| Lloyd Swanton | |
|---|---|
 Lloyd Swanton performing with the Necks (2015) in Aarhus, Denmark | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lloyd Stuart Swanton |
| Born | (1960-08-14) August 14, 1960 (age 64) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass, bass guitar |
Lloyd Stuart Swanton (born 14 August 1960) is an Australian jazz double bassist, bass guitarist, and composer.
Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986 and co-founded jazz trio The Necks in 1987 with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck.
Biography
In 1987 he co-founded jazz trio The Necks with Chris Abrahams on keyboards and Tony Buck on drums. In 1991 he formed his own group, The Catholics. He has performed solo improvisation concerts on double bass. Swanton has performed with The Benders, Clarion Fracture Zone, Sydney Symphony, Vince Jones, Alpha Centauri Ensemble, the Mighty Reapers, the Seymour Group, Tim Finn, Stephen Cummings and Wendy Matthews. He was also a long-serving member of the Bernie McGann Trio and the Bernie McGann Quartet.
As well as music for his own bands, Swanton has composed several film soundtracks. For many years Swanton hosted the radio show Mixed Marriage on Eastside Radio in Sydney, a weekly program looking at crossings of jazz with other musical styles.
Further information on the jazz trio: VazeshDiscography
As leader
- Ambon (Bugle, 2015)
With The Benders
- E (Hot, 1983)
- False Laughter (Hot, 1984)
- Distance (Hot, 1985)
With The Catholics
- The Catholics (Rufus, 1992)
- Simple (Rufus, 1994)
- Life on Earth (Rufus/PolyGram, 1997)
- Barefoot (Rufus, 1999)
- Gondola (Rufus, 2006)
- Village (Bugle, 2007)
- Inter Vivos (Bugle, 2009)
- Yonder (Bugle, 2013)
- What This Love Can Do (Rufus, 1994)
- Less Stable Elements (Rufus, 1996)
With Bernie McGann
- At Long Last (Emanem, 1987)
- Ugly Beauty (Spiral Scratch, 1991)
- McGann (Rufus, 1995)
- Playground (Rufus, 1997)
- Bundeena (Rufus, 2000)
- Double Dutch? (Rufus, 2010)
- Blue for Pablo Too (Rufus, 2005)
- Live at the Side On (Rufus, 2005)
- Solar (Rufus, 2009)
- Wending (Rufus, 2012)
With The Necks
- Sex (Spiral Scratch, 1989)
- Next (Spiral Scratch, 1990)
- Aquatic (Fish of Milk, 1994)
- Silent Night (Fish of Milk, 1996)
- Piano Bass Drums (Fish of Milk, 1998)
- The Boys (Wild Sound/MDS, 1998)
- Hanging Gardens (Fish of Milk, 1999)
- Aether (Fish of Milk, 2001)
- Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab (Fish of Milk, 2002)
- Drive By (Fish of Milk, 2003)
- Photosynthetic (Long Arms, 2003)
- Mosquito/See Through (Fish of Milk, 2004)
- Chemist (Fish of Milk, 2006)
- Townsville (Fish of Milk, 2007)
- Silverwater (Fish of Milk, 2009)
- Mindset (Fish of Milk, 2011)
- Open (Northern Spy, 2013)
- Vertigo (Fish of Milk, 2015)
- Unfold (Ideologic Organ, 2017)
- Body (Northern Spy, 2018)
- Three (Northern Spy, 2020)
With Alister Spence
- Flux (Rufus, 2003)
- Mercury, (Rufus, 2006)
- Far Flung (Rufus, 2012)
- Live Alister (Spence Music, 2015)
- Not Everything but Enough (Alister Spence Music, 2017)
As sideman
With Vince Jones
- Trustworthy Little Sweethearts (EMI, 1988)
- Come in Spinner (ABC, 1990)
- One Day Spent (EMI, 1990)
- Future Girl (EMI, 1992)
With others
- Diana Anaid, Diana Ah Naid (Origin, 1997)
- Tony Buck, The Shape of Things to Come (1989)
- Stephen Cummings, Good Humour (Polydor, 1990)
- Dannielle Gaha & Louise Anton, Going for a Song (EastWest, 1997)
- Tim Hopkins, Tim Hopkins' Good Heavens! (Larrikin, 1993)
- Marc Hunter, Night & Day (ABC, 1990)
- Phillip Johnston, Diggin' Bones (Asynchronous, 2018)
- The Last Straw, The Last Straw (Spiral Scratch, 1990)
- Inga Liljestroem, Elk (Groovescooter, 2004)
- Jimmy Little, Resonate Festival (Mushroom, 2001)
- Dave MacRae, Southern Roots (Emanem, 1988)
- Wendy Matthews, Emigre (rooArt, 1990)
- Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams, Welcome to Violet (Remote Music, 1992)
- Tim Rollinson, Cause + Effect (Mercury, 1996)
- Phil Slater, The Thousands (Kimnara, 2007)
- Ross Wilson, Dark Side of the Man (WEA, 1989)
- Ross Wilson, Go Bongo Go Wild! (Wild Bongo, 2001)
- Underworld, Drift Episode 2 Atom (Smith Hyde, 2019)
- Wizards of Oz, Soundtrack (Polygram, 1988)
- Iannis Xenakis, Alpha Centauri Ensemble, Roger Woodward, Kraanerg (Etcetera, 1989)
- Julian Curwin, Midnight Lullaby (Romero Records, 2020)
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Drive By" (with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck) | Most Performed Jazz Work | Won |
| 2006 | "Chemist" (with Abrahams and Buck) | Most Performed Jazz Work | Won |
| 2019 | "Body" (with Abrahams and Buck) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted |
References
General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2010. Note: Archived copy has limited functionality.
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) . The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1. Note: version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
- "Swanton, Lloyd (Stuart)". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. jazz.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- McFarlane 'Dynamic Hepnotics' entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- McFarlane 'Chris Abrahams' entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- Spencer et al, (2007) NECKS, THE Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. Note: he is named Loyd [sic] Swanton here.
- EastSide FM show archive
- "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- "2005 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- "2006 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- "APRA Reveals 2019 Song of the Year Shortlist". Music Feeds. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. 2002. ISBN 9781865038919. Retrieved 21 February 2010 – via National Library of Australia.
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External links
- Swanton, Lloyd (Stuart) biography at jazz.com
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