Best Jazz Instrumental 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.)
Be-Bop Terence BlanchardTerence Blanchard b.1962 trumpet, soloist Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]
Seven Steps To Heaven Till Brönner, soloist Track from: The Standard (Take 6) [Heads Up International]
Waltz For Debby Gary BurtonGary Burton b.1943 vibraphone & Chick CoreaChick Corea b.1941 piano, soloists Track from: The New Crystal Silence [Concord Records]
Son Of Thirteen Pat MethenyPat Metheny b.1954 guitar, soloist Track from: Day Trip [Nonesuch Records]
Be-Bop James MoodyJames Moody 1925 - 2010 reeds, soloist Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]
Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
The New Crystal Silence Chick Corea & Gary Burton [Concord Records]
History, Mystery Bill FrisellBill Frisell b.1951 guitar [Nonesuch Records]
Brad Mehldau Trio: Live Brad MehldauBrad Mehldau b.1970 piano Trio [Nonesuch Records]
Day Trip Pat Metheny With Christian McBrideChristian McBride b.1972 bass & Antonio SanchezAntonio Sanchez b.1971 drums [Nonesuch Records]
Marooned/Aislado Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates [Picaro Records]
Category 85
Best Instrumental Composition (A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
The Adventures Of Mutt (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull) John Williams, composer (John Williams) Track from: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull — Soundtrack [Concord Records]
Alegria Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) Track from: The New Crystal Silence [Concord Records]
Claire's Closet Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern) Track from: Lifecycle [Heads Up International]
Danzon De Etiqueta Dave GrusinDave Grusin b.1934 piano, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin) Track from: Amparo<br /> [Decca]
Hit The Ground Running Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) Track from: Act Your Age [Immergent]
Category 86
Best Instrumental Arrangement (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Define Dancing (From Wall-E) Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman) Track from: Wall-E — Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records]
Down In The Valley Frank MacchiaFrank Macchia b.1958 composer/conductor, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra) Track from: Landscapes [Cacophony]
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra) Track from: Symphonica [Blue Note]
St. Louis Blues Bob BrookmeyerBob Brookmeyer 1929 - 2011 trombone, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Track from: Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard [Planet Arts Recordings]
Yesterdays Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum) Track from: Act Your Age [Immergent]
Category 87
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
band/orchestra, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra) Track from: The Look Of Love — Burt Bacharach Songbook [Blue Note]
Grace Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6) Track from: The Standard [Heads Up International]
Here's That Rainy Day Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole) Track from: Still Unforgettable [DMI Records]
Johnny One Note Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli) Track from: With A Song In My Heart [Telarc International]
Lazy Afternoon Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez) Track from: Across The Crystal Sea [Emarcy]
Category 90
Best Album Notes
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists) [Dust-To-Digital]
Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) [Archeophone Records]
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles DavisMiles Davis 1926 - 1991 trumpet) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin) [Rhino/Atlantic]
The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934 Henry “Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman) [5-String Productions]
Category 91
Best Historical Album
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) [Dust-To-Digital]
Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester YoungLester Young 1909 - 1959 saxophone With Count BasieCount Basie 1904 - 1984 piano) [Mosaic Records]
Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) [Archeophone Records]
Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette) [Tompkins Square]
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina SimoneNina Simone 1933 - 2003 piano) [RCA/Legacy Recordings]
Jack DeJohnetteJack DeJohnette b.1942 drums's Peace Time [Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm] won Best New Age Album.
Bela FleckBela Fleck b.1958 banjo & The Flecktones' Jingle All The Way [Rounder Records ] won Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Not from this year's Grammy awards, but if you made it down this far, enjoy! Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette perform "Cantaloupe Island."
Randy Brecker
John McLaughlin
Yellowjackets
Mike Stern
