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The Grammys will have a lot to offer jazz fans. Beyond the four categories dedicated to the genre, jazz artists are also well represented in the arrangement nominations. Here are the winners and nominees.

Best improvised jazz solo

The winner: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea, soloist
Forever, Corea, Clarke & White

“All Or Nothing At All,” Randy Brecker, soloist 
The Jazz Ballad Song Book, Randy Brecker with DR Big Band

“You Are My Sunshine," Ron Carter, soloist
This Is Jazz, Donald Harrison, Ron Carter and Billy Cobham

“Work,” Fred Hersch, soloist
Alone At The Vanguard, Fred Hersch

“Sonnymoon For Two,” Sonny Rollins, soloist
Road Shows Vol. 2, Sonny Rollins

Best jazz vocal album

The winner: The Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington and various artists

'Round Midnight, Karrin Allyson

The Gate, Kurt Elling

American Road, Tierney Sutton

The Music Of Randy Newman, Roseanna Vitro

Best jazz instrumental album

The winner: Forever, Corea, Clarke & White

Bond: The Paris Sessions, Gerald Clayton

Alone At The Vanguard, Fred Hersch

Bird Songs, Joe Lovano/Us Five

Road Shows Vol. 2, Sonny Rollins

Timeline, Yellowjackets

Best large jazz ensemble album

The winner: The Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band

The Jazz Ballad Song Book, Randy Brecker with DR Big Band

40 Acres And A Burro, Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Legacy, Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, Miguel Zenón

And some jazzy nominees from other categories.

Best instrumental composition

The winner in this category was Béla Fleck.

“Falling Men,” John Hollenbeck, composer
John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec and Orchestre National de Jazz, Shut Up And Dance.

“Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn),” Gordon Goodwin, composer
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, That's How We Roll.

“I Talk To The Trees,” Randy Brecker, composer
Randy Brecker With DR Big Band, The Jazz Ballad Song Book. 

“Timeline,” Russell Ferrante, composer
Yellowjackets, Timeline.

Best instrumental arrangement

The winner: “Rhapsody In Blue,” Gordon Goodwin, arranger
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, That's How We Roll.

“All Or Nothing At All,” Peter Jensen, arranger
Randy Brecker With DR Big Band, The Jazz Ballad Song Book.

“In The Beginning,” Clare Fischer, arranger
The Clare Fischer Big Band, Continuum.

“Nasty Dance,” Bob Brookmeyer, arranger
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Forever Lasting - Live In Tokyo.

“Song Without Words,” Carlos Franzetti, arranger
Carlos Franzetti and Allison Brewster Franzetti, Alborada.

Best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s)

The winner: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli
Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah, Track from: Duets II. 

“Ao Mar” Vince Mendoza 
Vince Mendoza, Nights On Earth.

“On Broadway,” Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton 
American Road, Tierney Sutton.

Related links:

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Picking the jazz Grammy winners
Terri Lyne Carrington's beautiful mosaic
Picking the jazz Grammy winners