BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.)
“Home Sweet Home” — (Doc & Merle Watson) With Sam Bush, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O’Bryant (Sugar Hill Records)
“Songs From the Homeplace” — Jim & Jesse (Pinecastle Records)
“American Beauty” — Nashville Bluegrass Band (Sugar Hill Records)
“Bluegrass Rules!” — Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Rounder/Skaggs Family Records)
“Clinch Mountain Country” — Ralph Stanley & Friends (Rebel Records)
NEW AGE ALBUM
(For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Sound of Wind Driven Rain” — Will Ackerman (Windham Hill Records)
“Landmarks” — Clannad (Atlantic Records)
Popular on Variety
“The Water Garden” — Alex de Grassi (Tropo Records)
“Gaia Onbashira” — Kitaro (Domo Records)
“Grand Passion” — John Tesh (GTSP Records)
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ PERFORMANCE
(For albums only. For instrumental performances only, with or without vocal coloring. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“After Hours” — George Duke (Warner Bros. Records)
“Imaginary Day” — Pat Metheny Group (Warner Bros. Records)
“Live & More” — Marcus Miller (GRP/PRA Records)
“Club Nocturne” — Yellowjackets (Warner Bros. Records)
“World Tour” — Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate (Zebra Records)
JAZZ VOCAL PERFORMANCE
(For albums only. For solo vocals and duos or groups with vocals. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“This Time It’s Love” — Kurt Elling (Blue Note Records)
“Maiden Voyage” — Nnenna Freelon (Concord Jazz)
“I Remember Miles”– Shirley Horn (Verve)
“My Buddy — Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson” — Etta Jones (HighNote)
“That Day …” — Dianne Reeves (Blue Note)
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
(For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band. 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.)
“For Heaven’s Sake” — Kenny Barron; track from “Night and the City” (Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron) (Verve)
“My Funny Valentine” — Randy Brecker; track from “Thank You, Gerry! (Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band)” (Arkadia Jazz)
“Rhumbata” — Chick Corea & Gary Burton; track from “Native Sense — The New Duets” (Stretch Records)
“Body & Soul” — Benny Golson; track from “Tenor Legacy” (Arkadia Jazz)
“My Favorite Things” — David Liebman; track from “Thank You John! Our Tribute to John Coltrane (Arkadia Jazz All-Stars)” (Arkadia Jazz)
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
(For albums only. For solo artists, duos or groups, instrumental only. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Native Sense — The New Duets” — Chick Corea & Gary Burton (Stretch Records)
“Night and the City” — Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron (Verve)
“Gershwin’s World” — Herbie Hancock (Verve)
“Points of View” — Dave Holland Quintet (ECM)
“Tokyo ’96” — Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette (ECM Records)
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
(For albums only. For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Count Plays Duke” — Count Basie Orchestra; Grover Mitchell, Director (MAMA Records)
“Remembrances” — Jon Faddis (Chesky Records)
“Further Adventures” — Bill Holman & the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra (Koch Jazz Records)
“Lickety Split — Music of Jim McNeely” — Jim McNeely & the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (New World)
“Theme for Monterey” — The Gerald Wilson Orchestra (MAMA Records)
LATIN JAZZ PERFORMANCE
(For albums only. For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Contact” — Ray Barretto & New World Spirit (Blue Note Records)
“Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra” — Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra (Jazz MCG)
“Central Avenue” — Danilo Perez (Impulse! Records)
“Obsesion” — David Sanchez (Columbia Records)
“Hot House” — Arturo Sandoval (N2K Encoded Music)
“Bele Bele En La Habana” — Chucho Valdes (Blue Note Records)
ROCK GOSPEL ALBUM
(For a solo, duo or group vocal performance. Albums only.)
“Some Kind Of Zombie” — Audio Adrenaline (Forefront Records)
“Amplifier” — Big Tent Revivial (Ardent/Forefront Records)
“You Are There” — Ashley Cleveland (Cadence/204 Records)
“God Fixation” — Petra (Word Records)
“Sixpence None The Richer” — Sixpence None The Richer (Squint Entertainment)
POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM
(For a solo, duo or group vocal performance. Albums only)
“Mission 3:16”– Carman (Sparrow Records)
“Supernatural” — dc Talk (ForeFront Records)
“Steady On” — Point Of Grace (Word/Epic Records)
“Live The Life” — Michael W. Smith (Reunion Records)
“This Is My Song” — Deniece Williams (Harmony Records)
SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM
(For a solo, duo or group vocal performance. Albums only.)
