GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

[Morganized]

I didn't spot a discussion about this after a quick search......Here is the list. Any thoughts?

Best Jazz Vocal Album

'J'ai Deux Amours' -- Dee Dee Bridgewater

'Blueprint Of A Lady' (Sketches Of Billie Holiday) -- Nnenna Freelon

'Good Night, And Good Luck.' -- Dianne Reeves

'Duos II' -- Luciana Souza

'I'm With The Band' -- Tierney Sutton

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

'Round Midnight' -- Alan Broadbent

'Away' -- Ravi Coltrane

'The Source' -- Herbie Hancock

'A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement' -- Branford Marsalis

'Why Was I Born?' -- Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

'Flow' -- Terence Blanchard

'Lyric' -- Billy Childs Ensemble

'Live At The House Of Tribes' -- Wynton Marsalis

'Beyond The Sound Barrier' -- Wayne Shorter Quartet

'What Now?' -- Kenny Wheeler With Dave Holland, Chris Potter & John Taylor

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

'Overtime' -- Dave Holland Big Band

'A Blessing- -- John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

'Live' -- The Bill Holman Band

'I Am Three' -- Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty

'Home Of My Heart' -- The Chris Walden Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

'Time Was - Time Is' -- Ray Barretto

'Here And Now' (Live In Concert) -- Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring Dave Samuels

'...And Sammy Walked In' -- Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion

'Listen Here!' -- Eddie Palmieri

'Mulatos' -- Omar Sosa

[GA Russell]

Here are my reviews of the Dianne Reeves and Nnenna Freelon albums.

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...3&hl=Good+Night

Thumbs up on the Reeves, thumbs down on the Freelon. I listen to the Reeves fairly often. I never go back to the Freelon.

Here's the lengthy thread on the Sonny Rollins:

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...l=Sonny+Rollins

I still like it a lot. I would have nominated the album rather than just the solo, but I hope he wins.

[7/4]

And the winners are:

Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* The Way Up

Pat Metheny Group

[Nonesuch]

Category 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Good Night, And Good Luck.

Dianne Reeves

[Concord Jazz]

Category 47 - 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.)

* Why Was I Born?

Sonny Rollins, soloist

Track from: Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert

[Milestone]

Category 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* Beyond The Sound Barrier

Wayne Shorter Quartet

[Verve]

Category 48 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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

* Overtime

Dave Holland Big Band

[sunnyside/Dare2]

Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Listen Here!

Eddie Palmieri

[Concord Picante]