Grammy Garner fra gemmerne

Når The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences til februar for 58. gang uddeler Grammy Award til musikken, dukker pianisten Erroll Garner op blandt de nominerede i kategorien Historical Album med THE COMPLETE CONCERT BY THE SEA. Trio-indspilningen – med Eddie Calhoun (b) og Denzil Best (d) – fra Californien 19. september 1955 er genudsendt af Sony på en udgivelse med tre CDer.
Erroll Garner konkurrerer blandt andet mod Bob Dylans THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE i kategorien, mens Nina Simones WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? er oppe mod blandt andre James Brown og Amy Winehouse i kategorien Music Film.
 
I jazzkategorierne er de nominerede:

Improvised Jazz Solo
Giant Steps, Joey Alexander
Cherokee, Christian McBride
Arbiters if Evolution, Donny McCaslin
Friend or Foe, Joshua Redman
Past Present, John Scofield

Jazz Vocal Album
MANY A NEW DAY: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein," Karrin Allyson
FIND A HEART: Denise Donatelli
FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: Lorraine Feather
JAMINSON: Jamison Ross
FOR ONE TO LOVE: Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz Instrumental Album
MY FAVORITE THINGS: Joey Alexander
BREATHLESS: Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective
COVERED: RECORDED LIVE AT CAPITOR STUDIOS: Robert Glasper and the Robert Glasper Trio
BEAUTIFUL LIFE: Jimmy Greene
PAST PRESENT: John Scofield

Large Jazz Ensemble Album
LINVE OF COLOR: Gil Evans Project
KÖLN: Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
CUBA: THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
THE THOMPSON FIELDS: Maria Schneider Orchestra
HOME SUITE HOME: Patrick Williams

Latin Jazz Album
MADE IN BRAZIL: Eliane Elias
IMPROMPTU: the Rodriguez Brothers
SUITE CAMINOS: Gonzalo Rubalcaba
INTERCAMBIO: Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
IDENTITIES ARE CHANGEABLE: Miguel Zenón
 
Endelig dukker altid swingsikre Tony Bennett – naturligvis – op i den mere opmærksomhedstunge kategori Traditional Pop Vocal Album med THE SILVER LINING: THE SONGS OF JEROME KERN: Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap.