2014 Grammy Awards: Jazz and Blues

Since the newspapers seldom report all the winners in the jazz and blues categories, here they are. All of the nominees are listed in this previous post.

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Terri Lyne Carrington—Money Jungle

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic—Night in Calisia

Best Latin Jazz Album

Paquito d'Rivera and Trio Corrente—Song For Maura

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Gregory Porter—Liquid Spirit

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Wayne Shorter—“Orbits,” from Without a Net

Best Blues Album

Ben Harper, with Charlie Musselwhite—Get Up

Here are some other awards involving jazz and blues artists nominated in other categories. Maria Schneider's classical album, Winter Morning Walks, won in all three categories for which it was nominated: Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Best Classical Vocal Solo (Dawn Upshaw), and Best Engineered Album, Classical. Gary Clark, Jr.'s song, "Please Come Home," from Blak and Blue, won for the Best Traditional R&B Performance. (Gregory Porter was also nominated in this category.) Mavis Staples and Allen Toussaint had albums nominated in the Americana category, but did not win.

Finally, the liner notes from John Coltrane's Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded) received the award for Best Album Notes. The booklet includes the original liner notes by Benny Green and a 2013 essay by Neil Tesser.

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