JAN GARBAREK GROUP - Twelve Moons (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This 1992 recording by the Garbarek Group has their customary blend of Norwegian folk themes and original compositions, with the leader's big-toned soprano and tenor saxophones at the heart of a music that combines cool lyricism and intense, if restrained, passion. It's the emotion that Garbarek can concentrate in a single note that distinguishes his work. His soprano is a keening wail in the unaccompanied introduction to "Brother Wind March," his high-register tenor an impassioned cry on "The Tall Tear Trees." Rainer Bruninghaus's piano provides a reflectively lyrical contrast, while the shifting rhythms of percussionists Manu Katche and Marilyn Mazur add variety to the reiterated themes. The CD is filled with distinctively Norwegian touches. AllMusic

Tracklist:

1. Twelve Moons 7:35

Part One: Winter-Summer

Part Two: Summer-Winter

Jan Garbarek

2. Psalm 6:32

Jan Garbarek / Traditional

3. Brother Wind March 10:37

Jan Garbarek

4. There Were Swallows… 8:36

Jan Garbarek

5. The Tall Tear Trees 5:45

Jan Garbarek 

6. Arietta 6:21

Jan Garbarek / Edvard Grieg

7. Gautes-Margjit 11:53

Jan Garbarek / Traditional

8. Darvanan 4:54

Mari Boine / Mari Boine Persen

9. Huhai 7:29

Jan Garbarek

10. Witchi-Tai-To 5:43

Jim Pepper

Musicians

Jan Garbarek - soprano and tenor saxophones, keyboards

Rainer Bruninghaus - keyboards

Eberhard Weber - bass

Manu Katche - drums

Marilyn Mazur - percussion

Agnes Buen Garnas - vocal

Mari Boine - vocal