# 2019 Grammy Nominations – Jazz, Soul and Blues categories: Video

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2018/12/29/2019-grammy-nominations-jazz-soul-and-blues-categories-video/
- Published: 2018-12-29T20:43:07+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**The nominations are out for the 2019 Grammy Awards, including categories for jazz,
soul, R&B, blues, American roots music and production. Among the big names this 
year are Tony Bennett and Diana Krall for their recent duets album ‘Love is Here
to Stay’, they’re up against Willie Nelson, Seal and Gregory Porter for his ‘Nat
King Cole and Me’ project in the best vocal jazz album category.**

Lalah Hathaway is nominated three times – for best R&B performance, best traditional
R&B performance and best R&B album, while Jazz FM’s own Marcus Miller is up for 
best contemporary instrumental album; he’s up against Steve Gadd, Simon Phillips,
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and Julian Lage.

Meanwhile, the hotley contested vocal jazz category contains Kurt Elling, Freddy
Cole, Kate McGarry, Raul Midon and last year’s winner Cecile McLorin Salvant. Arranger
Vince Mendoza clocks up three nominations for his work with both Raul Midon and 
Gregory Porter, while Netflix’s Quincy Jones documentary, produced by his daughter
Rashida is up for best music film.

Here’s the full list of jazz, soul and blues nominees:

**Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album**

•    LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
 Tony Bennett & Diana Krall

•    MY WAY
 Willie Nelson

•    NAT “KING” COLE & ME
 Gregory Porter

•    STANDARDS (DELUXE)
 Seal

•    THE MUSIC…THE MEM’RIES…THE MAGIC!
 Barbra Streisand

**Best Contemporary Instrumental Album**

•    THE EMANCIPATION PROCRASTINATION
 Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

•    STEVE GADD BAND
 Steve Gadd Band

•    MODERN LORE
 Julian Lage

•    LAID BLACK
 Marcus Miller

•    PROTOCOL 4
 Simon Phillips

**Best Jazz Vocal Album**

•    MY MOOD IS YOU
 Freddy Cole

•    THE QUESTIONS
 Kurt Elling

•    THE SUBJECT TONIGHT IS LOVE
 Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace

•    IF YOU REALLY WANT
 Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince
Mendoza

•    THE WINDOW
 Cécile McLorin Salvant

**Best Jazz Instrumental Album**

•    DIAMOND CUT
 Tia Fuller

•    LIVE IN EUROPE
 Fred Hersch Trio

•    SEYMOUR READS THE CONSTITUTION!
 Brad Mehldau Trio

•    STILL DREAMING
 Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

•    EMANON
 The Wayne Shorter Quartet

**Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album**

ALL ABOUT THAT BASIE
 The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

•    AMERICAN DREAMERS: VOICES OF HOPE, MUSIC OF FREEDOM
 John Daversa Big Band 
Featuring DACA Artists

•    PRESENCE
 Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band

•    ALL CAN WORK
 John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

•    BAREFOOT DANCES AND OTHER VISIONS
 Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

**Best Latin Jazz Album**

•    HEART OF BRAZIL
 Eddie Daniels

•    BACK TO THE SUNSET
 Dafnis Prieto Big Band

•    WEST SIDE STORY REIMAGINED
 Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band

•    CINQUE
 Elio Villafranca

•    YO SOY LA TRADICIÓN
 Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet

**Best R&B Performance**

•    LONG AS I LIVE
 Toni Braxton

•    SUMMER
 The Carters

•    Y O Y
 Lalah Hathaway

•    BEST PART
 H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar

•    FIRST BEGAN
 PJ Morton

**Best Traditional R&B Performance**

•    BET AIN’T WORTH THE HAND
 Leon Bridges

•    DON’T FALL APART ON ME TONIGHT
 Bettye LaVette

•    HONEST
 MAJOR.

•    HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
 PJ Morton Featuring Yebba

•    MADE FOR LOVE
 Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway

**Best Urban Contemporary Album**

•    EVERYTHING IS LOVE
 The Carters

•    THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
 Chloe x Halle

•    CHRIS DAVE AND THE DRUMHEDZ
 Chris Dave And The Drumhedz

•    WAR & LEISURE
 Miguel

•    VENTRILOQUISM
 Meshell Ndegeocello

**Best R&B Album**

•    SEX & CIGARETTES
 Toni Braxton

•    GOOD THING
 Leon Bridges

•    HONESTLY
 Lalah Hathaway

•    H.E.R.
 H.E.R.

•    GUMBO UNPLUGGED (LIVE)
 PJ Morton

**Best American Roots Performance**

•    KICK ROCKS
 Sean Ardoin

•    SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES
 Jon Batiste

•    THE JOKE
 Brandi Carlile

•    ALL ON MY MIND
 Anderson East

•    LAST MAN STANDING
 Willie Nelson

**Best Traditional Blues Album**

•    SOMETHING SMELLS FUNKY ‘ROUND HERE
 Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio

•    BENTON COUNTY RELIC
 Cedric Burnside

•    THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL
 Buddy Guy

•    NO MERCY IN THIS LAND
 Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite

•    DON’T YOU FEEL MY LEG (THE NAUGHTY BAWDY BLUES OF BLUE LU BARKER)
 Maria Muldaur

**Best Contemporary Blues Album**

•    PLEASE DON’T BE DEAD
 Fantastic Negrito

•    HERE IN BABYLON
 Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps

•    CRY NO MORE
 Danielle Nicole

•    OUT OF THE BLUES
 Boz Scaggs

•    VICTOR WAINWRIGHT AND THE TRAIN
 Victor Wainwright And The Train

**Best Instrumental Composition**

•    BLUT UND BODEN (BLOOD AND SOIL)
 Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)

•    CHRYSALIS
 Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)

•    INFINITY WAR
 Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri)

•    MINE MISSION
 John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)

•    THE SHAPE OF WATER
 Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

**Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals**

•    IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
 Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie
Nelson)

•    JOLENE
 Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)

•    MONA LISA
 Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)

•    NIÑA
 Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)

•    SPIDERMAN THEME
 Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & 
Chris Potter)

**Best World Music Album**

•    DERAN
 Bombino

•    FENFO
 Fatoumata Diawara

•    BLACK TIMES
 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

•    FREEDOM
 Soweto Gospel Choir

•    THE LOST SONGS OF WORLD WAR II
 Yiddish Glory

**Best Music Film**

•    LIFE IN 12 BARS
 Eric Clapton

•    WHITNEY
 Whitney Houston

•    QUINCY
 Quincy Jones

•    ITZHAK
 Itzhak Perlman

•    THE KING
 Elvis Presley

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