I notice Sonny Rollins' solo on "Why Was I Born?" off "Without A Song: The 9/11 Concert," Milestone, is up for a Grammy. The whole CD should be, although I don't have any problem with the nominees in the Contemporary Jazz and Jazz Instrumental categories.
I'd probably pick "The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel," from Meshell Ndegeocello and Shanachie Entertainment in the former category, just because I found it more outside the box than some of the other nominees, and Wayne Shorter's "Beyond the Sound Barrier," Verve, in the latter.
Wayne Shorter just seems to keep getting better. Then again, so does Sonny Rollins and I rate "Without a Song" over either of the above.
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