Galapagos Duck - Ebony Quill (1974)

01.Ebony Quill
02.The Look Of Love
03.Tennesse Waltz
04.And Then Out
05.Out And Then In
06.Grazing In The Grass
07.Rivera Mountain
08.Mr.Natural.

Chris Qua (bass and trumpet)

Doug Robson (piano)

Marty Mooney,Tom Hare (reeds)

Willie Qua (drums and reeds).

Recorded at Earth Media Recording Company November 19 and 26, 1973.

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.