The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will set center stage in Los Angeles at the Staples Center this Sunday.
The star studded program airs live on CBS, Sunday, February 13th at 8pm ET/PT.
The event celebrates excellence in the music industry. And this year a special tribute to made to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin for her outstanding achievements in music and society; and Barbara Streisand is honored as the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year for her multi-talents and her dedication to social causes.
Some of the jazz world’s finest are Grammy hopefuls. Check out who’s up for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Improved Jazz Solo, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group, Bet Large Jazz Ensemble Album and Best Latin Jazz Album:
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of
INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
1. THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND
The Stanley Clarke Band
[Heads Up International]
2. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
Joey DeFrancesco
[HighNote Records]
3. NOW IS THE TIME
Jeff Lorber Fusion
[Heads Up International]
4. TO THE ONE
John McLaughlin
[Abstract Logix]
5. BACKATOWN
Trombone Shorty
[Verve Forecast]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
ELEANORA FAGAN (1915-1959): TO BILLIE WITH LOVE
FROM DEE DEE
1.Dee Dee Bridgewater
[Emarcy]
2. FREDDY COLE SINGS MR. B
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]
3. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW
Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]
4. AGES
Lorraine Feather
[Jazzed Media]
5. WATER
Gregory Porter
[Motéma Music]
Best Improvised Jazz 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.
1. SOLAR
Alan Broadbent, soloist
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1
[Chilly Bin Records]
2. A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]
3. BODY AND SOUL
Keith Jarrett, soloist
Track from: Jasmine
[ECM]
4. LONELY WOMAN
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Pleased To Meet You
[Justin Time Records]
5. VAN GOGH
Wynton Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center
Orchestra)
[Jazz At Lincoln Center]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of
INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
1. POSITOOTLY!
John Beasley
[Resonance Records]
2. THE NEW SONG AND DANCE
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]
3. HISTORICITY
Vijay Iyer Trio
[ACT Music + Vision]
4. MOODY 4B
James Moody
[IPO Recordings]
5. PROVIDENCIA
Danilo Perez
[Mack Avenue Records]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must
contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
1. INFERNAL MACHINES
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
[New Amsterdam Records]
AUTUMN: IN MOVING PICTURES JAZZ – CHAMBER
MUSIC VOL. 2
2. Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet
[ArtistShare]
3. PATHWAYS
Dave Holland Octet
[Dare2 Records]
4. 54
Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
[Emarcy/Universal]
5. MINGUS BIG BAND LIVE AT JAZZ STANDARD
Mingus Big Band
[Jazz Workshop, Inc./Jazz Standard]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. TANGO GRILL
Pablo Aslan
[ZOHO]
2. SECOND CHANCE
Hector Martignon
[Zoho]
3. PSYCHEDELIC BLUES
Poncho Sanchez
[Concord Picante]
4. CHUCHO’S STEPS
Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
[Four Quarters Entertainment]
5. ¡BIEN BIEN!
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
[Patois Records]
Click the link below from Grammy.com to download the complete listing of the nominees.
http://www.grammy.com/nominees
