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Bill King's eJazzNews.com Top Ten Jazz Recordings 2010

December 6, 2010

The Clayton Brothers—The New Song & Dance (artistShare) Jason Moran—'Ten' ( Blue Note) Billy Childs—Autumn: In Moving Pictures (artistShare) Charles Lloyd—Mirror (ECM) Tom Harrell—Prana Dance—(High Note) Steve Coleman & Five Elements—Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi Recordings) Rudresh Manhanthappa & Bunky Green—Apex (Pi) Stefano Bolliani—Stone in the Water (ECM) Trombone Shorty—Backatown (Verve Forecast) Terry Clarke—It's About Time ...

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Best of 2010

December 6, 2010

It's that time again for being pestered about Top Jazz Albums of 2010 lists. I say “pestered" because it seems like a chore that doesn't accomplish much other than give a tip of the hat to SOME of the outstanding music of the past year. So much music comes out these days that it's impossible to ...

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Nominated For Best Contemporary Blues Album

December 3, 2010

Congratulations to the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, who last night received a GRAMMY nomination in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for recent release, LIVE! In Chicago. The announcement also marks Roadrunner Records imprint, Loud & Proud Records, first GRAMMY nomination. This is Kenny's 5th GRAMMY nomination. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd band is honored to be ...

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Lorraine Feather's "Ages" CD on Jazzed Media Nominated for 2011 Grammy

December 3, 2010

Jazzed Media is pleased to announce the 2011 Grammy Nomination of Lorraine Feather's Ages CD for Best Jazz Vocal Album. This is the third Grammy nomination for the Jazzed Media label. Lorraine Feather is a lyricist/singer whose latest Jazzed Media release, Ages, the follow-up to Feather's acclaimed 2008 release Language, debuted on February 9, 2010. The ...

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Grammy Nominees on the Jazz Session

December 3, 2010

Several artists who've appeared on The Jazz Session were nominated for Grammy awards this year. Congratulations to all the nominees. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group Vijay Iyer for Historicity (Listen to the interview) Danilo Perez for Providencia (Listen to the interview) Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Darcy James Argue for Infernal Machines (Listen to ...

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Indie Artists and Labels Grab 50% of Grammy Nominations

December 3, 2010

Independent music labels and artists received 273 of the 542 or just over 50% of the nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, according to indie trade group A2IM. Independent releases are nominated in 88 of the 108 Grammy categories including top categories Album of the Year (The Suburbs on Merge) and Best New Artist (Mumford ...

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Grammy Nominees Announced

December 3, 2010

in Seattle Jazz—(0) comments 45. Best Jazz Vocal Album Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Dee Dee Bridgewater [Emarcy] Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B Freddy Cole [HighNote Records] When Lights Are Low Denise Donatelli [Savant Records] Ages Lorraine Feather [Jazzed ...

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The One Grammy Nomination That Caught Our Eye

December 3, 2010

The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced today, and as usual, people made fun of them. They made fun of them on Twitter, they made fun of them on blogs, they made fun of them in bars and everywhere else people mock stuff. And just like in years past, the stalest, most commonly deployed ...

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The Indies Just Got 273 Grammy Nominations. but Will That Blend with Bieber?

December 3, 2010

Did you happen to catch the recently-broadcast “Life & Times of Justin Bieber"? It also went by another name—the “American Music Awards," does that now ring a bell? Sure, the teenagers stuck around, but the AMAs suffered its worst ratings performance in history. There was just too much Bieber, too many stale faces, and too many ...

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Grammy Nominees, My Nominees: And the "Best" Keep Coming...

December 3, 2010

The CDs keep coming. I've heard a good binful of marvelous recordings released in 2010. Yet hardly any are in the running for a Grammy. Neither are the way-too-many promising titles (some already in the 4-5 star category in published reviews) that I really plan to listen to in coming weeks. That pile is much more ...