Boli zverejnené nominácie na ceny Grammy v oblasti jazzu. Výsledky budú zname 12. februára 2012.
Najlepšie improvizované sólo
1. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
Randy Brecker, soloist
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR
Big Band)
[Half Note]
2. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
Ron Carter, soloist
Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy
Cobham)
[Half Note]
3. 500 MILES HIGH
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)
[Concord Records]
4. WORK
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Alone At The Vanguard
[Palmetto Records]
5. SONNYMOON FOR TWO
Sonny Rollins, soloist
Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2
[Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]
Najlepší vokálny album v jazze
1. 'ROUND MIDNIGHT
Karrin Allyson
[Concord Jazz]
2. THE MOSAIC PROJECT
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
[Concord Jazz]
3. THE GATE
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
4. AMERICAN ROAD
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[BFM Jazz]
5. THE MUSIC OF RANDY NEWMAN
Roseanna Vitro
[Motéma Music]
Najlepší inštrumentálny album v jazze
1. BOND: THE PARIS SESSIONS
Gerald Clayton
[Emarcy/Decca]
2. FOREVER
Corea, Clarke & White
[Concord Records]
3. ALONE AT THE VANGUARD
Fred Hersch
[Palmetto Records]
4. BIRD SONGS
Joe Lovano/Us Five
[Blue Note]
5. ROAD SHOWS VOL. 2
Sonny Rollins
[Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]
6. TIMELINE
Yellowjackets
[Mack Avenue Records]
Najlepší Big band/orchester album
1. THE JAZZ BALLAD SONG BOOK
Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
[Half Note]
2. THE GOOD FEELING
Christian McBride Big Band
[Mack Avenue Records]
3. 40 ACRES AND A BURRO
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
[Zoho]
4. LEGACY
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
[Mack Avenue Records]
5. ALMA ADENTRO: THE PUERTO RICAN SONGBOOK
Miguel Zenón
[Marsalis Music]
V rámci kompozície a aranžmá boli nominovaní:
Najlepšia inštrumentálna kompozícia
1. FALLING MEN
John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec
& Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))
Track from: Shut Up And Dance
[BEE JAZZ / Abeille Musique]
2. HUNTING WABBITS 3 (GET OFF MY LAWN)
Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat
Band)
Track from: That's How We Roll
[Telarc International]
3. I TALK TO THE TREES
Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker With DR Big
Band)
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
[Half Note]
4. LIFE IN ELEVEN
Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck & The
Flecktones)
Track from: Rocket Science
[eOne Music]
5. TIMELINE
Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)
Track from: Timeline
[Mack Avenue Records]
Najlepší inštrumentálny aranžmán
1. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
[Half Note]
2. IN THE BEGINNING
Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
Track from: Continuum
[Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]
3. NASTY DANCE
Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Forever Lasting - Live In Tokyo
[Planet Arts Recordings]
4. RHAPSODY IN BLUE
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat
Band)
Track from: That's How We Roll
[Telarc International]
5. SONG WITHOUT WORDS
Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison
Brewster Franzetti)
Track from: Alborada
[Amapola Records]
Najlepši inštrumentálny aranžmán doprevádzajúci vokalistov
1. AO MAR
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)
Track from: Nights On Earth
[HORIZONTAL]
2. MOON OVER BOURBON STREET
Rob Mathes, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic
Concert Orchestra)
Track from: Sting Live In Berlin
[Deutsche Grammophon]
3. ON BROADWAY
Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob &
Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)
Track from: American Road
[BFM Jazz]
4. WHO CAN I TURN TO (WHEN NOBODY NEEDS ME)
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)
Track from: Duets II
[RPM/Columbia Records]
5. THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND
William A. Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)
Track from: What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The
Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman
[Columbia Records]
