Into The Sun
Randy Brecker
[Concord Vista]

Alive In L.A.
Lee Ritenour
[GRP Records]

Signature
Patrice Rushen
[Discovery/Sire Records]

Sample This
Joe Sample
[Warner Bros. Records]

Breath Of Heaven
Grover Washington, Jr.
[Columbia Records]



Best Jazz Vocal Performance
For solo vocals and duos or groups with vocals. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.

Dear Ella
Dee Dee Bridgewater
[Verve Records]

The Messenger
Kurt Elling
[Blue Note Records]

Loving You
Shirley Horn
[Verve Records]

Love Scenes
Diana Krall
[Impulse! Records]

Song For The Geese
Mark Murphy
[RCA Victor]



Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band. 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.

Stardust
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
Track from: Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
[Verve Records]

You Must Believe In Swing
Buddy DeFranco
Track from: You Must Believe In Swing (Dave McKenna/Buddy DeFranco)
[Concord Jazz Records]

Dear Old Stockholm
Tommy Flanagan
Track from: Sea Changes
[Alfa Jazz/Evidence Music]

The Community
Antonio Hart
Track from: Here I Stand
[Impulse! Records]

Blame It On My Youth
Brad Mehldau
Track from: The Art Of The Trio Volume One
[Warner Bros. Records]



Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
For solo artists, duos or groups, instrumental only. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.

Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
[Verve Records]

Remembering Bud Powell
Chick Corea & Friends - Kenny Garrett, Roy Haynes, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman & Wallace Rodney
[Stretch Records]

Songbook
Kenny Garrett
[Warner Bros. Records]

Beyond The Missouri Sky
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
[Verve Records]

Celebrating Sinatra
Joe Lovano
[Blue Note Records]



Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.

Joe Henderson Big Band
Joe Henderson Big Band
[Verve Records]

Brilliant Corners
The Bill Holman Band
[JVC Music]

The Brass Orchestra
J.J. Johnson
[Verve Records]

Anthony Wilson
Anthony Wilson
[MAMA Records]

Celebration!
Phil Woods & The Festival Orchestra
[Concord Jazz Records]



Best Latin Jazz Performance
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.

Aldeia
Banda Mantiqueira
[Blue Jackel Entertainment]

Habana
Roy Hargrove's Crisol
[Verve Records]

The Latin Side Of John Coltrane
Conrad Herwig
[Astor Place Records]

Hands Of Rhythm
Giovanni Hidalgo
[TropiJazz Records]

Ritmo Y Candela II: African Crossroads
Carlos "Patato" Valdes