Galapagos Duck is an
Australian jazz
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band. Formed in 1969, they have an extensive history of international touring,
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* Montreux Jazz Festival
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, Switzerland
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* Jazz Yatra Festival, Bombay, India
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* American Musexpo
* Singapore International Jazz Festival
* Queenstown Jazz Festival, New Zealand
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* Vanuatu International Jazz Festival, Vanuatu
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The band formed in 1969 for the winter season at "The Kosciusko Ski Chalet, Charlotte Pass".Circular Quay
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in 1973 and 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).Leon Gettler, (10 August 1995), The Ducks sure have stamina, ''The Age'', Melbourne, p. 19
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Some of the top names in Australian jazz have worked with the band at one time or another, including Dave Levy, Roger Frampton
Roger Frampton (20 May 1948 – 4 January 2000) was an Australian jazz pianist, saxophonist, composer, and educator. Based in Sydney, he played a major role in shaping the evolution of Australian jazz. He taught at the Jazz Studies course at t ...
, Col Nolan, Paul McNamara and Warren Daly (ex-Daly-Wilson Big Band
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).
Discography
* 1974, ''Ebony Quill''
* 1974, ''The Removalists (Original Soundtrack)''
* 1976, ''St. James''
* 1976, ''Moomba Jazz'', live recording of various artists
* 1977, ''Magnum''
* 1978, ''Right On Cue''
* 1979, ''In Flight''
* 1981, ''This Time''
* 1983, ''The Voyage of The Beagle''
* 1985, ''Endangered Species''
* 1989, ''Habitat''
* 1997, ''Lonely George''
* 2006, ''Out Of The Blue''
* 2015, ''The Other Side of the Mirror''
References
Sources
* Johnson, Bruce (1987), '' The Oxford Companion To Australian Jazz'', Oxford University Press
External links
Galapagos Duck website
A Story of Jazz in Sydney - by Peter Boothman
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Australian jazz ensembles