Col Nolan
# Col Nolan

Col Nolan was an Australian jazz organ and piano player. He was nominated for the 1997 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album with Nolan's Groove, recorded with David Seidel on bass and Laurie Bennett on drums along with guest musicians. The Nolan-Buddle Quartet's (Nolan, Errol Buddle, Dieter Vogt and Warren Daly) 1976 single release of the theme from Picnic at Hanging Rock charted in the Australian top 40.

## Discography

### Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | AUS |
| Crazy Crochet (as Col Nolan Soul Syndicate) | Released: 1966 Label: CBS (BP 233319) | — |
| Whatever It's Worth (as Col Nolan Soul Syndicate) | Released: 1968 Label: CBS (SBP 233621) | — |
| Live at Jason's (as Col Nolan Soul Syndicate) | Released: 1973 Label: Avan-Guard (SVL 501) Note: Live album | — |
| The Odd Couple (as The Nolan-Buddle Quartet) | Released: 1976 Label: M7 (MLF 100) | — |
| Arrangements (as The Col Nolan Quartet) | Released: 1976 Label: M7 (MLF 157) | 87 |
| The Main Stream | Released: 1990 Label: 2MBS-FM (MBS JAZZ 7) | — |
| Nolan's Groove | Released: 1997 Label: La Brava | — |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Year | AUS |
| "Matilda" / "Phoenix Love Theme" (as Col Nolan Soul Syndicate) | 1966 | — |
| "What's the Use?" / "Buckingham Palace" (as Col Nolan Soul Syndicate) | 1973 | — |
| "My Machine" / "Killing Me Softly with His Love" (as The Nolan-Buddle Quartet) | 1975 | — |
| "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (as The Nolan-Buddle Quartet) | 1976 | 15 |
| "Love in Spring" / "Dry Country" (as The Col Nolan Quartet) | 1977 | — |
| "Shades of McSoul" / "Whatever It's Worth" (as Col Nolan Soul Syndicate) | 2019 | — |

## Awards and nominations

### ARIA Music Awards

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. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Nolans Groove | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | |
