Category 46

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Footprints
Karrin Allyson
[Concord Jazz]


Easy To Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm]


Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch
Nancy King
[Maxjazz]


From This Moment On
Diana Krall
[Verve]


Turned To Blue
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]






Category 47

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.)

Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]


Paq Man
Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
Track from: From The Heart (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band)
[Alma Records]


Freedom Jazz Dance
Taylor Eigsti, soloist
Track from: Lucky To Be Me
[Concord Jazz]


Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)
Roy Haynes, soloist
Track from: Whereas
[Dreyfus Jazz]


Hope
Branford Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Braggtown
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]






Category 48

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Sound Grammar
Ornette Coleman
[Sound Grammar]


The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea
[Stretch Records]


Trio Beyond — Saudades
Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield
[ECM]


Beyond The Wall
Kenny Garrett
[Nonesuch]


Sonny, Please
Sonny Rollins
[Doxy Records]






Category 49

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]


Spirit Music
Bob Brookmeyer — New Art Orchestra
[ArtistShare]


Streams Of Expression
Joe Lovano Ensemble
[Blue Note Records]


Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note
Mingus Big Band
[Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]


Up From The Skies — Music Of Jim McNeely
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
[Planet Arts Recordings]






Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Codes
Ignacio Berroa
[Blue Note Records]


Cubist Music
Edsel Gomez
[Zoho]


Simpático
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
[ArtistShare]


Absolute Quintet
Dafnis Prieto
[Zoho]


Viva
Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino
[CAM Jazz]



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Field 11 — Gospel



Category 51

Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

Victory
Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel — Soundtrack
[Verity Records]


Not Forgotten
Israel & New Breed
Track from: Alive In South Africa
[Integrity Gospel]


The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
Track from: Finale Act One
[EMI Gospel]


Made To Worship
Chris Tomlin
Track from: See The Morning
[Sparrow Records/SixStepsRecords]


Victory
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Track from: Victory Live!
[Columbia, Sony Urban]






Category 52

Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: Finale Act One
[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs, Zomba Publishing.]


Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.]


Mountain Of God
Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Wherever You Are
[Essential Records; Publishers: Vandura 2500 Songs, New Spring (Zomba), Banistuci Music.]


Not Forgotten
Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Alive In South Africa
[Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Sound of the New Breed, Integrity's Praise! Music, Aaron Lindsey Publishing.]


Victory
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)
Track from: Victory Live!
[Columbia, Sony Urban; Publisher: G.A.S. Music.]






Category 53

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

DecembeRadio
DecembeRadio
[Slanted Records]


Where The Past Meets Today
Sarah Kelly
[Gotee Records]


Turn Around
Jonny Lang
[A&M Records]


End Of Silence
Red
[Essential Records]


Bone-A-Fide
T-Bone
[Bone Yard/Flicker Records]






Category 54

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Sound Of Melodies
Leeland
[Essential Records]


Coming Up To Breathe
MercyMe
[INO Records]


Wherever You Are
Third Day
[Essential Records]


See The Morning
Chris Tomlin
[Sixstepsrecords/sparrow]


Introducing Ayiesha Woods
Ayiesha Woods
[Gotee Records]






Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Kenny Bishop
Kenny Bishop
[Daywind Records]


Give It Away
Gaither Vocal Band
[Gaither Music Group]


Precious Memories
Alan Jackson
[ACR Records/Arista Nashville]


The Promised Land
The Del McCoury Band
[McCoury Music]


Glory Train
Randy Travis
[Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.]






Category 56

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

An Invitation To Worship
Byron Cage
[Zomba/Gospocentric]


Paved The Way
The Caravans
[Malaco Records]


Still Keeping It Real
The Dixie Hummingbirds
[MCG Records]


Alive In South Africa
Israel & New Breed
[Integrity Gospel]


Finalé Act One
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
[EMI Gospel]






Category 57

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Set Me Free
Myron Butler & Levi
[EMI Gospel]


Hero
Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul/Zomba]


A Timeless Christmas
Israel And New Breed
[Integrity Gospel]


This Is Me
Kierra Kiki Sheard
[EMI Gospel]


Victory Live!
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
[Columbia, Sony Urban]

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Field 12 — Latin



Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Adentro
Arjona
[Norte/Sony BMG]


Lo Que Trajo El Barco
Obie Bermúdez
[EMI/Televisa]


