Galapagos Duck
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Galapagos Duck is a popular Australian jazz
band. Formed in 1969, they have an extensive history of international touring, including:
The band formed in 1969 for the winter season at "The Kosciusko Ski Chalet, Charlottes Pass".
Before it commenced a successful residency at The Rocks Push jazz club in Sydney. The band in 1969 was Marty Mooney and Tom Hare (reeds), Chris Qua (bass and trumpet), and Des Windsor (piano and organ).
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, Paul McNamara and Warren Daly
Australian jazz
Jazz music has a long history in Australia. Over the years jazz has held a high profile at local clubs, festivals and other music venues and a vast number of recordings have been produced by Australian jazz musicians, many of whom have gone on to gain a high profile in the international jazz...
band. Formed in 1969, they have an extensive history of international touring, including:
- Montreux Jazz FestivalMontreux Jazz FestivalThe Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe; it is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva...
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... - Jazz Yatra Festival, Bombay, India
- American Musexpo
- Singapore International Jazz Festival
- Queenstown Jazz Festival, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- Vanuatu International Jazz Festival, VanuatuVanuatuVanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
The band formed in 1969 for the winter season at "The Kosciusko Ski Chalet, Charlottes Pass".
Before it commenced a successful residency at The Rocks Push jazz club in Sydney. The band in 1969 was Marty Mooney and Tom Hare (reeds), Chris Qua (bass and trumpet), and Des Windsor (piano and organ).
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
Australian jazz
Jazz music has a long history in Australia. Over the years jazz has held a high profile at local clubs, festivals and other music venues and a vast number of recordings have been produced by Australian jazz musicians, many of whom have gone on to gain a high profile in the international jazz...
have worked with the band at one time or another, including Dave Levy, Roger Frampton
Roger Frampton
Roger Frampton was an Australian jazz pianist, saxophonist, composer, and educator. Based in Sydney, he played a major role in shaping the evolution of Australian jazz...
, Col Nolan, Paul McNamara and Warren Daly
Discography
- 1974, Ebony Quill
- 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