Grammy Nominations Announced
and in the Jazz/Instrumental Music categories …
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
All Or Nothing At All
Randy Brecker, soloist
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
[Half Note]
You Are My Sunshine
Ron Carter, soloist
Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham)
[Half Note]
500 Miles High
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)
[Concord Records]
Work
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Alone At The Vanguard
[Palmetto Records]
Sonnymoon For Two
Sonny Rollins, soloist
Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2
[Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
‘Round Midnight, Karrin Allyson [Concord Jazz]
The Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists [Concord Jazz]
The Gate, Kurt Elling [Concord Jazz]
American Road, Tierney Sutton (Band) [BFM Jazz]
The Music Of Randy Newman, Roseanna Vitro [Motéma Music]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Bond: The Paris Sessions, Gerald Clayton [Emarcy/Decca]
Forever, Corea, Clarke & White [Concord Records]
Alone At The Vanguard, Fred Hersch [Palmetto Records]
Bird Songs, Joe Lovano/Us Five [Blue Note]
Road Shows Vol. 2, Sonny Rollins [Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]
Timeline, Yellowjackets [Mack Avenue Records]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Jazz Ballad Song Book, Randy Brecker With DR Big Band [Half Note]
The Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band [Mack Avenue Records]
40 Acres And A Burro, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra [Zoho]
Legacy, Gerald Wilson Orchestra [Mack Avenue Records]
Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, Miguel Zenon [Marsalis Music]
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