Individual
Fulano
[FM Records]


Trozos De Mi Alma 2
Marco Antonio Solis
[Fonovisa Records]


Limón Y Sal
Julieta Venegas
[Norte/Sony BMG]






Category 59

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Lo Demás Es Plástico
Black:Guayaba
[OLE Music]


The Underdog/El Subestimado
Tego Calderón
[Jiggiri/Atlantic]


Calle 13
Calle 13
[Norte/Sony BMG]


Superpop Venezuela
Los Amigos Invisibles
[Gozadera Records]


Amar Es Combatir
Maná
[Warner Music Latina]






Category 60

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Fuzionando
Oscar D'Leon
[Norte/Sony BMG]


Salsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón
Andy Montañez
[Univision Music Group]


Hoy, Mañana Y Siempre
Tito Nieves
[Univision Music Group]


Directo Al Corazón
Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Norte/Sony BMG]


What You've Been Waiting For — Lo Que Esperabas
Tiempo Libre
[Shanachie Entertainment]






Category 61

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Historias De Mi Tierra
Pepe Aguilar
[Norte/Sony BMG]


No Es Brujería
Ana Bárbara
[Fonovisa Records]


25 Aniversario
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José Hernández
[Venemusic]


A Toda Ley
Pablo Montero
[Univision Records]


Orgullo De Mujer
Alicia Villarreal
[Universal]






Category 62

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Sigue El Taconazo
Chente Barrera
[Q-Vo Records]


It's...All Right
Jimmy Edward
[On The Edge]


Live In Session
Bob Gallarza
[On The Edge]


All Of Me
Jay Perez
[Tejas Records]


Rebecca Valadez
Rebecca Valadez
[AMI Records Latin]






Category 63

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Algo De Mí
Conjunto Primavera
[Fonovisa Records]


Puro Pa' Arriba
Los Huracanes Del Norte
[Univision Records]


Historias Que Contar
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]


Piénsame Un Momento
Pesado
[Warner Music Latina]


Prefiero La Soledad
Retoño
[JB Records]






Category 64

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

20 Mil Heridas
Banda Machos
[Warner Music Latina]


Mas Fuerte Que Nunca
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
[Fonovisa Records]


Amor Gitano
Cuisillos
[Musart]


A Mucha Honra
Ezequiel Peña
[Fonovisa Records]


Más Allá Del Sol
Joan Sebástian
[Musart]



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Field 13 — Blues



Category 65

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Brother To The Blues
Tab Benoit With Louisiana's Leroux
[Telarc Blues]


Bronx In Blue
Dion
[Razor & Tie]


People Gonna Talk
James Hunter
[Rounder]


Guitar Groove-A-Rama
Duke Robillard
[Stony Plain Records]


Risin' With The Blues
Ike Turner
[Zoho Roots]






Category 66

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Live From Across The Pond
Robert Cray Band
[Vanguard Records/Nozzle Records]


Sippiana Hericane
Dr. John & The Lower 911
[Blue Note Records]


Suitcase
Keb' Mo'
[Epic/One Haven/Red Ink]


Hope And Desire
Susan Tedeschi
[Verve Forecast]


After The Rain
Irma Thomas
[Rounder]



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Field 14 — Folk



Category 67

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

I Stand Alone
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
[Anti]


Gonna Let It Shine
Odetta
[M.C. Records]


Adieu False Heart
Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy
[Vanguard Records]


We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]


A Distant Land To Roam
Ralph Stanley
[Columbia/DMZ]






Category 68

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Solo Acoustic Vol. 1
Jackson Browne
[Inside Recordings]


Black Cadillac
Rosanne Cash
[Capitol]


Workbench Songs
Guy Clark
[Dualtone Music Group]


Modern Times
Bob Dylan
[Columbia]


All The Roadrunning
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
[Warner Bros./Nonesuch]






Category 69

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Voice Of The Drum
Black Eagle
[Soar]


Heart Of The Wind
Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman
[Canyon Records]


American Indian Story
Jana
[Soar]


Long Winter Nights
Northern Cree & Friends
[Canyon Records]


Dance With The Wind
Mary Youngblood
[Silver Wave Records]






Category 70

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Generation Hawai'i
Amy Hanaiali'i
[Hanaiali'i Records]


Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar
Ledward Ka'apana
[Rhythm And Roots Records]


The Wild Hawaiian
Henry Kapono
[Eclectic Records]


Hawaiian Slack Key Kings
Various Artists
Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers
[Rhythm And Roots Records]


Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live From Maui
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]



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Field 15 — Reggae



Category 71

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Too Bad
Buju Banton
[Gargamel Music, Inc.]


