31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Cross Roads
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: Spirit Fiction
[Blue Note]
Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Track from: Hot House
[Concord Jazz]
Alice In Wonderland
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Further Explorations (Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian)
[Concord Jazz]
J. Mac
Kenny Garrett, soloist
Track from: Seeds From The Underground
[Mack Avenue Records]
Ode
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio)
[Nonesuch]
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
Soul Shadows
Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
Live
Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest)
[Concord]
The Book Of Chet
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside Records]
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
[Heads Up International]
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Further Explorations
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
[Concord Jazz]
Hot House
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
[Concord Jazz]
Seeds From The Underground
Kenny Garrett
[Mack Avenue Records]
Blue Moon
Ahmad Jamal
[Jazz Village]
Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band
[Nonesuch]
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Gil Evans Project
[ArtistShare]
For The Moment
Bob Mintzer Big Band
[MCG Jazz]
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval
[Concord Jazz]
35. Best Latin Jazz Album
Flamenco Sketches
Chano Domínguez
[Blue Note]
¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
[Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]
Multiverse
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[Jazzheads]
Duos III
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside Records]
New Cuban Express
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
[Mavo Records]
59. Best Instrumental Composition
December Dream
Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)
Track from: Esprit De Four
[Heads Up International]
Mozart Goes Dancing
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Track from: Hot House
[Concord Jazz]
Music Of Ansel Adams: America
Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
[BCM&D Records]
Overture, Waltz And Rondo
Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
[BCM&D Records]
Without A Paddle
Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)
Track from: High On You
[Bosco Records]
60. Best Instrumental Arrangement
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington
Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
Track from: Multiverse
[Jazzheads]
How About You
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
[ArtistShare]
Irrequieto
Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
Track from: For The Moment
[MCG Jazz]
A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)
Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Track from: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
[Concord Jazz]
Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Track from: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
[Concord Jazz]
61. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
City Of Roses
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
Track from: Radio Music Society
[Heads Up International]
Look To The Rainbow
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project and Luciana Souza)
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
[ArtistShare]
Out There
Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
Track from: Tales Of The Unusual
[Jazzed Media]
Spain (I Can Recall)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest)
Track from: Live
[Concord Records]
Wild Is The Wind
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)
Track from: The Greatest Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
[LSO Live]
Cross Roads
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: Spirit Fiction
[Blue Note]
Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Track from: Hot House
[Concord Jazz]
Alice In Wonderland
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Further Explorations (Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian)
[Concord Jazz]
J. Mac
Kenny Garrett, soloist
Track from: Seeds From The Underground
[Mack Avenue Records]
Ode
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio)
[Nonesuch]
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
Soul Shadows
Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
Live
Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest)
[Concord]
The Book Of Chet
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside Records]
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
[Heads Up International]
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Further Explorations
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
[Concord Jazz]
Hot House
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
[Concord Jazz]
Seeds From The Underground
Kenny Garrett
[Mack Avenue Records]
Blue Moon
Ahmad Jamal
[Jazz Village]
Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band
[Nonesuch]
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Gil Evans Project
[ArtistShare]
For The Moment
Bob Mintzer Big Band
[MCG Jazz]
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval
[Concord Jazz]
35. Best Latin Jazz Album
Flamenco Sketches
Chano Domínguez
[Blue Note]
¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
[Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]
Multiverse
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[Jazzheads]
Duos III
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside Records]
New Cuban Express
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
[Mavo Records]
59. Best Instrumental Composition
December Dream
Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)
Track from: Esprit De Four
[Heads Up International]
Mozart Goes Dancing
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Track from: Hot House
[Concord Jazz]
Music Of Ansel Adams: America
Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
[BCM&D Records]
Overture, Waltz And Rondo
Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
[BCM&D Records]
Without A Paddle
Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)
Track from: High On You
[Bosco Records]
60. Best Instrumental Arrangement
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington
Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
Track from: Multiverse
[Jazzheads]
How About You
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
[ArtistShare]
Irrequieto
Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
Track from: For The Moment
[MCG Jazz]
A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)
Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Track from: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
[Concord Jazz]
Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Track from: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
[Concord Jazz]
61. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
City Of Roses
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
Track from: Radio Music Society
[Heads Up International]
Look To The Rainbow
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project and Luciana Souza)
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
[ArtistShare]
Out There
Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
Track from: Tales Of The Unusual
[Jazzed Media]
Spain (I Can Recall)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest)
Track from: Live
[Concord Records]
Wild Is The Wind
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)
Track from: The Greatest Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
[LSO Live]