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Jazz Grammy Winners 2008

Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums, containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Party Hats
Will Bernard
[Palmetto Records]

Downright Upright
Brian Bromberg
[Artistry Music]

Re-imagination
Eldar
[Masterworks Jazz]

River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
[Verve]

He Had A Hat
Jeff Lorber
[Blue Note]

Category 46
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Avant Gershwin
Patti Austin
[Rendezvous Entertainment]

Red Earth - A Malian Journey
Dee Dee Bridgewater
[DDB/Emarcy]

Music Maestro Please
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]

Nightmoves
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

On The Other Side
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[Telarc 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.)
Levees
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
[Blue Note]

Anagram
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Pilgrimage
[Heads Up International]

Both Sides Now
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: River: The Joni Letters
[Verve]

Lullaby
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
[Blue Note]

1000 Kilometers
Paul McCandless, soloist
Track from: 1000 Kilometers (Oregon)
[CamJazz]

Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Pilgrimage
Michael Brecker
[Heads Up International]

Live At The Village Vanguard
The Bill Charlap Trio
[Blue Note]

Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
[Blue Note]

Line By Line
John Patitucci
[Concord Jazz]

Back East
Joshua Redman
[Nonesuch Records]

Category 49
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
Terence Blanchard
[Blue Note]

Eternal Licks & Grooves
The Bob Florence Limited Edition
[MAMA Records]

Hommage
The Bill Holman Band
[Jazzed Media]

Sky Blue
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]

With Love
Charles Tolliver Big Band
[Blue Note]

Category 50
Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Funk Tango
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet
[Paquito Records]

The Magician
Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
[Savant Records]

Borrowed Time (TIEMPO PRESTADO)
Steve Khan
[Tone Center Records]

Refugee
Hector Martignon
[Zoho]

Big Band Urban Folktales
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[Jazzheads]





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