Mell-O-Tones

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Mell-O-Tones
Years active1998-
Associated actsDon Burrows

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[]

  • Hollywood Swings - From the Movie Musicals (2001) - ABC[4]
  • Swinging Down Broadway (2002) - ABC Classics[5]
  • I Dreamed About You, Songs of Love and Longing from World War II (2003) - ABC Jazz[6]
  • The Mell-O-Tones Song Book (2008) - ABC
Compilation of their previous albums.

Don Burrows and the Mell-O-Tones

  • Non-Stop Flight: Great Music Of The Swing Era (2005) - ABC Jazz[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Sametz, Phillip (24 August 2001), "In the swing of things", The Australian Financial Review
  2. ^ Gill, Alan (14 April 2002), "The Jazz Swinger", Sun Herald
  3. ^ McLean, Sandra (13 September 2006), "Urban hops as pop", Courier Mail
  4. ^ "Diverting and enjoyable light music from folk and film.", Canberra Times, 1 October 2001
  5. ^ "DISCoveries.", Herald Sun, 12 June 2002
  6. ^ Foster, Michael (12 January 2004), "Sparkling with light touches", Canberra Times
  7. ^ Clare, John (5 November 2005), "Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
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