This Time: Galapagos Duck

They rose to fame as the house band for the legendary Sydney venue, The Basement , where they played for 16 years. In 1975, they released This Time , an album that beautifully captured their genre-bending sound by blending jazz, funk, and traditional New Orleans elements. 🎷 The Birth of "The Duck"

Whether they are throwing down staple covers like Herbie Hancock’s "Watermelon Man", Duke Ellington's "Take the A Train", or their famous renditions of "Caravan", they remain the gold standard of live Australian jazz. Galapagos Duck This Time

One minute the band is driving a heavy, contemporary funk-jazz riff, and the next they lurch directly into traditional New Orleans swing, complete with Burrows on clarinet. They rose to fame as the house band

The record is swimming in the warm, iconic tones of the Fender Rhodes electric piano and heavy wah-wah woodwinds. One minute the band is driving a heavy,

The album famously features guest woodwinds player Don Burrows, a massive stalwart in the Australian jazz scene.

This stylistic shifting drew occasional criticism from purists who felt the band was catering too hard to the masses. However, that exact willingness to blend high-brow jazz with foot-stomping grooves is exactly why they became a household name. 🎺 A Legacy That Refuses to Stop

Recorded with a very loose, live feel and minimal overdubbing, it feels like sitting in the front row of a smokey club.