Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 13 February 2012

Be Good ~ Gregory PorterHi everyone! I'm back from being in Los Angeles for GRAMMY week events. It was a whirlwind of entertaining events again this year, coupled with the unexpected shock of learning about Whitney Houston's death while I was at the Special Merit Awards presentation Saturday afternoon. May she be at peace.

Congratulations to both Christian McBride and Terri Lyne Carrington for their GRAMMY wins!

I will be wrapping up my thoughts about the winners of the GRAMMY Jazz categories in a few days. Stay tuned for that!

Now, back to our regulary scheduled programming. :) This is the 13 February 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com.

Do you want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information. 

New music out this week from Ahmad Jamal, Gregory Porter (YAY!), Kirk Whalum, Matt Wilson, and Lorraine Feather.  Enjoy!

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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]

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