Grammy Jazz Noms and Jazz Wins - 2007

[Lois Gilbert]

Field 10 — Jazz



Category 45

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

The Hidden Land
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
[Columbia]


People People Music Music
Groove Collective
[Savoy Jazz Worldwide]


Rewind That
Christian Scott
[Concord Jazz]


Sexotica
Sex Mob
[Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.]


Who Let The Cats Out?
Mike Stern
[Heads Up]






Category 46

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

Footprints
Karrin Allyson
[Concord Jazz]


Easy To Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm]


Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch
Nancy King
[Maxjazz]


From This Moment On
Diana Krall
[Verve]


Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]






Category 47

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.)

Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]


Paq Man
Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
Track from: From The Heart (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band)
[Alma Records]


Freedom Jazz Dance
Taylor Eigsti, soloist
Track from: Lucky To Be Me
[Concord Jazz]


Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)
Roy Haynes, soloist
Track from: Whereas
[Dreyfus Jazz]


Hope
Branford Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Braggtown
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]






Category 48

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Sound Grammar
Ornette Coleman
[Sound Grammar]


The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea
[Stretch Records]


Trio Beyond — Saudades
Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield
[ECM]


Beyond The Wall
Kenny Garrett
[Nonesuch]


Sonny, Please
Sonny Rollins
[Doxy Records]






Category 49

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]


Spirit Music
Bob Brookmeyer — New Art Orchestra
[ArtistShare]


Streams Of Expression
Joe Lovano Ensemble
[Blue Note Records]


Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note
Mingus Big Band
[Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]


Up From The Skies — Music Of Jim McNeely
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
[Planet Arts Recordings]






Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Codes
Ignacio Berroa
[Blue Note Records]


Cubist Music
Edsel Gomez
[Zoho]


Simpático
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
[ArtistShare]


Absolute Quintet
Dafnis Prieto
[Zoho]


Viva
Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino
[CAM Jazz]

[hornplayer]

Category 46

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

Footprints
Karrin Allyson
[Concord Jazz]


Easy To Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm]


Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch
Nancy King
[Maxjazz]


From This Moment On
Diana Krall
[Verve]


Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]

All beautiful recordings, imo, but where are the men???? Freddie Cole had a beautiful cd out this year, and Tom Lellis, and what did they do with Tony's duet album?

[Chris D]

Bennett is nominated a couple of times under Pop Vocal.

[Valerie]

i'm especially happy for roberta, karrin, nancy king and the mingus big band!

[rollhead]

Congratulations to Tom Bellino at Planet Arts, and all the folks with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

[Lenny D.Guitarist]

One of my guitar heroes, Tommy Emmanuel, received his first Grammy nomination. Go you Aussie wonder! For samples of his prowess, check out these babies....

www.guitarplayertv.com Click on "Tommy Emmanuel", especially "Tommy
Kicks Back", "Mombassa", and "Tommy's Medley"(my personal favorite).

[Scott Yanow]

Normally I hate the Grammys, particularly how they completely ignore jazz on their endless telecast. But I have to admit that this year's nominees largely make sense. While I don't think Nancy Wilson's CD deserved to be nominated and I fear that Diana Krall will win in that category because of her name recognition, in general the nominations are excellent. I'm particularly happy to see Ornette Coleman and Roberta Gambarini being nominated.

[me wag]

I'm going to be rooting for Nancy King. She is long, long, long deserving of greater recognition. The CDs by Ornette, Trio Beyond and Edsel Gomez are all well deserving of awards and I would like to say Sex Mob since I like a lot of the musicians involved but I haven't actually heard it yet.

[stevebop]

Jazz from Studio Four
Friday, Dec 8, 8pm–midnight,
WGBH 89.7, Boston

With an already planned feature on McCoy's sideman sessions and the untimely and sad passing of Jay McShann I still managed to squeeze in a few Grammy noms during my four hours on the air. Some good choices this year.

McCOY TYNER: THE SIDEMAN (b. 12/11/1938) JAY McSHANN (d. 12/7/2006) SOME 2007 GRAMMY NOMINEES

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

8:00pm
THEME: Horace Parlan Quintet: Wadin', Speakin' My Piece (Blue Note)

8:05pm
Branford Marsalis; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Hope, Braggtown (Marsalis Music)
Jay McShann: Satin Doll, Vine Street Boogie (Black Lion)
Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison; featuring McCoy Tyner: Oriental Flower, Illumination! (Impulse)

8:33pm
John Coltrane; featuring McCoy Tyner: One And Four; Exotica; Like Sonny, Like Sonny (Roulette)

8:53pm
Sonny Rollins; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Remembering Tommy, Sonny, Please (Doxy )

Karrin Allyson; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Something Worth Waiting For (Con Alma), Footprints (Concord)
Jay McShann: Sweet Lorriane, The Missouri Connection (Reservoir)

