We here at San Diego's Jazz 88.3 FM have compiled some of the Grammy winners that we've shown lots of air love for. In case you missed them, here are the winners that pertain to us.
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever” – Corea, Clarke & White [Concord Records]
Ron Dhanifu ~ “It’s hard to beat him because he’s such an instrumentalist.”
Best Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project” – Terri Lyne Carrington & V.A. [Concord Jazz]
Vince Outlaw ~ “I liked the variety.”
Best Blues Album: “Revelator” – Tedeschi Trucks Band [Masterworks]
Best Folk Album: “Barton Hollow” – The Civil Wars [Sensibility Music LLC]
Best World Music Album: “Tassili” – Tinariwen [Anti Records]
Here's this week's new adds to the music library. Be sure to tune into The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw for a chance to hear them first!
Jon Gold – “Bossa of Possibility” (Keyboardist, leading a variety of
configurations, in a collection of Brazilian-tinged originals). Sue Halloren & Ken Hitchcock – “I Can Cook Too!" (Female vocalist, doing straight-ahead standards). Sheila Jordan & Harvie S – “Yesterdays” (Female vocalist, with bass accompaniment, recorded in 1990, previously unreleased). Jonathan Karrant – “On And On” (Local male vocalist, with local musicians, doing
a collection of straight-ahead old and new standards). Paul Van Kememande– “Who Is In Charge?” (International collective, doing a collection of edgy originals). Jim Ketch – “A Distant View” (Trumpeter, leading a quintet, doing straight-ahead originals and jazz tunes). Carmen Lundy – “Changes” (Female vocalist, doing mostly straight-ahead originals).
Paul McCartney – “Kisses On The Bottom” (Sir Paul, doing a commendable job on the Great American Songbook).