53rd Annual GRAMMY Award Nominations in Jazz

Here it is! The list of GRAMMY nominations in jazz for the upcoming 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards show on Sunday, 13 February 2011!

Category 44

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of
INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
1. THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND
The Stanley Clarke Band | [Heads Up International]
2. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
Joey DeFrancesco | [HighNote Records]
3. NOW IS THE TIME
Jeff Lorber Fusion | [Heads Up International]
4. TO THE ONE
John McLaughlin | [Abstract Logix]
5. BACKATOWN
Trombone Shorty | [Verve Forecast]

Category 45

Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
1. ELEANORA FAGAN (1915-1959): TO BILLIE WITH LOVE
FROM DEE DEE
Dee Dee Bridgewater | [Emarcy]
2. FREDDY COLE SINGS MR. B
Freddy Cole | [HighNote Records]
3. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW
Denise Donatelli | [Savant Records]
4. AGES
Lorraine Feather | [Jazzed Media]
5. WATER
Gregory Porter | [Motéma Music]

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.
1. SOLAR
Alan Broadbent, soloist
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1 | [Chilly Bin Records]
2. A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: The Imagine Project | [Hancock Records]
3. BODY AND SOUL
Keith Jarrett, soloist
Track from: Jasmine | [ECM]
4. LONELY WOMAN
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Pleased To Meet You | [Justin Time Records]
5. VAN GOGH
Wynton Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center
Orchestra) | [Jazz At Lincoln Center]

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of
INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
1. POSITOOTLY!
John Beasley | [Resonance Records]
2. THE NEW SONG AND DANCE
Clayton Brothers | [ArtistShare]
3. HISTORICITY
Vijay Iyer Trio | [ACT Music + Vision]
4. MOODY 4B
James Moody | [IPO Recordings]
5. PROVIDENCIA
Danilo Perez | [Mack Avenue Records]

Category 48

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must
contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
1. INFERNAL MACHINES
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society | [New Amsterdam Records]
2. AUTUMN: IN MOVING PICTURES JAZZ - CHAMBER
MUSIC VOL. 2
Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet | [ArtistShare]
3. PATHWAYS
Dave Holland Octet | [Dare2 Records]
4. 54
Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza | [Emarcy/Universal]
5. MINGUS BIG BAND LIVE AT JAZZ STANDARD
Mingus Big Band | [Jazz Workshop, Inc./Jazz Standard]

Category 49

Best Latin Jazz Album

Vocal or Instrumental.
1. TANGO GRILL
Pablo Aslan | [ZOHO]
2. SECOND CHANCE
Hector Martignon | [Zoho]
3. PSYCHEDELIC BLUES
Poncho Sanchez | [Concord Picante]
4. CHUCHO'S STEPS
Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers | [Four Quarters Entertainment]
5. ¡BIEN BIEN!
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet | [Patois Records]

[I have listed Categories 81 and 83 because the HBO series about post-Katrina New Orleans"Treme" (jazz music throughout every episode) is being considered for both awards.]

Category 81

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture,
Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on
the album, or, in the absence of either, to the individual(s) actively
responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection
of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
1. CRAZY HEART
(Various Artists) | [New West Records]
2. GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 1
(Glee Cast) | [Columbia Records]
3. TREMÉ
(Various Artists) | [Geffen]
4. TRUE BLOOD - VOLUME 2
(Various Artists) | [Elektra]
5. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
(Various Artists) | [Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]

Category 83

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other
Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written
specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and
released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names
appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
1. DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS (FROM THE PRINCESS AND
THE FROG)
Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)
Track from: The Princess And The Frog
[Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]
2. I SEE YOU (FROM AVATAR)
Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters
(Leona Lewis)
Track from: Avatar
[Fox Music/Atlantic Records; Publishers: Franglen Lupino Music,
Horner Music in Motion, Suga Wuga Music, Sony/ATV Harmony
& TCF Music]
3. KISS LIKE YOUR KISS (FROM TRUE BLOOD)
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis
Costello)
Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series -
Volume 2
[Elektra; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane, Lucy Jones Music]
4. THIS CITY (FROM TREMÉ)
Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)
Track from: Treme Soundtrack
[Geffen; Publisher: Exile On Jones Street Music]
5. THE WEARY KIND (FROM CRAZY HEART)
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan
Bingham)
Track from: Crazy Heart
[New West Records; Publishers: Lost Bound Rails
Publishing/Henry Burnett Music]

[The next three listings are a mixture of genres but at least one jazz compostion or arrangement is included in each category.]

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.
1. AURORA
Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams The Big Band)
Track from: Aurora | [ArtistShare]
2. BATTLE CIRCLE
Gerald Clayton, composer (Clayton Brothers)
[ArtistShare]
3. BOX OF CANNOLI
Tim Hagans, composer (The Norrbotten Big Band)
Track from: The Avatar Sessions | [Fuzzy Music]
4. FOURTH STREAM...LA BANDA
Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony
Orchestra) | [Boyer College Of Music And Dance]
5. THE PATH AMONG THE TREES
Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)
Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music
Vol. 2 | [ArtistShare]

Category 85

Best Instrumental Arrangement
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles
or Tracks only.
1. CARLOS
Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza &
Metropole Orkest)
Track from: 54 | [Emarcy/Universal]
2. FANFARE FOR A NEW DAY
Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams The Big Band)
Track from: Aurora | [ArtistShare]
3. ITSBYNNE REEL
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Dave Eggar)
Track from: Kingston Morning | [Domo Records]
4. MONET
Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades | [Jazz At Lincoln Center]
5. SKIP TO MY LOU
Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia)
Track from: Folk Songs For Jazzers | [Cacophony]

Category 86

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles
or Tracks only.
1. BABA YETU
Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel
Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: Calling All Dawns | [Tin Works Publishing]
2. BABY
Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
Track from: Vocabularies | [Emarcy]
3. BASED ON A THOUSAND TRUE STORIES
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole
Orchestra Strings)
Track from: A Thousand True Stories | [Sony]
4. DON'T EXPLAIN
Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
Track from: When Lights Are Low | [Savant Records]
5. IMAGINE
Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock,
Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou
Sangare)
Track from: The Imagine Project | [Hancock Records]

Category 89

Best Album Notes
1. ALAN LOMAX IN HAITI: RECORDINGS FOR THE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1936-1937
Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists) | [Harte Recordings]
2. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY
Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star) | [Rhino]
3. SIDE STEPS
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane) | [Prestige Records]
4. THERE BREATHES A HOPE: THE LEGACY OF JOHN
WORK II AND HIS FISK JUBILEE QUARTET, 1909-1916
Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee
Quartet) | [Archeophone Records]
5. TRUE LOVE CAST OUT ALL EVIL
Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil
River) | [ANTI-]

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