55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Jazz Nominees!

Congratulations to all of the vocalists, groups, and musicians that were nominated for a GRAMMY!! You'll find the Jazz nominees listed below. Are you surprised, excited? Disappointed? You don't really care one way or another? Let me know in the comments section...

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Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 18 June 2012 [JazzWeek]

Ravi Coltrane - Spirit FictionHere is JazzWeek.com's list of albums that received the most US/Canadian radio airplay for the week of 18 June 2012.  

Want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite jazz artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to check out the chart.

There is a nice mix of new releases coming out this week in the US.

We can choose between Neneh Cherry and The Thing Cherry Thing, Return to Forever The Mothership Returns, Mike Stern All Over The Place, JD Allen Trio The Matador and The Bull, Gerald Albright & Norman Brown 24/7, Al Jarreau and The Metropole Orkest Live, Pearl Django Eleven and Ravi Coltrane Spirit Fiction. 

 Enjoy!

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