El suizo Patrick Moraz nació el 24 de junio de 1948 en Morges. Moraz pasó su juventud estudiando música en finos colegios europeos al mismo tiempo que cursaba clásicos estudios de latín y griego antiguo.
Esta experiencia no duró mucho, ya que luego Moraz los abandona cuando le llega la oportunidad de su vida en un nuevo y muy afamado grupo. Es asi, que en Agosto de 1974 los miembros de Yes lo llaman para ofrecerle el puesto dejado vacante por Rick Wakeman y Moraz acepta la propuesta. El resultado de esta unión sería el celebrado e impresionante disco "Relayer" editado a fin de año.
Tracklist:
1. Impact — 3:31
2. Warmer Hands — 3:31
3. The Storm — 0:52
4. Cachaca (Baiao) — 4:07
5. Intermezzo — 2:49
6. Indoors — 3:44
7. Best Years of Our Lives — 3:57
8. Descent — 1:43
9. Incantation (Procession) — 1:51
10. Dancing Now — 4:38
11. Impressions — The Dream
(2:49
12. Like a Child in Disguise — 4:05
13. Rise and Fall — 5:34
14. Symphony in the Space — 2:56
total time 46:1
Patrick Moraz, keyboards, vocals, marimbaphone, percussion; John McBurnie, vocals; Vivienne McAuliffe, vocals; Ray Gomez, guitars; Jeff Berlin, bass; Alphonse Mouzon, drums; Andy Newmark, drums; Auguste de Anthony, guitars; Jean Ristori, cello, string bass; Jean-Luc Bourgeois, percussion; Phillipe Staehli, percussion; Rene Moraz, percussion; Veronique Mueller, vocals; with The Children of Morat, Switzerland, vocals; The Percussionists of Rio de Janeiro, percussion
Luego de salir de Yes, Moraz edita "Out in the Sun" (1977), como un intento de seguir explorando la musica brasileña.
1. Out in the Sun (4:27)
2. Rana Batucada (5:33)
3. Nervous Breakdown (3:23)
4. Silver Screen (4:32)
5. Tentacles (3:32)
6. Kabala (4:57)
7. Love-Hate-Sun-Rain-You (4:51)
8. Time for Change (9:06)
i) Time To Fly
ii) Big Bands of Ancient Temples
iii) Serenade
iv) Back To Nature
Total Time: 40:21
Line-up
- Patrick Moraz / polymoog, Oberheim Polyphonic, minimoogs, vocals, piano, synthesizers, Vibrotronic Bubbletron, Taurus bass pedals, voice box, Steinway grand piano, Fender Rhodes, ARPS, Polyphonic polymoog, Hammond C3 organ, vibraphone, tambourine, Fender Rhodes 88, AKS effects, clavinet, Overheim polyphonc 4 voice and 8 voices, double moog, ARP 2600 & pro-soloists, Micromoog bass sequencer, digital sequencers, voices, birds, orchestrations
- Ray Gomez / mando guitar 8 strings, lead guitar, electric guitar
- Wornell Jones / bass, electric bass
- Vivienne McAuliffe / harmony vocals, vocals
- John McBurnie / lead vocals, harmony vocals
- Andy Newmark / drums
- Jean-Luc Bourgeois / Chinese gongs, Balian gongs
- "Chacal" / congas, assorted Brasilian percussion
- Isla Eckinger / acoustic double bass
+ The Percussionists of Rio de Janeiro / percussion
- "Professeur" Jean Ristori / Gibson electric bass, engineer, cover photographs and inner bag
- Philippe Staehli / tympanis, Indian finger cymbals
- "Testa" / pandeiro, assorted Brasilian percussion
- Francois Zmirou / lead vocals (7)
Luego de este disco Los Moody Blues lo invitan para participar del siguiente "world tour" del grupo.
Después de la gira, Moraz ayuda a la banda a grabar "Long Distance Voyager", un disco muy exitoso para la banda. Mientras se queda como miembro estable de Los Moody Blues, Moraz continúa grabando albums solistas. Algunos de ellos fueron "Future Memories I" (1979) y "Future Memories II" (1982), los cuales (debido a su caracter revolucionario) fueron elegidos para representar a Suiza en El Montreux Golden Rose Festival. En 1991, Moraz decide dejar a Los Moody Blues y continuar su labor como solista.
Patrick's Discography
Solo Albums :
1976 - Story Of I
1977 - Out In The Sun
1978 - Patrick Moraz III
1979 - Future Memories Live On TV
1980 - Coexistence
1984 - Timecode
1984 - Future Memories II
1985 - Future Memories I & II
1987 - Human Interface
1989 - Libertate (originally released as Coexistence/all rights given to "Terre des Hommes", a Charity Organization based in Geneva, to help the Children or newly liberated Rumania in 1989)
1994 - Windows Of Time
1995 - PM in Princeton (CD & video)
2000 - Resonance
2003 - ESP
Mainhorse:
1972 - Mainhorse
Refugee:
1974 - Refugee
Yes:
About 10+ different releases amongst which:
1974 - Relayer
1979 - Yesshows (2 songs)
1991 - YesYears (3 songs)
1992 - Yesstory (1 song)
1993 - Highlights, The Very Best of Yes (1 song)
2001 - Yes "In a Word" (Compilation)
The Moody Blues:
About 30+ different releases (and re-releases) amongst which :
1981 - Long Distance Voyager
1983 - The Present
1985 - Voices In The Sky - Best of the Moody Blues
1986 - The Other Side Of Life
1988 - Sur La Mer
1989 - Story of the Moody Blues... Legend of a Band
1991 - Keys of the Kingdom
With Bill Bruford:
1983 - Music For Piano and Drums
1985 - Moraz / Bruford: Flags
Special Guest Appearances:
1975 - Steve Howe: Beginnings (3 songs as performer and the title piece "Beginnings" as arranger/orchestrator and Conductor)
1975 - Chris Squire: Fish Out Of Water
1979 - Steve Howe: The Steve Howe Album (on 1 song)
1982 - Kiki Dee: Perfect Timing
1986 - Bill Bruford: Master Strokes: 1978-1985 (on 2 songs)
1989 - Kazumi Watanabe: Kilowatt, w/Wayne Shorter, Bunny Brunel, etc.
1992 - Paul Howards: Paul Howards
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Main Horse
Story of I
Out in the Sun
Refugee
pass.
bysonidos
I have Timecode if you want that.
Hola, excelente blog, felicidades.
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