Los Angeles composer Tim Davies was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the tune “Counting To Infinity” off his Origin Records release, Dialmentia. This is Origin Records seventh Grammy nomination.

Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Borat In Syracuse
Paquito D’Rivera, composer (Paquito D’Rivera Quintet)
Track from: Jazz-Clazz
[Timba Records]

* Counting To Infinity
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
Track from: Dialmentia
[Origin Records]

* Fluffy
Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)
Track from: Legendary
[MAMA Records]

* Ice-Nine
Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band)
Track from: Lab 2009
[North Texas Jazz]

* Married Life (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up — Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]

Other Jazz Grammy nominations:

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* Urbanus
Stefon Harris & Blackout
[Concord Jazz]

* Sounding Point
Julian Lage
[Emarcy/Decca]

* At World’s Edge
Philippe Saisse
[E1 Music]

* Big Neighborhood
Mike Stern
[Heads Up International]

* 75
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* No Regrets
Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
[PRA Records]

* Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

* So In Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin’ High/Emarcy]

* Tide
Luciana Souza
[Verve]

* Desire
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[Telarc Jazz]

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Dancin’ 4 Chicken
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Watts (Jeff “Tain” Watts)
[Dark Key Music]

* All Of You
Gerald Clayton, soloist
Track from: Two-Shade
[ArtistShare]

* Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
Roy Hargrove, soloist
Track from: Emergence
[Groovin’ High/Emarcy]

* On Green Dolphin Street
Martial Solal, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard
[CamJazz]

* Villa Palmeras
Miguel Zenón, soloist
Track from: Esta Plena
[Marsalis Music]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* Quartet Live
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
[Concord Jazz]

* Brother To Brother
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]

* Five Peace Band — Live
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
[Concord Records]

* Remembrance
John Patitucci Trio
[Concord Jazz]

* The Bright Mississippi
Allen Toussaint
[Nonesuch]


Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* Legendary
Bob Florence Limited Edition
[MAMA Records]

* Eternal Interlude
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
[Sunnyside]

* Fun Time
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band
[Hänssler Classic]

* Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]

* Lab 2009
University Of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band
[North Texas Jazz]

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Things I Wanted To Do
Chembo Corniel
[Chemboro Records]

* Áurea
Geoffrey Keezer
[ArtistShare]

* Brazilliance X 4
Claudio Roditi
[Resonance Records]

* Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
[Sony Music/Calle 54]

* Esta Plena
Miguel Zenón
[Marsalis Music]

Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Emmanuel
Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)
Track from: In Boston
[Columbia]

* Hope
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)
Track from: Revolutions
[Sunny Side Records]

* Slings And Arrows
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
Track from: The Comet’s Tail: Performing The Compositions Of Michael Brecker
[MAMA Records]

* Up With End Credits (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, arranger (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up — Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]

* West Side Story Medley
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson
[Resonance Records]

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* A Change Is Gonna Come
David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal)
Track from: Soul
[143/Warner Bros.]

* Dedicated To You
Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling)
Track from: Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
[Concord Jazz]

* In The Still Of The Night
Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh)
Track from: Pretty World
[AtoZink Music]

* My One And Only Thrill
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)
Track from: My One And Only Thrill
[Verve]

* Quiet Nights
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Track from: Quiet Nights
[Verve]

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