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Flags (Moraz and Bruford album)

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Released
  
1985

Length
  
38:11

Label
  
E.G. Records

Recorded
  
January 1985

Release date
  
1985

Genre
  
Progressive rock


Producer
  
Bill Bruford & Patrick Moraz

Artists
  
Bill Bruford, Patrick Moraz

Similar
  
Bill Bruford albums, Progressive rock albums

Patrick moraz bill bruford temple of joy


Flags is a 1985 album by the duo Moraz and Bruford. Unlike their prior effort Music for Piano and Drums, which featured only an acoustic drum kit and grand piano, this recording expanded their musical palette by including a Kurzweil 250 synthesizer and electronic percussion. Keyboardist Patrick Moraz and drummer Bill Bruford had both previously been members of the progressive rock band Yes, though not at the same time. During the recording of this album, Moraz was a member of The Moody Blues, while Bruford's band King Crimson had just begun a hiatus that would last for ten years. Flags features ten instrumental works, including a drum solo based on Max Roach's "The Drum Also Waltzes".

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Temples of Joy" (Moraz) - 4:51
  2. "Split Seconds" (Moraz, Bruford) - 4:37
  3. "Karu" (Moraz) - 3:45
  4. "Impromptu Too!" (Moraz) - 3:30
  5. "Flags" (Moraz) - 4:27

Side B

  1. "Machines Programmed by Genes" (Moraz, Bruford) - 5:13
  2. "The Drum Also Waltzes" (Max Roach) - 2:51
  3. "Infra Dig" (Moraz, Bruford) - 3:12
  4. "A Way with Words" (Moraz, Bruford) - 1:36
  5. "Everything You've Heard Is True" (Moraz, Bruford) - 6:09

Personnel

  • Patrick Moraz – Steinway D concert grand piano, Kurzweil 250 synthesizer
  • Bill Bruford – acoustic and electric drums and percussion
  • Songs

    1Temples of Joy4:54
    2Split Seconds4:43
    3Karu3:48

    References

    Flags (Moraz and Bruford album) Wikipedia