Congratulation to the 2009 Grammy Winners in the Jazz category!!
Contemporary Jazz Album: “Randy in Brasil,” Randy Brecker (MAMA Records)
Jazz Vocal Album: “Loverly,” Cassandra Wilson (Blue Note)
Jazz Instrumental Solo: “BE-BOP,” Terence Blanchard, soloist; track from “Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival” (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group: “The New Crystal Silence,” Chick Corea and Gary Burton (Concord Records)
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard,” The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Planet Arts Recordings)
Latin Jazz Album: “Song for Chico,” Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (Zoho)
Photo of Cassandra Wilson at the 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival by James Knox
This blog is only the second place I’ve seen mention the jazz category at all. That’s why I usually pass on the Grammys.