CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
“The Stanley Clarke Band” – The Stanley Clarke Band [Heads Up International]
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
“Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee” – Dee Dee Bridgewater [Emarcy]
IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
“A Change Is Gonna Come” – Herbie Hancock
Track from: “The Imagine Project” [Hancock Records]
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
“Moody 4B” – James Moody [IPO Recordings]
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
“Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard” – Mingus Big Band
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
“Chucho’s Steps” – Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
“The Path Among The Trees” – Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)
Track from: Autumn: “In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2” [ArtistShare]
INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
“Carlos” – Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest)
Track from: “54” [Emarcy/Universal]
INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
“Baba Yetu” – Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: “Calling All Dawns” [Tin Works Publishing]