Flags (Moraz and Bruford album)

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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".

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

External links

• http://www.billbruford.com/ (Bill Bruford's website)