This year modernjazz.gr had no significant relation to the recently announced Grammy nominations in the categories of jazz and related genres. Only four of them took part in our playlists, but the rest of them can be found in the “More New Releases” section, at the end of each modernjazz.gr’s collection.
As always, Recording Academy has honored many “Greats”. Pianist, singer, bandleader Jon Batiste is also a younger nominee who scored 11 nominations in 7 fields, and seems capable of carrying on such a large music tradition. The final awards will be given on January 31, 2022.
Find below a playlist with 47 tracks (15 in the light version), in the order they are listed in this convenient, “copy/paste ready” guide that follows. Happy listening!
(47 tracks – full version)
(15 tracks – light version)
JAZZ AND JAZZ RELATED NOMINATIONS
(links to Deezer)
1. Record Of The Year (tracks)
- Jon Batiste – Freedom
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – I Get A Kick Out Of You
2. Album Of The Year
- Jon Batiste – We Are
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo (tracks)
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Sackodougou
(Track from the album: Weedie Braimah – The Hands Of Time) - Kenny Barron – Kick Those Feet
(Track from the album: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios – Songs From My Father) - Jon Batiste – Bigger Than Us
(Track from the album: Various Artists – Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) - Terence Blanchard – Absence
(Track from the album: Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet – Absence) - Chick Corea – Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)
(Track from the album: Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl – Akoustic Band Live)
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (tracks)
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – I Get A Kick Out Of You
7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale
- Norah Jones – Til We Meet Again (Live)
11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal – Double Dealin’
- Rachel Eckroth – The Garden
- Taylor Eigsti – Tree Falls
- Steve Gadd Band – At Blue Note Tokyo
- Mark Lettieri – Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance (tracks)
- Jon Batiste – I Need You
19. Best R&B Song (tracks)
- Jacob Collier – Good Days
20. Best Progressive R&B Album
- Cory Henry – Something To Say
- Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington – Dinner Party: Dessert
21. Best R&B Album
- Jon Batiste – We Are
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
- The Baylor Project – Generations
- Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – SuperBlue
- Nnenna Freelon – Time Traveler
- Gretchen Parlato – Flor
- Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab
(included in 2021 Jazz Releases, Vol. 3)
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Jon Batiste – Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul
- Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet – Absence
- Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Skyline
- Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl – Akoustic Band LIVE
- Pat Metheny – Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- The Count Basie Orchestra – Live At Birdland!
(Directed By Scotty Barnhart) - Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force – Dear Love
- Christian McBride Big Band – For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
- Sun Ra Arkestra – Swirling
- Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band – Jackets XL
35. Best Latin Jazz Album
- Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés – Mirror Mirror
- Carlos Henriquez – The South Bronx Story
(2021 Jazz Releases, Vol. 6) - Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Virtual Birdland
- Dafnis Prieto Sextet – Transparency
- Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo – El Arte Del Bolero
45. Best Tropical Latin Album
- Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salswing!
(2021 Jazz Releases, Vol. 4)
55. Best Global Music Performance (tracks)
- Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy – Do Yourself
- Femi Kuti – Pà Pá Pà
- Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo – Blewu
- WizKid, featuring Tems – Essence
56. Best Global Music Album
- Angelique Kidjo – Mother Nature
- Femi Kuti And Made Kuti – Legacy +
62. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Soul
(composers)
64. Best Instrumental Composition (tracks)
- Brandee Younger – Beautiful Is Black
(From the album: Brandee Younger – Somewhere Different)
(2021 Jazz Releases, Vol. 5) - Vince Mendoza – Concerto For Orchestra: Finale
(From the album: Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra – Freedom over Everything) - Arturo O’Farrill – Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions
(From the album: Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble – …dreaming in lions…) - Lyle Mays – Eberhard
(Single)
65. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella (tracks)
- Bill O’Connell – Chopsticks
(From the album: Richard Baratta – Music in Film: The Reel Deal)
66. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals (tracks)
- Jacob Collier – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
(Single) - Vince Mendoza – To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)
(From the album: Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra – Freedom over Everything)
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