Grammy Nominations Announced

By Lee Mergner
The nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced tonight and jazz had its usual fortunate hopefuls, plus some more thanks to a migration into categories like Pop Instrumental and Traditional Pop Vocal (please parse that one for us). In any event, congratulations to the nominees. You know, it’s an honor just to be nominated, right? And if any of you need a date to the ceremony, I’m available. On two conditions. I wear what I want to wear and I can bet on the winners like I do every year. And, as radio hosts Bobby Jackson, Matt Abramovitz and Tom the Jazzman can tell you, it’s dangerous to bet against me when it comes to Grammy picks. They can also testify to my stunted fashion sense. For the racing sheet, I mean, complete list of Grammy nominations, go to the NARAS and Grammy web site. And, if it seems like a lot of categories, that’s because there are 109 of them. It’s like going to an elementary school graduation.

Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

A Swingin' Christmas
Tony Bennett
[Columbia]

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]

Your Songs
Harry Connick, Jr.
[Columbia]

Liza's At The Palace
Liza Minnelli
[Hybrid Recordings]


American Classic
Willie Nelson
[Blue Note]

Category 44
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Urbanus
Stefon Harris & Blackout
[Concord Jazz]

Sounding Point

Julian Lage

[Emarcy/Decca]


At World's Edge
Philippe Saisse
[E1 Music]

Big Neighborhood
Mike Stern
[Heads Up International]

Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]

Category 45
Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

No Regrets
Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
[PRA Records]

Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

So In Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Emarcy]

Tide
Luciana Souza
[Verve]

DesireTierney Sutton (Band)
[Telarc Jazz]Complete on > http://jazztimes.com/articles/25391-grammy-nominations-announced and http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#10