Best Contemporary Jazz Album
75
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]
Nominees:
- Urbanus by Stefon Harris & Blackout [Concord Jazz]
- Sounding Point by Julian Lage [Emarcy/Decca]
- At World’s Edge by Philippe Saisse [E1 Music]
- Big Neighborhood by Mike Stern [Heads Up International]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
Nominees:
- No Regrets by Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample) [PRA Records]
- So In Love by Roberta Gambarini [Groovin’ High/Emarcy]
- Tide by Luciana Souza [Verve]
- Desire by Tierney Sutton (Band) [Telarc Jazz]
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Dancin’ 4 Chicken
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Watts (Jeff “Tain” Watts)
[Dark Key Music]
Nominees:
- All Of You by Gerald Clayton, soloist, Track from: Two-Shade [ArtistShare]
- Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey by Roy Hargrove, soloist, Track from: Emergence [Groovin’ High/Emarcy]
- On Green Dolphin Street by Martial Solal, soloist, Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard [CamJazz]
- Villa Palmeras by Miguel Zenón, soloist, Track from: Esta Plena [Marsalis Music]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
Five Peace Band – Live
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
[Concord Records]
Nominees:
- Quartet Live by Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez [Concord Jazz]
- Brother To Brother by Clayton Brothers [ArtistShare]
- Remembrance by John Patitucci Trio [Concord Jazz]
- The Bright Mississippi by Allen Toussaint [Nonesuch]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]
Nominees:
- Legendary by Bob Florence Limited Edition [MAMA Records]
- Eternal Interlude by John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble [Sunnyside]
- Fun Time by Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band [Hänssler Classic]
- Lab 2009 by University Of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band [North Texas Jazz]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
[Sony Music/Calle 54]
Nominees:
- Things I Wanted To Do by Chembo Corniel [Chemboro Records]
- Áurea by Geoffrey Keezer [ArtistShare]
- Brazilliance X 4 by Claudio Roditi [Resonance Records]
- Esta Plena by Miguel Zenón [Marsalis Music]
Best Traditional Blues Album
A Stranger Here
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
[ANTI]
Nominees:
- Blue Again by The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito [429 Records]
- Rough & Tough by John Hammond [Chesky Records]
- Stomp! The Blues Tonight by Duke Robillard [Stony Plain Records]
- Chicago Blues: A Living History by Billy Boy Arnold, Lurrie Bell, Billy Branch & John Primer, Larry Skoller, producer [Raisin’ Music]
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
[Victor Records]
Nominees:
- is Time by The Robert Cray Band [Nozzle Records/Vanguard]
- The Truth According To Ruthie Foster by Ruthie Foster [Blue Corn Music]
- Live: Hope At The Hideout by Mavis Staples [ANTI]
- Back To The River by Susan Tedeschi [Verve Forecast]
Best Traditional World Music Album
Douga Mansa
Mamadou Diabate
[World Village]
Nominees:
- Ancient Sounds by Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan [UR Music]
- Double Play by Liz Carroll & John Doyle [Compass Records]
- La Guerra No by John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo [Machete Records]
- Drum Music Land by Ten Drum Art Percussion Group [Wind Music]
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 – Africa Sessions
Béla Fleck
[Rounder]
Nominees:
- Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam [Nonesuch]
- Day By Day by Femi Kuti [Mercer Street Records]
- Seya by Oumou Sangare [Nonesuch]
- Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry by Omar Sosa [Half Note Records]
