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Friday, February 09, 2007

49th Grammy Jazz Nominations

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Hidden Land
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones [Columbia]

People People Music Music
Groove Collective [Savoy Jazz Worldwide]

Rewind That
Christian Scott [Concord Jazz]

Sexotica
Sex Mob [Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.]

Who Let The Cats Out?
Mike Stern [Heads Up]


Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Footprints
Karrin Allyson [Concord Jazz]

Easy To Love
Roberta Gambarini [Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm]

Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch
Nancy King [Maxjazz]

From This Moment On
Diana Krall [Verve]

Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson [MCG Jazz]


Best Jazz Instrumental 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.)

Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker) [Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Paq Man
Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
Track from: From The Heart (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band) [Alma Records]

Freedom Jazz Dance
Taylor Eigsti, soloist
Track from: Lucky To Be Me [Concord Jazz]

Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)
Roy Haynes, soloist
Track from: Whereas [Dreyfus Jazz]

Hope
Branford Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Braggtown [Marsalis Music/Rounder]



Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Sound Grammar
Ornette Coleman [Sound Grammar]

The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea [Stretch Records]

Trio Beyond — Saudades
Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield [ECM]

Beyond The Wall
Kenny Garrett [Nonesuch]

Sonny, Please
Sonny Rollins [Doxy Records]


Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln [Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Spirit Music
Bob Brookmeyer — New Art Orchestra [ArtistShare]

Streams Of Expression
Joe Lovano Ensemble [Blue Note Records]

Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note
Mingus Big Band [Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]

Up From The Skies — Music Of Jim McNeely
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra [Planet Arts Recordings]




Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Codes
Ignacio Berroa [Blue Note Records]

Cubist Music
Edsel Gomez [Zoho]

Simpático
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project [ArtistShare]

Absolute Quintet
Dafnis Prieto [Zoho]

Viva
Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino [CAM Jazz]


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