Patrick Moraz - (1976) The Story of I

A Progressive Rock album which also mixes some Jazz-Rock music with Brazilian music influences from Samba. The music is complex, dominated by the keyboards and the Brazilian percussion and vocal arrangements.Sometimes the album sounds like recorded during a Brazilian "Carnivall". It is a concept album about the history of an hotel. The sound of this album shows how far some musical ideas by Patrick Moraz were from YES`music when he was a member of the band, and this album was recorded during that period of time. Maybe that was the main reason why he left YES in late 1976.

Studio Album, released in 1976

Track Listings

1. Impact (3:31)
2. Warmer Hands (3:31)
3. The Storm (0:52)
4. Cachaca (4:07)
5. Intermezzo (2:49)
6. Indoors (3:44)
7. Best Years of Our Lives (3:59)
8. Descent (1:43)
9. Incantation (Procession) (1:51)
10. Dancing Now (4:38)
11. Impressions (The Dream) (2:49)
12. Like a Child Is Disguise (4:05)
13. Rise and Fall (5:34)
14. Symphony in the Space (2:56)

Total Time: 46:09
Line-up/Musicians

- Patrick Moraz / keyboards, vocals, marimbaphone, additional assorted percussions
- John McBurnie / lead vocals
- Vivienne McAuliffe / vocals and additional lead vocals
- Ray Gomez / electric lead and rhythm guitars
- Jeff Berlin / electric basses
- Alphonse Mouzon / drums (1-7)
- Andy Newmark / drums (8-14)

The Percussionists of Rio De Janeiro
- Jean-Luc Bourgeois / gongs and tam-tams
- Auguste de Anthony / acoustic guitar and additional electric guitars
- Jean Ristori / cello and acoustic string bass
- Phillippe Staehli / tympanis and assorted percussions
- Rene Moraz / tap dance, castagnets
- The children of Morat, Switzerland
- Veronique Mueller / French and additional vocals