Nominees for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, January 2014

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

The World According to Andy Bey
Andy Bey
Label: HighNote Records

Attachments
Lorraine Feather
Label: Jazzed Media

Liquid Spirit
Gregory Porter
Label: Blue Note Records

WomanChild
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Label: Mack Avenue Records

After Blue
Tierney Sutton
Label: BFM Jazz

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Guided Tour
The New Gary Burton Quartet
Label: Mack Avenue Records

Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
Terri Lyne Carrington
Label: Concord Jazz

Life Forum
Gerald Clayton
Label: Concord Jazz

Pushing the World Away
Kenny Garrett
Label: Mack Avenue Records

Out Here
Christian McBride Trio
Label: Mack Avenue Records

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

Brooklyn Babylon
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Label: New Amsterdam Records

Night in Calisia
Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
Label: Summit Records

Wild Beauty
Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano
Label: Half Note

March Sublime
Alan Ferber
Label: Sunnyside Records

Intrada
Dave Slonaker Big Band
Label: Origin Records

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

La Noche Más Larga
Buika
Label: Warner Music Spain S.L.

Song for Maura
Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente
Label: Sunnyside Records/Paquito Records

Yo
Roberto Fonseca
Label: Concord Jazz

Eggun
Omar Sosa
Label: Otá Records

Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Label: Patois Records

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Steppin' Out
Herb Alpert
Label: Shout! Factory

The Beat
Boney James
Label: Concord Records

Handpicked
Earl Klugh
Label: Heads Up International

Summer Horns
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
Label: Concord Records

Hacienda
Jeff Lorber Fusion
Label: Heads Up International

BEST BLUES ALBUM

Remembering Little Walter
Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman
Label: Blind Pig Records

Cotton Mouth Man
James Cotton
Label: Alligator

Get Up!
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Stax

Seesaw
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
Label: J&R Adventures

Down in Louisiana
Bobby Rush
Label: Deep Rush Records

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

“Bound Away”
Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge)
Track from: River Runs: A Concerto for Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & Orchestra
Label: Mama Records

“California Pictures for String Quartet”
Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Track from: Pacific Premieres: New Works by California Composers
Label: Violinjazz Recordings

“Koko on the Boulevard”
Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)
Track from: Hudson City Suite
Label: Hudson City Records

“Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra”
Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
Label: Clavo Records

“String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion in Three Parts”
Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Track from: Pacific Premieres: New Works by California Composers
Label: Violinjazz Recordings

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

“Invitation”
Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Artistry: A Tribute to Stan Kenton
Label: Mama Records

“On Green Dolphin Street”
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: NA
Label: Telarc International

“Side Hikes - A Ridge Away”
Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge)
Track from: River Runs: A Concerto for Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & Orchestra
Label: Mama Records

“Skylark”
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Track from: Dusk & Dawn
Label: Sony Classical

"Wild Beauty"
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)
Label: Half Note

To check all the categories, please visit the official Grammy site. (Mr. Arnaldo DeSouteiro is a NARAS Voting Member)