9:14pm
Jay McShann: Ernestine; I Want A Little Girl; Duke And The Brute; Reach, Blues, Boogie and Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions (Mercury/Verve)
Hank Mobley; Featuring McCoy Tyner: Hank's Other Bag, A Slice of the Top (Blue Note)

9:39pm
Curtis Fuller Sextette; Featuring McCoy Tyner: Kachin, Imagination (Savoy)
The Jazztet; Featuring McCoy Tyner: It Ain't Necessarily So, Meet The Jazztet (Chess)
Freddie Hubbard; Featuring McCoy Tyner: Open Seseme, Open Seseme (Blue Note)

9:55pm
Jay McShann: My Chile, My Baby with The Black Dress On (Chiaroscuro)

10:07pm
Christian Scott; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Caught Up, Rewind That (Concord)
Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Stardust, Dizzy's Business (MCG Music)
Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Tema Para Marissa, Simpatico (ArtistShare)

10:31pm
Jay McShann: Swingmatism; Hootie Blues; Vine Street Boogie; Confessin The Blues; Hold 'Em Hootie, Blues from Kansas City (Decca/GRP)
Art Blakey; Featuring McCoy Tyner: Blues Back, A Jazz Message (Impulse)

10:51pm
Michael Brecker; Featuring McCoy Tyner: Bilbao, Tales from the Hudson (Impulse)
David Murray; Featuring McCoy Tyner: La Tina Lee, Special Quartet (DIW/Columbia)
Joe Henderson; Featuring McCoy Tyner: Recorda Me, Page One (Blue Note)

11:14pm
Bob Brookmeyer; 2007 Grammy Nominee: New Love, Spirit Music (ArtistShare)
Mingus Big Band; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Bird Calls, Live in Tokyo (Sunnyside)
Joe Lovano; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Moondreams, Streams of Expression (Blue Note)

11:40pm
Jay McShann; John Hicks: All of Me, The Missouri Connection (Reservoir)
Jay McShann: 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, The Last of The Blue Devils (Koch/Atlantic)
Jay McShann: I'll See You In My Dreams, My Baby with The Black Dress On (Chiaroscuro)

11:55pm
Diego Urcola; 2007 Grammy Nominee: Emilie, Viva (CAM Jazz)

[clinthopson]

The John Lithgow children's record "On The Sunny Side Of The Street, which was produced by my son was nominated in the kiddie category.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by clinthopson

The John Lithgow children's record "On The Sunny Side Of The Street, which was produced by my son was nominated in the kiddie category.

how fabulous!! mucho congrats! i'm going to get a copy of it for my adopted grandson!

[rollhead]

I'll be rooting for:

Cubist Music
Edsel Gomez
[Zoho]

-- Don Byron, producer

[Jayyy]

I was happy with the Jazz Vocal nominations, especially the one for Nancy King. I've looked for a copy of that MaxJazz CD for which she was nominated and have yet to see a copy in a store. I hope MaxJazz will actually believe in it enough now to distribute it at least to Borders stores in the midwest. When I heard she was making a recording for MaxJazz, I was looking forward to actually seeing a CD of hers in a store.

I was surprised and pleased that Gladys Knight's "Before Me" was not nominated.

[Lilsis]

Originally Posted by Jayyy

I was surprised and pleased that Gladys Knight's "Before Me" was not nominated.

Hmmm... that makes TWO of us!!
As in the words of my favorite pianist, "Practice, Practice, Practice."

Keep the Music Playing

[clarke68]

Originally Posted by clinthopson

The John Lithgow children's record "On The Sunny Side Of The Street, which was produced by my son was nominated in the kiddie category.

Awesome! Congatulations to Lithgow and your son. We have his 1st (?) album, Singin' in the Bathtub, and we absolutely love it: kid's music that's intelligent enough adults can enjoy it.

As to the other Grammys, I'm particularly encouraged about Sex Mob, Ornette, Trio Beyond, Edsel Gomez, and the ArtistShare releases.

[Lois Gilbert]

Predictions anyone:

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
"The Hidden Land," Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
"People People Music Music," Groove Collective
"Rewind That," Christian Scott
"Sexotica," Sex Mob
"Who Let The Cats Out?," Mike Stern

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"Footprints," Karrin Allyson
"Easy To Love," Roberta Gambarini
"Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch" Nancy King
"From This Moment On" Diana Krall
"Turned To Blue" Nancy Wilson

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
"Some Skunk Funk," Michael Brecker, soloist
"Paq Man," Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
"Freedom Jazz Dance," Taylor Eigsti, soloist
"Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)," Roy Haynes, soloist
"Hope?" Branford Marsalis, soloist

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
"Sound Grammar," Ornette Coleman
"The Ultimate Adventure," Chick Corea
"Trio Beyond - Saudades," Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield
"Beyond The Wall," Kenny Garrett
"Sonny, Please" Sonny Rollins

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"Some Skunk Funk," Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
"Spirit Music," Bob Brookmeyer - New Art Orchestra
"Streams Of Expression," Joe Lovano Ensemble
"Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note," Mingus Big Band
"Up From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely," The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
"Codes," Ignacio Berroa
"Cubist Music," Edsel Gomez
"Simpático," The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
"Absolute Quintet" Dafnis Prieto
"Viva," Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino

[Peterdubya]

Lois I think you're pretty close.