Love Is My Religion
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]


Youth
Matisyahu
[Epic/Or/JDub]


Rhythm Doubles
Sly & Robbie
[Taxi Records]


Who You Fighting For
UB40
[Rhino Entertainment]
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Field 16 — World Music



Category 72

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks
The Academy Of Maqâm
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]


Endless Vision
Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
[World Village]


Hambo In The Snow
Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer
[Azalea City Recordings]


Golden Strings Of The Sarode
Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain
[Moment Records]


Blessed
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie]






Category 73

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Tiki
Richard Bona
[Decca]


M'Bemba
Salif Keita
[Decca]


Wonder Wheel
The Klezmatics
[Jewish Music Group]


Long Walk To Freedom
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Heads Up International]


Savane
Ali Farka Toure
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]



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Field 17 — Polka



Category 74

Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Batteries Not Included
Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
[Bel-Aire Records]


As Sweet As Candy
Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
[Push Records]


Party Dress
LynnMarie & The Boxhounds
[Squeeze Record]


Good Friends Good Music
Walter Ostanek & Fred Ziwich
[Ranch Recordings]


Polka In Paradise
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder]



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Field 18 — Children's



Category 75

Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra
Various Artists
Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
[Walt Disney Records]


Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies
Beethoven's Wig
[Rounder]


Catch That Train!
Dan Zanes And Friends
[Festival Five Records]


My Best Day
Trout Fishing In America
[Trout Records]


The Sunny Side Of The Street
John Lithgow
[Razor & Tie]






Category 76

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs
Bill Harley
[Round River Records/Empyrean Records]


Christmas In The Trenches
John McCutcheon
[Peachtree Press]


Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions
Various Artists
Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
[Walt Disney Records]


Peter Pan
Jim Dale[Listening Library]


The Witches
Lynn Redgrave
[Harper Children's Audio]



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Field 19 — Spoken Word



Category 77

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis for identification.)

I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! (Bob Newhart)
Bob Newhart
[Hyperion Audiobooks]


New Rules — Polite Musings From A Timid Observer
Bill Maher
[Phoenix Audio]


Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter)
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]


The Truth (With Jokes) (Al Franken)
Al Franken
[Brilliance Audio]


With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together (Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee)
Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
[Time Warner]



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Field 20 — Comedy



Category 78

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

Blue Collar Comedy Tour — One For The Road
Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy
[Warner Bros.]


The Carnegie Hall Performance
Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]


Life Is Worth Losing
George Carlin
[Atlantic]


Straight Outta Lynwood
"Weird Al" Yankovic
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]


You Can't Fix Stupid
Ron White
[Image Entertainment]



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Field 21 — Musical Show



Category 79

Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parenthesis.))

The Color Purple
Jay David Saks, producer; Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast With LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes & Others)
[Angel Records]


The Drowsy Chaperone
Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Phil Reno, producers; Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast With Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel & Others)
[Ghostlight]


Jersey Boys
Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others)
[Rhino]


The Pajama Game
Harry Connick, Jr. & Tracey Freeman, producers (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara & Others)
[Columbia]


Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & Others)
[Nonesuch]



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Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media



Category 80

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

Brokeback Mountain
Various Artists
[Verve Forecast]


Cars
Various Artists
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]


Grey's Anatomy — Volume 2
Various Artists
[Hollywood Records]


Little Miss Sunshine
Various Artists
[Lakeshore Records]


Walk The Line
Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists
[Wind-Up Records]






Category 81

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
[Walt Disney Records]


The Da Vinci Code
Hans Zimmer, composer
[Decca]


Memoirs Of A Geisha
John Williams, composer
[Sony Classical]


Munich
John Williams, composer
[Decca]


Pirates Of The Caribbean — Dead Man's Chest
Hans Zimmer, composer
[Walt Disney Records]






Category 82

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Can't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe)
Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Rondor Music.]


I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth)
Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)
[Island Def Jam; Publisher: Songs of Ridge Road.]


