Nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday. Below is our compilation of the jazz-oriented categories and nominees. Winners will be announced at the awards show in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.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]Best Jazz Vocal AlbumSoul 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]Best Jazz Instrumental AlbumFurther 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]Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumCentennial: 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] Best Latin Jazz AlbumFlamenco 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]Rimaniano in tema di classifiche e premi con il Grammy, di cui ovviamentente riporto solo la parte più espressamente jazz. Per vedere di più, compresi i candidati per il blues ed il pop basta cliccare qui:
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