Marilyn Mazur](/source/Marilyn_Mazur) – percussion
- [Agnes Buen Garnås](/source/Agnes_Buen_Garn%C3%A5s), [Mari Boine](/source/Mari_Boine) – voice

## References

1. ["Twelve Moons"](https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/143038751460/twelve-moons-jan-garbarek-group). *[ECM](/source/ECM_Records)*

1. [ECM discography](http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1500.php) accessed October 3, 2011

1. [Allmusic Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/twelve-moons-r205658) accessed October 3, 2011

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