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Jack de Mello
12+ albums
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Jack de Mello (15 November 1916 – 27 April 2019) was an American composer, arranger, keyboardist, conductor, producer, entrepreneur and founder of Music Of Polynesia Inc.. Jack de Mello recorded close to 160 albums of all types of music, including almost 500 Hawaiian songs. These songs recorded in the biggest and best studios around the world gave Hawaiian music a new identity. Decca Studios in London, Barclay Studios in Paris, RCA in Rome, major studios in Hollywood, New York, Chicago all became Jack's playground and introduced the world's music business to a category of music that they only heard in scratchy radio broadcasts from Waikiki Beach on Saturday mornings. He made Hawaiian music viable to a musical world who felt it primitive at best. The London Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony, the Victor Concert Orchestra and the NHK Orchestra were among those who marveled at what was traditional Hawaiian music arranged by what was quickly becoming one of the masters of Hawaiian music. Victor Records of Japan recognized Jack's talent and recruited him to produce 21 albums featuring the Victor Pops Orchestra over an eleven-year partnership. Jack's talents went beyond his love for Hawaiian music. Hanna Barbera contracted Jack to compose and orchestrate music for the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Magilla Gorilla, Top Kat and Ricochet Rabbit. Jack was recording all of this while developing the talents of Emma Veary, Nina Keali'iwahamana, Marlene Sai ---- most of Hawai'i's recognized ta
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Music Of Hawaii
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Music of Hawai'i
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Fifty Greatest Hawai'i Albums Of All Time
Steel Guitar Magic Hawaiian Style
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3 Hours of Creepy Sounds for Halloween
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Steel Guitar Magic
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Hawaiian Steel Guitar
FaLaLaLaLa.com 2009 ADVENTure In Carols
Jack de Mello Plays the Music of Kui Lee
Voices in Paradise
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Hawaii Land Of Enchantment
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Comedy Cartoon Collectibles, Vol. 1