From the liner notes
In the winter of 2013, I wrote the lyrics to a song that Paddy and Patrick composed and we decided we’d record the first draft of Quiet Moment live, at the AA studio in Utrecht.
This process felt so special to everyone involved, that it was then decided that we simply had to record an album. My first! And that’s where this journey started.
Numerous live recording sessions in both AA and Lakeside Studios followed over an extended period of time. This took place during a severe economic crisis, which we all felt the effects of. At the time, a few members of the rhythm section of the project were either going through a divorce or experiencing heartache in some way.
It was an extraordinary and dark period in which we became closely involved in each other’s lives. So, put a bunch of middle aged, semi-unemployed and heartbroken musicians together and this is the result!
Now, after almost eight years, the album is finally finished and most of our lives are back on track.
It felt like a group-effort, because we were there supporting each other throughout it all.
I truly felt everyone’s immense support and dedication because they showed up and arranged all the parts together from scratch. There was no leader, it was a magical experience.
First of all, my gratitude to Patrick. You provided the environment in which all these elements could align. You invested an immense amount of time and energy, moulding the rough takes into something we can all be proud of. You’re a saint!
I consider myself very lucky because these extremely talented musicians gave their all in the creation of this beautiful album. Words cannot express how grateful I am for their trust, their time, their effort, their expertise and the heart and soul they put into it.
This quote beautifully describes how this album came to be a storybook of brotherhood and friendship. “Sharing the things we know and love, with those of my kind” -Steely Dan, Deacon Blues.
I hope you too will enjoy the fruit of true friendship as much as we’ve enjoyed growing it!
Lo
Fisher King (P.Drabe/P.van Rijswijk/S. de Wolff)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man/Patty Gaddum/Raquel Brown
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Carry on (A.van Dongen/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Edwin Schimscheimer
Guitars: Arnold van Dongen/Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
True Friends (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Ton Dijkman
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Grand piano: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Backing vocals: Raquel Brown/Patty Gaddum/Simone Pormes/Lo
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Vocal arrangement: Simone Pormes/Lo
Home (P.Drabe/P.van Rijswijk/T.Boomkamp/M.Stoop)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Dri3man (=Ferry van Leeuwen/Nick Bult/Lo)
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Turn the tide (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Martijn Vink
Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Keyboards: Karel Boehlee
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Flute: Jan Kooper
Soprano sax: Lo
Winds arrangement: Lo
The right thing (D.van der Wal)
Drums: Arthur Lijten
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Dirk van der Wal(solo)/Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Horn arrangement: Lo
Vocal arrangement: Dri3man
Quiet moment (P.van Rijswijk/P.Drabe/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards, Organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Patty Gaddum/Raquel Brown/Lo
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Learning (E.Schimscheimer/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Edwin Schimscheimer
Grand Piano: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Alto sax solo: Lo
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Vocal arrangement: Lo
Right to be wrong (T.Dijkman/E.van de Bovenkamp/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Ton Dijkman
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Grand piano/organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Alto sax solo: Lo
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Kingdom chill (P.Drabe)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Horn arrangement: Tom Beek
Vocal arrangement: Patrick Drabe
You’re all I need (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Martijn Vink
Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Keyboards: Karel Boehlee
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Flugelhorn: Jan van Duikeren
Flute: Jan Kooper
Backing vocals: Raquel Brown/Patty Gaddum/Simone Pormes/Lo
Horn arrangement: Karel Boehlee
Vocal arrangement: Simone Pormes, Lo
In another time (L.Ware/L.van Gorp) In loving memory of Leon Ware
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards, organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet solo: Jan van Duikeren
Produced and mixed by Patrick Drabe and Lo at Lakeside Studio, Loosdrecht, between 2013&2020. Special thanks to Lex Amrein.
Mastering by Udo Pannekeet