I have seen Wakeman and Moraz both in concert both are great and do not need to be compared they both added so much to Yes. Did anyone else notice Roger Dean's Floating Mountains, painted years before the movie Avatar?
THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME ANY CHANCE TO GET A COPY OF THE SHEET I ASUME THIS IS YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENT IVE NEVER HEARD IT PLAYED THAT WAY BEFORE WHAT A TALENT. THANKS DAVE
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Moraz "composed" the opening piano solo to "Awaken". It does not sound like something Wakeman would have composed for himself. I'd also say that Patrick sounds closer to Keith Jarrett than to Keith Tippett--two very different players. In my 1975 Yes program, Moraz cites Jarrett as an influence...
I saw Patrick twice with Yes--my favorite of the two concerts was on my 21st birthday in Toledo in 1976. For me, Moraz was the ultimate Yes keyboardist.
I agree with you on Moraz in Yes. And I think if the band had kept him, their music would be much more interesting n fresh of ideas.
When we listen the album Going For The One mainly Turn Of the Century n Awaken we can feel the most of those keyboard harmonies are not from Wakeman, they have some dissonances typical from Moraz.
Not by chance in the following album Tormato, Wakeman's conservative n marcial style returns n reigns without any trace of that previous fresh atmosphere.
Excellent Moratz. He is so good and so underrated by art rockers...his Moody Blues years and his solo work really show him off. His style is clear here with the Jazz treatment of a classic art rock song....a little of his Karu stylings which always thrilled me. He stands in the second tier behind Wakeman, Jarre, Vangelis but certainly with Banks and Downes as a European classically trained art rocker...and so many American and Canadian stalwarts.
this is absolutely beautiful and moving. <3
waterpower2008 1 week ago
Alex, which Roger Dean painting is this? Where did the art originate? I have to buy this!
CCFiorella 9 months ago
can i have tablature of this music????
xserpa 9 months ago
Indeed it sounds like Keith Jarrett
GraveyarDisciple 10 months ago 2
I have seen Wakeman and Moraz both in concert both are great and do not need to be compared they both added so much to Yes. Did anyone else notice Roger Dean's Floating Mountains, painted years before the movie Avatar?
Musicplr 10 months ago
It does sound like Jarrett! :-)
mactoja 1 year ago 4
You sure? Isn't that Keith Jarrett playing? ;-)
mactoja 1 year ago 2
THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME ANY CHANCE TO GET A COPY OF THE SHEET I ASUME THIS IS YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENT IVE NEVER HEARD IT PLAYED THAT WAY BEFORE WHAT A TALENT. THANKS DAVE
UTOPDAV12 1 year ago
I never realized that this excerpt from The Gates of Delirium was considered a song unto itself, nor that it had a name.
caleighfisher 2 years ago
This is from the Yes Tribute CD, Tales From Yesterday.
jgfergus 2 years ago
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Moraz "composed" the opening piano solo to "Awaken". It does not sound like something Wakeman would have composed for himself. I'd also say that Patrick sounds closer to Keith Jarrett than to Keith Tippett--two very different players. In my 1975 Yes program, Moraz cites Jarrett as an influence...
I saw Patrick twice with Yes--my favorite of the two concerts was on my 21st birthday in Toledo in 1976. For me, Moraz was the ultimate Yes keyboardist.
russumm1 2 years ago
@russumm1 I definitely hear echos of Keith Jarrett too.
adam872 1 year ago
@russumm1
I agree with you on Moraz in Yes. And I think if the band had kept him, their music would be much more interesting n fresh of ideas.
When we listen the album Going For The One mainly Turn Of the Century n Awaken we can feel the most of those keyboard harmonies are not from Wakeman, they have some dissonances typical from Moraz.
Not by chance in the following album Tormato, Wakeman's conservative n marcial style returns n reigns without any trace of that previous fresh atmosphere.
ScudoBR 1 year ago
He certainly gave The Moody Blues a second wind. wonderful stuff, sounds not unlike Keith Tippet, that jazz edge.
kn1ghtstemplar 2 years ago
Nice Soon piano version !
rdan06 2 years ago
Wow! What a beautiful version! The beginning sounds a bit like the opening to Awaken.
brotherofmine 2 years ago
This is Fantastic, gosh, I wish Patrick would be invited back into Yes. Or is it just my imagination? Thank you.
bei1016 2 years ago
Excellent Moratz. He is so good and so underrated by art rockers...his Moody Blues years and his solo work really show him off. His style is clear here with the Jazz treatment of a classic art rock song....a little of his Karu stylings which always thrilled me. He stands in the second tier behind Wakeman, Jarre, Vangelis but certainly with Banks and Downes as a European classically trained art rocker...and so many American and Canadian stalwarts.
newpro5657 2 years ago
That's beautiful music, Alex!
Thanks for sharing!
jnclassicalguitarist 3 years ago
wonderful! Thanks for this gem!
hamadah4 3 years ago
Yes! It´s pure jazz - unpredictible but that is it! :-)
SabMei1 3 years ago
Beautiful
lucianocraveiro 3 years ago
Never heard this version before. Very nice!
I´m looking forward hearing it from your fingers :-)
Sabine
SabMei1 3 years ago 4
Sabine do you like how music turns here 3:39 - 4:10 ?
So unpredictable, isn't it? :-)
AlexChernetsky 3 years ago
WOW !! This is awesome !!! Wish I had some of your music to make a video with !!!
CherrisVids 3 years ago
nice not hard to fill in the blanks
thanks
yea78861 3 years ago
Sounds great.
onkelbuke 3 years ago