Mell-O-Tones
Mell-O-Tones | |
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| Years active | 1998- |
Mell-O-Tones is an Australian swing band directed by Phillip Sametz.[1] They play music from 1920s to the 1940s.[2] Their album with the Don Burrows, Non Stop Flight - Great Music Of The Swing Era, was nominated for the 2006 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Hollywood Swings - From the Movie Musicals |
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| Swinging Down Broadway |
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| I Dreamed About You, Songs of Love and Longing from World War II |
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| Non-Stop Flight: Great Music of the Swing Era (with Don Burrows) |
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| The Mell-O-Tones Song Book |
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| Live at Olympic Hall (with Matt Andersen) |
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| Swinging Down Broadway (with Phillip Sametz) |
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Awards and nominations
[edit]ARIA Music Awards
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Non-Stop Flight: Great Music Of The Swing Era (with Don Burrows) | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Sametz, Phillip (24 August 2001), "In the swing of things", The Australian Financial Review
- ^ Gill, Alan (14 April 2002), "The Jazz Swinger", Sun Herald
- ^ McLean, Sandra (13 September 2006), "Urban hops as pop", Courier Mail
- ^ "Diverting and enjoyable light music from folk and film.", Canberra Times, 1 October 2001
- ^ "DISCoveries.", Herald Sun, 12 June 2002
- ^ Foster, Michael (12 January 2004), "Sparkling with light touches", Canberra Times
- ^ Clare, John (5 November 2005), "Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 June 2022.