Galapagos Duck

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Galapagos Duck
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genre(s) Jazz-funk / Jazz-rock
Years active 1969 – Present
Label(s) Philips
Polygram
ABC Music
Aim Records
Pintail Productions
Members
Greg Foster
John Conley
Adrian Cunningham
Rodney Ford
Matt Baker
Former members
Len Barnard AM
Tom Hare
Chris Qua
Willy Qua
Roger Frampton
Bob Egger
Col Nolan
Ray Alldridge
Marty Mooney
Paul McNamara
Tony Ansell

Galapagos Duck is a popular Australian jazz band formed in 1969 with an extensive history of international touring, including:

The band formed in 1969 and immediately commenced a successful residency at The Rocks Push jazz club in Sydney. Bruce Viles (owner of the Rocks Push) established The Basement jazz club at Circular Quay in 1973 and the Galapagos Duck opened there as the house band. At that time the personnel was Marty Mooney and Tom Hare (reeds), Chris Qua (bass and trumpet), Willie Qua (drums and reeds) and Doug Robson (piano).

Over the years the Galapagos Duck has enjoyed considerable success and some of the top names in Australian jazz have worked with the band at one time or another, including Dave Levy, Roger Frampton, Col Nolan, John Conley, Paul McNamara and Warren Daly

[edit] Discography

  • 1974, Ebony Quills
  • 1974, The Removalist
  • 1976, St. James
  • 1976, Moomba Jazz, live recording of various artists
  • 1977, Magnum
  • 1978, Right On Cue
  • 1979, In Flight
  • 1981, This Time
  • 1983, Voyage of The Beagle
  • 1985, Endangered Species
  • 1989, Habitat
  • 1997, Lonely George
  • 2006, Out Of The Blue

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[edit] References

  • Johnson, Bruce (1987), The Oxford Companion To Australian Jazz, Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 554791 8