= winner Field 10 -- Jazz
Category 44
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]
Category 45
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]
Category 46
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 Zenon, soloist
Track from: Esta Plena
[Marsalis Music]
Category 47
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]
Category 48
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
[Hnssler Classic]
- Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]
- Lab 2009
University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band
[North Texas Jazz]
Category 49
Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Things I Wanted To Do
Chembo Corniel
[Chemboro Records]
- Aurea
Geoffrey Keezer
[ArtistShare]
- Brazilliance X 4
Claudio Roditi
[Resonance Records] - Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdes And Chucho Valdes
[Sony Music/Calle 54]
- Esta Plena
Miguel Zenon
[Marsalis Music]
Category 84
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]
Category 85
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]
Category 86
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]
Field 23 Album Notes
Category 89
Best Album Notes
- The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
[Mosaic Records]
- Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 19191923
Mark Berresford, album notes writer (The Happy Six)
[Rivermont Records]
- Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Music From The Film
Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Legacy Recordings] - My Dusty Road
Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)
[Rounder] - Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 19101922
Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers (Sophie Tucker)
[Archeophone Records]
Category 109
Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
- In Boston
Chris Botti
Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer
[Columbia]
- Johnny Cash's America
(Johnny Cash)
Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers
[Columbia/Legacy]
- Anita O'Day The Life Of A Jazz Singer
(Anita O'Day)
Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video directors; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video producers
[AOD Productions]
- Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live
Keith Urban
Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer
[Capitol Nashville]
- The Beatles Love All Together Now
(Various Artists)
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
[Apple/Capitol]
