Grammy Nominations

Here are the nominations for the 47th annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album (for albums containing 51% or more playing time of instrumental tracks) are: Boney James' Pure (Warner Bros.); Dave Koz's Saxophonic (Capitol Records); Various Artists' Forever, for Always, for Luther, Bud Harner & Rex Rideout, producers (GRP/VMG); Henry Mancini's Pink Guitar, James Jensen, producer (Solid Air Records); Mason Williams' EP 2003: Music for the Epicurean Harkener, (Skookum Records).

Nominees for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, for albums containing 51% or more playing time of instrumental tracks, are: Fourplay's Journey (Bluebird); Bill Frisell's Unspeakable (Nonesuch Records); Jan Garebarek's In Praise of Dreams (ECM); Don Grusin's The Hang (Sovereign Artists); and Roy Hargrove's Strength: The RH Factor (Verve).

Grammy nominations for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals; tracks and singles only) are: "Chasing Shadows," Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake and Jason Miles from Maximum Grooves: Coast to Coast, Various artists (Telarc); "Take You Out," George Benson, from Irreplaceable (GRP/VMG); "11th Commandment," Ben Harper from There Will Be a Light (Virgin); "Song F," Bruce Hornsby from Halcyon Days (Columbia); and "Rat Pack Boogie," Brian Setzer from Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy (Surfdog).

[radioandrecords.com]