I think Diana Krall is a good shot for that catagory. But other than that.... I think you're close.

[Lois Gilbert]

I was going to go with Krall but I thought everyone knows the name Nancy Wilson and it's been a while since she's had a cd, but then again it's MCG vs. Verve... Marketing???

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Lois Gilbert

Predictions anyone:

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
"The Hidden Land," Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
"People People Music Music," Groove Collective
"Rewind That," Christian Scott
"Sexotica," Sex Mob
"Who Let The Cats Out?," Mike Stern

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"Footprints," Karrin Allyson
"Easy To Love," Roberta Gambarini
"Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch" Nancy King
"From This Moment On" Diana Krall
Turned To Blue" Nancy Wilson

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
"Some Skunk Funk," Michael Brecker, soloist
"Paq Man," Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
"Freedom Jazz Dance," Taylor Eigsti, soloist
"Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)," Roy Haynes, soloist
"Hope?" Branford Marsalis, soloist

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
"Sound Grammar," Ornette Coleman
"The Ultimate Adventure," Chick Corea
"Trio Beyond - Saudades," Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield
"Beyond The Wall," Kenny Garrett
"Sonny, Please" Sonny Rollins

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"Some Skunk Funk," Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
"Spirit Music," Bob Brookmeyer - New Art Orchestra
"Streams Of Expression," Joe Lovano Ensemble
"Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note," Mingus Big Band
"Up From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely," The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
"Codes," Ignacio Berroa
"Cubist Music," Edsel Gomez
Simpático," The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
"Absolute Quintet" Dafnis Prieto
"Viva," Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino

The ones I like best of from those I've heard.........rearranged Lois' *bolds*
Ornette & Sonny on the same docket in the same year has got to be a tie for first!!

[Lois Gilbert]

Mike, I didn't say which ones I like the best. The Grammys are basically a popularity contest and so given that all members of Naras vote (not just the jazz members) I'm just predicting how I think they may vote

[graypencil]

I'm rooting for the Breckers ,Nancy King ( long overdue ), and McNeely and the VJO.

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Lois Gilbert

Mike, I didn't say which ones I like the best. The Grammys are basically a popularity contest and so given that all members of Naras vote (not just the jazz members) I'm just predicting how I think they may vote

I may have misunderstood, but my picks represent who I'd like to see get the prize based on my listening experiences from the varios recordings.

[Brian Gorrell]

Michael Brecker won two more Grammy's today, albeit posthumously.

A fitting recognition - and well deserved. RIP Michael.

- Brian G

[Sandy Brown]

Brian, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy....It's just too bad he isn't here to see it.

[Lois Gilbert]

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

The Hidden Land
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
[Columbia]

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

Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]

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.)

Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea
[Stretch Records]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Simpático
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
[ArtistShare]

[Lois Gilbert]

Needless to say, it's very gratifying that NARAS recognized Michael and Randy. I'm also very happy for Brian Lynch. I know how much work and love went into this project. Podcast coming soon.

[Sandy Brown]

They just honored Mike and Alice Coltrane on the Those Who Passed Away section.

It was very nice to see it.

[Scott Yanow]

I hate the Grammies.

They ignore jazz on the telecast as if the music doesn't exist. Sometimes the nominations are worthwhile but then the best known artist wins virtually every time.

Best jazz vocal album of the year? Nancy Wilson. Huh?

The Grammies should be boycotted by the jazz world, not mentioned in the jazz magazines and picketed.

I cringe whenever I hear the phrase "Grammy-nominated artist." It means that the so-called mainstream music world has given us a crumb and expects us to feel grateful. In return we are supposed to mention the Grammies all year round like it means something.

In all of my books thus far, I have made sure that the Grammies are not mentioned even once.

[Scott Yanow]

Edsel Gomez didn't win for best Latin jazz album? There you go again. The typical rock voter has probably heard of Eddie Palmieri.

[bluenoter]

Scott--

Yeah, but what do the Grammy nominees and winners think? A nomination or a win at least potentially means money in their pockets. (I hate to state the obvious, but . . . )

Surely some of them--in some genres, in some categories, in some years--are deserving.