The nominees in the five jazz categories in the 57th Grammy Awards have been announced. The full list of all eighty-three categories is here. The Awards Ceremony will be on February 8th 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The prize
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
The Eye Of The Hurricane
Kenny Barron,
Track from: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio)
Label: Whaling City Sound
Fingerprints
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
Label: Concord Jazz
You & The Night & The Music
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Floating (Fred Hersch Trio)
Label: Palmetto Records
Recorda Me
Joe Lovano, soloist
Track from: The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson (Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano)
Label: Half Note
Sleeping Giant
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Mehliana: Taming The Dragon (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana)
Label: Nonesuch
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
(Billy Childs &) Various Artists
Label: Masterworks
I Wanna Be Evil
René Marie
Label: Motema Music
Live In NYC
Gretchen Parlato
Label: Obliqsound
Beautiful Life
Dianne Reeves
Label: Concord Records
Paris Sessions
Tierney Sutton
Label: BFM Jazz
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Landmarks
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Label: Blue Note Records
Trilogy
Chick Corea Trio
Label: Concord Jazz
Floating
Fred Hersch Trio
Label: Palmetto Records
Enjoy The View
Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart
Label: Blue Note Records
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller
Jason Moran
Label: Blue Note Records
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
The L.A. Treasures Project
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Label: Capri Records, Ltd.
Life In The Bubble
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Label: Telarc International
Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
Rufus Reid
Label: Motema Music
Live: I Hear The Sound
Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
Label: Archie Ball
Over Time: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Label: Planet Arts Recordings
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson
Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano
Label: Half Note
The Pedrito Martinez Group
The Pedrito Martinez Group
Label: Motema Music
The Offense Of The Drum
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Label: Motema
Second Half
Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn
Label: Emilio Solla Music
New Throned King
Yosvany Terry
Label: 5Passion
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Cheek To Cheek
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Label: Streamline/Columbia/RPM/Interscope
Nostalgia
Annie Lennox
Label: Blue Note Records
Night Songs
Barry Manilow
Label: Stiletto Entertainment
Sending You A Little Christmas
Johnny Mathis
Label: Columbia
Partners
Barbra Streisand With Various Artists
Label: Columbia Records
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Wild Heart
Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
Label: Heads Up International
Slam Dunk
Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright
Label: Heads Up International
Nathan East
Nathan East
Nathan East
Label: Yamaha Entertainment Group
Jazz Funk Soul
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
Label: Shanachie
Bass & Mandolin
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
Label: Nonesuch
BEST R&B ALBUM
Black Radio 2
Robert Glasper Experiment
Label: Blue Note Records
Give The People What They Want
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Label: Daptone Records
BEST BLUES ALBUM
Common Ground – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
Label: Yep Roc Records
Promise Of A Brand New Day
Ruthie Foster
Label: Blue Corn Music
Juke Joint Chapel
Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Henrietta Records
Decisions
Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin’
Label: Silver Talon Records
Step Back
Johnny Winter
Label: Megaforce Records
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Toumani & Sidiki
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
Label: World Circuit
Eve
Angelique Kidjo
Label: 429 Records
Our World In Song
Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
Label: Daniel Ho Creations & Wind Music
Magic
Sérgio Mendes
Label: OKeh
Traces Of You
Anoushka Shankar
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
Beautiful Dreamer
Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Strength In Numbers
Label: Summit Records
Daft Punk
Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
Track from: PTX, Vol. 2
Label: RCA Records
Get Smart
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Label: Telarc International
Guantanamera
Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)
Track from: The Invasion Parade
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Moon River
Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Track from: A Summer Place
Label: Sony Classical
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
All My Tomorrows
Jeremy Fox, arranger (Jeremy Fox Featuring Kate McGarry)
Track from: With Love: Arrangements For Some Of My Favorite Singers
Label: Jazzbill Records
Goodnight America
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Track from: Songs From The Movie
Label: Rounder
New York Tendaberry
Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Label: Masterworks
Party Rockers
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Label: Telarc International
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Strength In Numbers
Label: Summit Records
