Best Contemporary Jazz Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Unspeakable Bill Frisell [Nonesuch Records]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Persona
[MCG Jazz]
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.)“Speak Like A Child
Herbie Hancock, soloistTrack from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason)
[Bluebird]Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Illuminations
McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
[Telarc Jazz]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Concert In The Garden Maria Schneider Orchestra [ArtistShare]
Best Latin Jazz Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) 