Grammy Awards 2008, nominees for categories 41-50
Field 8 - CountryCategory 41 - Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Before He Cheats
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]
• Give It Away
Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: It Just Comes Natural
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]
• I Need You
Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]
• If You're Reading This
Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]
• Long Trip Alone
Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
Track from: Long Trip Alone
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White Tracks]
Field 8 - Country
Category 42 - Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• These Days
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]
• Let It Go
Tim McGraw
[Curb Records]
• 5th Gear
Brad Paisley
[Arista Nashville]
• It Just Comes Natural
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]
Field 8 - Country
Category 43 - Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Cherryholmes II Black And White
Cherryholmes
[Skaggs Family Records]
• Lefty's Old Guitar
J. D. Crowe & The New South
[Rounder]
• The Bluegrass Diaries
Jim Lauderdale
[Yep Roc Records]
• Scenechronized
Seldom Scene
[Sugar Hill]
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Tony Trischka
[Rounder]
Field 9 - New Age
Category 44 - Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Faces Of The Sun
Peter Kater
[Silver Wave Records]
• Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3
Kitaro
[Domo Records, Inc]
• One Guitar
Ottmar Liebert
[Spiral Subwave Records]
• Southwest
Eric Tingstad
[Cheshire Records]
• Crestone
Paul Winter Consort
[Living Music]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Party Hats
Will Bernard
[Palmetto Records]
• Downright Upright
Brian Bromberg
[Artistry Music]
• Re-imagination
Eldar
[Masterworks Jazz]
• River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
[Verve]
• He Had A Hat
Jeff Lorber
[Blue Note]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Avant Gershwin
Patti Austin
[Rendezvous Entertainment]
• Red Earth - A Malian Journey
Dee Dee Bridgewater
[DDB/Emarcy]
• Music Maestro Please
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]
• Nightmoves
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
• On The Other Side
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[Telarc Jazz]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 47 - 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.)
• Levees
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
[Blue Note]
• Anagram
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Pilgrimage
[Heads Up International]
• Both Sides Now
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: River: The Joni Letters
[Verve]
• Lullaby
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
[Blue Note]
• 1000 Kilometers
Paul McCandless, soloist
Track from: 1000 Kilometers (Oregon)
[CamJazz]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Pilgrimage
Michael Brecker
[Heads Up International]
• Live At The Village Vanguard
The Bill Charlap Trio
[Blue Note]
• Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
[Blue Note]
• Line By Line
John Patitucci
[Concord Jazz]
• Back East
Joshua Redman
[Nonesuch Records]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
Terence Blanchard
[Blue Note]
• Eternal Licks & Grooves
The Bob Florence Limited Edition
[MAMA Records]
• Hommage
The Bill Holman Band
[Jazzed Media]
• Sky Blue
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]
• With Love
Charles Tolliver Big Band
[Blue Note]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Funk Tango
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?
[Paquito Records]
• The Magician
Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
[Savant Records]
• Borrowed Time
Steve Khan
[Tone Center Records]
• Refugee
Hector Martignon
[Zoho]
• Big Band Urban Folktales
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[Jazzheads]
