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.
All Of You
Gerald Clayton, soloist
Track from: Two-Shade
[ArtistShare]
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
Brother To Brother
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
Legendary
Bob Florence Limited Edition
[MAMA Records] Producers: Kim Richmond and Phil Norman
Fun Time
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band
[Hänssler Classic]
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Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.
Star Trek
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Varèse Sarabande]
Up
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
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Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.
Fluffy
Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)
Track from: Legendary
[MAMA Records]
Married Life (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up – Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]
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Best Instrumental Arrangement
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Emmanuel
Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)
Track from: In Boston
[Columbia]
Hope
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)
Track from: Revolutions
[Sunny Side Records]
Slings And Arrows
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
Track from: The Comet’s Tail: Performing The
Compositions Of Michael Brecker
[MAMA Records]
Up With End Credits (From Up)
Michael Giacchino & Tim Simonec, arrangers (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up – Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]
West Side Story Medley
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson
[Resonance Records]
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Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
In The Still Of The Night
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)
Track from: My One And Only Thrill
[Verve]
Quiet Nights
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Track from: Quiet Nights
[Verve]
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Best Classical Crossover Album
Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace
Yo-Yo Ma
(Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d’Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)
[Sony Classical]
