cannonball-addict Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) * Unspeakable Bill Frisell [Nonesuch Records] Category 46 Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.) * R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) Nancy Wilson [MCG 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.) * Speak Like A Child Herbie Hancock, soloist Track from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason) [bluebird] Category 48 Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) * Illuminations McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash [Telarc Jazz] Category 49 Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album (For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) * Concert In The Garden Maria Schneider Orchestra [ArtistShare] Category 50 Best Latin Jazz Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) * Land Of The Sun Charlie Haden [Verve International] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Lifetime Achievement Awards to Pinetop Perkins and Art Blakey! Best looking musical performer Alicia Keyes. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannonball-addict Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Other award winners of interest: Category 60 Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) * ¡Ahora SÃ! Israel López "Cachao" [univision Records] Field 23 — Composing/Arranging Category 82 Best Instrumental Composition (A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.) * Merengue Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma) Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert [sony Classical] Category 83 Best Instrumental Arrangement (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.) * Past Present & Future Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton [Planet Arts Recordings] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 I have been watching the Grammy Awards for a half hour and wondering why the line between it and American Idol becomes blurrier each year. The set is probably the worst I have seen, the opening was crappy, the music and production was sadly lacking a trace of creativity. Even Queen Latifa, who I like, looks bad--this does not bode for a memorable evening. I wish they had thought of Art Blakey when he was still around and opening doors for remarkable players. Anyone agree with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Does "opening doors for remarkable players" include Wynton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 He is mostly remarkable in a non-musical sense. Not every Messenger rose to greatness, but Art's batting average was high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 He is mostly remarkable in a non-musical sense. Not every Messenger rose to greatness, but Art's batting average was high. Undoubtedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Anyone agree with me? sorry, the ladies of Desperate Housewives are on.........I gotta watch that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Anyone agree with me? sorry, the ladies of Desperate Housewives are on.........I gotta watch that! With the exception of one or two decent moments, I think you have made a wise choice, Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hell, I didn't even know this was on! I'm happy for Maria Schneider... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 I take it our own Phil Kelly didn't win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariceffron Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 speak like a child?? did he redo that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Ahem..........I watched Desparate Housewives too......but with PIP I saw my personal highlights of Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You", some great moves by Usher, and Bonnie Raitt who could teach a lot of "Idols" about singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Who was playing the B3 next to Bonnie? Having a feeling I'm about to have my LTG (License to Greeeaze) revoked yet again....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 and Bonnie Raitt who could teach a lot of "Idols" about singing. I would hope so; she is a pro after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Who was playing the B3 next to Bonnie? Having a feeling I'm about to have my LTG (License to Greeeaze) revoked yet again....... That, believe it or not, was Billy Preston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Who was playing the B3 next to Bonnie? Having a feeling I'm about to have my LTG (License to Greeeaze) revoked yet again....... That, believe it or not, was Billy Preston. Billy was there? Damn, I missed it.... he is so bad it's ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Overall, I thought this year's show wasn't half bad. Nothing to get all excited about, but I've seen worse. Overall, I guess I'd give it a letter grade of B-, maybe some of it a solid B. But my expectations are always very low for these sorts of awards shows, so even a B- qualifies as "not half bad" in my book. Didn't get all excited about the Southern Rock thing (I guess the Red States win again ), but it can't be Prince every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) Sad to say, Billy didn't get a chance to do anything--the focus was on Bonnie Raitt and if he was identified, I must have blinked. At least it's good to see that he is well enough to do this--he was in pretty bad shape not so long ago. Edited February 14, 2005 by Christiern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 "I would hope so; she is a pro after all." Well, so are Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Sad to say, Billy didn't get a chance to do anything--the focus was on Bonnie Raitt and if he was identified, I must have blinked. At least it's good to see that he is well enough to do this--he was in pretty bad shape not so long ago. Well, it was a nice performance nonetheless. Is Billy blind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) I thought Alicia Keys sang and played her ass off (she's hot, no doubt about that...incredibley hot). Surprisingly too, Jamie Foxx came out and hit it out of the ballpark (can't BELIEVE I'm saying this, but I give credit where credit's due no matter what I'm predisposed to think). I thought Foxx and Alicia were going to jump their pianos and start making love right on stage, seemed a LOT of chemistry was happening there. Anyway, thought Green Day kicked ass as well. Even thought the opening montage was well done and that thing at the end of it where they all sang together was pretty wild and adventuresome for the Grammys. I actually liked the grammys this year. On the crap side....that horrible faux-gospel bs with K. West and poor Mavis Staples. Bad taste central....especially the part where the poor Blind Boys have to stand next to a damn casket.... uggggg. U2...please go away. You're irrelevant and booring (and your hit song "Vertigo" is just a blatant ripoff of The Supremes "You Keep Me Hangin' On." Hasn't ANYbody else in the world noticed this but me. Copyright infringement o'plenty.) Edited February 14, 2005 by Soul Stream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandra Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 I think Alicia Keys has a good voice and can sing very well but her vocal histrionics starts to bug me. That is what most everyone in American Idol does. If she does that in her own songs, that is one thing but on Beatles' 'Across the Universe' that they all sang for Tsunami Relief, she launched into such vocal gymnastics which was a bit jarring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Who was playing the B3 next to Bonnie? Having a feeling I'm about to have my LTG (License to Greeeaze) revoked yet again....... That, believe it or not, was Billy Preston. Perfect timing as I was watching this very performance while reading this thread and had the same question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 I'm happy for Maria Schneider... Me too, although I'm sorry for our man Phil Kelly. Seems like this is a situation where it would have been nice to now be able to pick up her CD in a store (for the new fans she's apt to get). Many stores will be having "Grammy winner" displays now. Who knows, maybe this will help the artistShare thing to take off even more. Sure can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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