Field 9 — New Age

　　Category 44

　　Best New Age Album

　　(Vocal or Instrumental.)

　　Meditations

　　William Ackerman

　　[Compass Productions]

　　Pathfinder

　　Will Clipman

　　[Canyon Records]

　　Peace Time

　　Jack DeJohnette

　　[Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm]

　　Ambrosia

　　Peter Kater

　　[Point Of Light Records]

　　The Scent Of Light

　　Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

　　[SSRI]

　　Field 10 — Jazz

　　Category 45

　　Best Contemporary Jazz Album

　　(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

　　Randy In Brasil

　　Randy Brecker

　　[MAMA Records]

　　Floating Point

　　John McLaughlin

　　[Abstract Logix]

　　Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley

　　(Various Artists)

　　Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers

　　[Concord Jazz]

　　Miles From India

　　(Various Artists)

　　Bob Belden, producer

　　[4Q/Times Square Records]

　　Lifecycle

　　Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

　　[Heads Up International]

　　Category 46

　　Best Jazz Vocal Album

　　(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

　　Imagina: Songs Of Brasil

　　Karrin Allyson

　　[Concord Jazz]

　　Breakfast On The Morning Tram

　　Stacey Kent

　　[Blue Note]

　　If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything

　　Kate McGarry

　　[Palmetto Records]

　　Loverly

　　Cassandra Wilson

　　[Blue Note]

　　Distances

　　Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)

　　[ECM]

　　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.)

　　Be-Bop

　　Terence Blanchard, soloist

　　Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars)

　　[Monterey Jazz Festival Records]

　　Seven Steps To Heaven

　　Till Brönner, soloist

　　Track from: The Standard (Take 6)

　　[Heads Up International]

　　Waltz For Debby

　　Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists

　　Track from: The New Crystal Silence

　　[Concord Records]

　　Son Of Thirteen

　　Pat Metheny, soloist

　　Track from: Day Trip

　　[Nonesuch Records]

　　Be-Bop

　　James Moody, soloist

　　Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars)

　　[Monterey Jazz Festival Records]

　　Category 48

　　Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

　　(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

　　The New Crystal Silence

　　Chick Corea & Gary Burton

　　[Concord Records]

　　History, Mystery

　　Bill Frisell

　　[Nonesuch Records]

　　Brad Mehldau Trio: Live

　　Brad Mehldau Trio

　　[Nonesuch Records]

　　Day Trip

　　Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez

　　[Nonesuch Records]

　　Standards

　　Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio

　　[Fuzzy Music]

　　Category 49

　　Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

　　(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

　　Appearing Nightly

　　Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band

　　[WATT]

　　Act Your Age

　　Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

　　[Immergent]

　　Symphonica

　　Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra

　　[Blue Note]

　　Blauklang

　　Vince Mendoza

　　[Act Music and Vision (AMV)]

　　Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard

　　The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

　　[Planet Arts Recordings]

　　Category 50

　　Best Latin Jazz Album

　　(Vocal or Instrumental.)

　　Afro Bop Alliance

　　Caribbean Jazz Project

　　[Heads Up International]

　　The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter

　　Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band

　　[Half Note Records]

　　Song For Chico

　　Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

　　[Zoho]

　　Nouveau Latino

　　Nestor Torres

　　[Diamond Light Records]

　　Marooned/Aislado

　　Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates

　　[Picaro Records]