Grammy nominations announced today

[GA Russell]

Here's the link to today's Grammy nominations.

Jazz is categories 44-49.

http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010&genre=16

[JSngry]

Can't wait to hear the acceptance speech if Cee Lo wins Best Song!

[sidewinder]

And nominated for best Album Notes:

"Side Steps

Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

[Prestige Records]"

Shame there's no sign of any nominations for Mosaic this year.

[Dave James]

The Jeff Lorber Fusion? I thought they dried up and blew away years ago. Kenny G got his start with that band. I saw them open for Pat Metheny many moons ago at an old Portland club called Euphoria.

Edited December 3, 2010 by Dave James

[Ken Dryden]

At least Kenny G was listed under instrumental pop rather than being labeled jazz.

I imagine a lot of the Grammy voters are too cheap to buy Mosaic sets, since they don't exactly

provide many comp promos of their limited edition collections.

I'm eligible to join but I'd rather use my money elsewhere.

Congratulations to the jazz nominees, especially Lorraine Feather and Denise Donatelli.

[Jim Alfredson]

What, no Metheny in the list? The sky is falling!!!!

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Nice to see Esperanza Spalding up there with Beiber and Florence in Best New Artist category.

and has anyone given half an ear to Wynton's best improvised solo nomination?

[Christiern]

The list of nominees/winners becomes more amazing each year—in a negative way, of course.

Ditto the TV show. I thought Pierre Cossette's death would spark an improvement (he having had neither taste, creativity, nor good sense), but it didn't happen. And now "Surround Sound" is a category! The Grammy awards seem to follow the downward path of America's popular music...