Our Town (From Cars)
Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Talking Pictures.]


There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)
Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
[Sony Classical; Publisher: Mel Brooks Music.]


Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica)
Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton)
[Nettwerk Records; Publisher: Velvet Apple Music.]



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Field 23 — Composing/Arranging



Category 83

Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

Argument
Taylor Eigsti, composer (Taylor Eigsti)
Track from: Lucky To Be Me
[Concord Jazz]


A Concerto In Swing
Patrick Williams, composer (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)
Track from: Elevation
[Concord Records]


A Prayer For Peace
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: Munich — Soundtrack
[Decca Records]


Sayuri's Theme And End Credits
John Williams, composer (John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman)
Track from: Memoirs Of A Geisha — Soundtrack
[Sony Classical]


Valentine
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch)
Track from: In Amsterdam: Live At The Bimhuis
[Palmetto Records]






Category 84

Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: The Phat Pack
[Immergent]


Three Ghouls
Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)
Track from: The Ultimate Adventure
[Stretch Records]


Three Women
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)
Track from: Under Rousseau's Moon
[Half Note]


Tom & Eddie
Patrick Williams, arranger (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)
Track from: Elevation
[Concord Records]


Up From The Skies
Jim McNeely, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Up From The Skies — Music Of Jim McNeely
[Planet Arts Recordings]

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Category 85

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

For Once In My Life
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]


Good Morning Heartache
Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Chris Botti & Jill Scott)
Track from: To Love Again — The Duets
[Columbia Records]


My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)
Track from: My Flame Burns Blue
[Deutsche Grammophon]


Stardust
Slide Hampton, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)
Track from: Dizzy's Business
[MCG Jazz]


Suninga
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)
Track from: Under Rousseau's Moon
[Half Note]



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Field 24 — Package



Category 86

Best Recording Package

The Best Worst-Case Scenario
Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)
[Tooth & Nail Records]


Personal File
Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]


Reprieve
Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
[Righteous Babe Records]


10,000 Days
Adam Jones, art director (Tool)
[Tool Dissectional/Volcano/Zomba Label Group]


Versions
Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation)
[ESL Music]



Category 87

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]


Fonotone Records
Susan Archie & Henry Owings, art directors (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]


A Life Less Lived — The Gothic Box
Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian, art directors (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]


One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar, art directors (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]


Stadium Arcadium
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors
(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
[Warner Bros.]

Field 25 — Album Notes



Category 88

Best Album Notes

Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937
Marshall Wyatt, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Old Hat Records]


If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)
[Bluebird/Legacy Recordings]


Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]


Pirate Radio
Ben Edmonds, album notes writer (Pretenders)
[Rhino Entertainment/Warner Bros./Sire Records]


There Is A Season
David Fricke, album notes writer (The Byrds)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]



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Field 26 — Historical



Category 89

Best Historical Album

Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937
Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Old Hat Records]


Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]


One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]


Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)
Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Shout! Factory]


Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly
James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]



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Field 27 — Production, Non-Classical



Category 90

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))

Adieu False Heart
Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)
[Vanguard Records]


At War With The Mystics
The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)
[Warner Bros. Records]


Like Red On A Rose
Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)
[Arista Nashville]


The Phat Pack
Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
[Immergent]


Suitcase
Rik Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo')
[Epic/One Haven/Red Ink]






Category 91

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))

Howard Benson
Every Man For Himself (Hoobastank) (A)

Flyleaf (Flyleaf) (A)

In With The Out Crowd (Less Than Jake) (A)

One-X (Three Days Grace) (A)

The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach) (A)

Popaganda (Head Automatica) (A)

Saosin (Saosin) (A)


T Bone Burnett

Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson) (A)

The True False Identity (T Bone Burnett) (A)

Walk The Line — Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists) (A)


Danger Mouse

Pieces Of The People We Love (The Rapture) (T)

St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) (A)


Rick Rubin

American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)

God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)

Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)

Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)

12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)


Will.i.am

About You (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) (T)

Damn Girl (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

I Am Somebody (Santana Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

I Love My B**** (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.i.am) (T)

Mas Que Nada (Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas) (T)

Timeless (Sergio Mendes) (A)







Category 92

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)
Moto Blanco, remixer (Mary J. Blige)
[Geffen Records]


Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)
Buick Project, remixers (Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn)
[Fine/Four Music Productions]


Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)
Russell Small & James Wiltshire, remixers (Beyoncé)
[Columbia/Sony Urban Music]


Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)
Track from: Talk Remix EP
[Capitol Records]


World Hold On (E-Smoove Remix)
E-Smoove, remixer (Bob Sinclair)
[Ultra Records]



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Field 28 — Surround Sound



Category 93

Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

Immortal Nystedt
Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Øystein Fevang)
[2L]


Long Walk To Freedom
Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
[Heads Up International]


Morph The Cat
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)
[Reprise Records]


Straight Outta Lynwood
Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Al Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]


A Valid Path
P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)
[Immergent]
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Field 29 — Production, Classical



Category 94

Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes
Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc]


Látigo
Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)
[Violinjazz Recordings]


Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers (Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)
[Deutsche Grammophon]


Requiem
John Newton, engineer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
[Clarion Records]


Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works
Jack Renner, engineer (Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus)
[Telarc]






Category 95

Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))

Manfred Eicher

Honegger/Martinù/Bach/Pintscher/Ravel (Frank Peter Zimmermann & Heinrich Schiff)

Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente (Juliane Banse & András Keller)

Nuove Musiche (Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Guido Morini, Marco Ambrosini & Thor-Harald Johnsen)

Schubert: String Quartet G Maj. (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)

Silvestrov/Pärt/Ustvolskaya: Misterioso (Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky & Kyrill Rybakov)


Stephen Johns

Angel Dances (12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker)

Holst: The Planets (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 'The Great' (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Sarah Chang & Simon Rattle)

Vivaldi: Flute Concertos (Emmanuel Pahud & Richard Tognetti)


James Mallinson

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)

Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius (Sir Colin Davis, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Alastair Miles, David Rendall, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)

Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)

Sibelius: Kullervo (Sir Colin Davis, Monica Groop, Peter Mattei, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)

Smetana: Má Vlast (Sir Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra)


Elaine Martone

Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus)

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Michel Camilo, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo & Barcelona Symphony Orchestra)

Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Songs Of A Wayfarer (Benjamin Zander, Christopher Maltman & Philharmonia Orchestra)

Renaissance Favorites For Guitar (David Russell)


Sid McLauchlan

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela)

Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears (Robert Spano, Kelley O'Connor, Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Dawn Upshaw)

Italia, Ti Amo (Plácido Domingo, Eugene Kohn & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra)

Simple Gifts (Bryn Terfel)

Wagner: Excerpts From 'The Ring Of The Nibelung' (Ben Heppner, Peter Schneider, Burkhard Ulrich & Staatskapelle Dresden

Field 30 — Classical



Category 96

Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Orchestra)
[LSO Live]


Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto
David Starobin, producer (Justin Brown & Donald Palma; Michaela Fukacova, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & William Purvis; Peter Serkin; The Odense Symphony Orchestra)
[Bridge Records, Inc.]


Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]


Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005
Martha Argerich And Friends; Ulrich Ruscher, producer
[EMI Classics]


Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (Freiburger Barockorchester)
[Harmonia Mundi]






Category 97

Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

Bax: Tone Poems
Vernon Handley, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
[Chandos]


Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7
José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
[Warner Classics]


Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min.
Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
[Channel Classics]


Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]


Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies
Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
[Philips]






Category 98

Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

Bennett: The Mines Of Sulphur
Stewart Robertson, conductor; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton, Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson & Caroline Worra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)
[Chandos]


Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]


Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)
[Harmonia Mundi]


Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose; Brian Couzens, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)
[Chandos Opera In English]


Verdi: La Traviata
Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón; Rainer Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker)
[Deutsche Grammophon]






Category 99

Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)

Immortal Nystedt
Øystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)
[2L]


Mozart: Great Mass In C Min.
Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson & Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)
[Deutsche Grammophon]


Pärt: Da Pacem
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
[Harmonia Mundi]


Requiem
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
[Clarion Records]


Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works
Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall; Polyphony)
[Hyperion]






Category 100

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

Brahms: The Piano Concertos
Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)
[Decca]


Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 3
Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]


Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)
Track from: Cleveland Chamber Symphony: Music That Dares To Explore, Vol. 6
[TNC]


Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]


Schmidt: Concertos
Ole Schmidt, conductor; Ulla Miilmann (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR)
[Dacapo Records]

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