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

• The Hidden Land
  Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
  [Columbia]
  
  
• People People Music Music
  Groove Collective
  [Savoy Jazz Worldwide]
  
  
• Rewind That
  Christian Scott
  [Concord Jazz]
  
  
• Sexotica
  Sex Mob
  [Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.]
  
  
• Who Let The Cats Out?
  Mike Stern
  [Heads Up]
  
  
  

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]
  
  
  

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]
  
  
  

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]
  
  
  

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 Koln
  [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]