“They Gave The World A Smile: The Stamps Quartet Tribute Album” — James Blackwood Quartet And The Light Crust Doughboys (Light Crust Doughboys Records)
“Faithful” — The Cathedrals (Homeland Records)
“Down By The Tabernacle” — Bill & Gloria Gaither And Their Homecoming Friends (Spring House Records)
“Just As I Am” — Andy Griffith (Sparrow Records)
“The Apostle – Music From & Inspired By The Motion Picture” — Various Artists: Peter Afterman, John Huie & Ken Levitan, Producers (Sparrow Records/Rising Tide (MCA))
TRADITIONAL SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM
(For a solo, duo or group vocal performance. Albums only.)
“Just Right For A Miracle (Bishop G.E. Patterson Presents) — Rance Allen & The Soul Winners’ Conference Choir (Podium Records)
“Now That I’m Here” — Beverly Crawford (Warner Alliance Records)
“He Leadeth Me” — Cissy Houston (House Of Blues Music)
“Live! My Soul Feels Better Right Now” — Della Reese (Homeland Records)
“Been There Done That” — Rev. Timothy Wright & The B/J Mass Choir (Featuring Myrna Summers) (Savoy Records)
CONTEMPORARY SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM
(For a solo, duo or group vocal performance. Albums only.)
“Songs From The Heart” — Yolanda Adams (Verity Records)
“Finally Karen” — Karen Clark-Sheard (Island Black Music)
“The Nu Nation Project” — Kirk Franklin (Gospo Centric Records)
“Pages Of Life – Chapters I & II” — Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ (Verity Records)
“Everlasting Love” — CeCe Winans (Sparrow Records/Pioneer Music Group)
GOSPEL CHOIR OR CHORUS ALBUM
(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s). Albums only.)
“Just Churchin” — Bobby Jones & New Life With The Nashville Super Choir; Nathan Young, Choir Director (GospoCentric)
“Love Alive V – 25th Anniversary Reunion” — The Love Center Choir; Jonathan Grier, Edwin M. Harper, Walter L. Hawkins, Rusty Watson & Maggie Wincher, Choir Directors (Gospo Centric)
“Pastor Hezekiah Walker Presents The LFT Church Choir – Live At Love Fellowship Tabernacle” — LFT Church Choir; Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Choir Director (Verity Records)
“Reflections” — The Associates; O’Landa Draper, Choir Director (Warner Alliance Records)
“Strength” — New Life Community Choir; John P. Kee, Choir Director (Verity Records)
LATIN POP PERFORMANCE
(For Albums only. For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Atado A Tu Amor” — Chayanne (Sony Latin)
“Senor Bolero” — Jose Feliciano (Rodven Records)
“Celebrando 25 Anos De Juan Gabriel: En Concierto En El Palacio De Bellas Artes” — Juan Gabriel (Ariola/BMG U.S. Latin Records)
“Cosas Del Amor” — Enrique Iglesias (Fonovisa)
“Vuelve” — Ricky Martin (Sony Latin)
LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Caribe Atomico” — Aterciopelados (Ariola/BMG US Latin Records)
“Fin De Siglo” — El Tri (WEA Latina Records)
“Traccion Acustica” — Enanitos Verdes (PolyGram Records)
“Suenos Liquidos” — Mana (WEA Latina)
“Donde Estan Los Ladrones?” — Shakira (Sony Latin)
TROPICAL LATIN PERFORMANCE
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Contra La Corriente” — Marc Anthony (RMM Records)
“Suavemente” — Elvis Crespo (Sony Tropical)
“Mi Vida Es Cantar” — Celia Cruz (RMM Records)
“El Rumbero Del Piano” — Eddie Palmieri (RMM Records)
“Live At Birdland – Dancemania ’99” — Tito Puente (RMM Records)
“Babalu Aye” — Chucho Valdes & Irakere (Bembe Records)
MEXICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible.)
” Casas De Madera” — Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte (Freddie Records)
“Entre El Amor Y Yo” — Vicente Fernandez (Sony Discos)
“Euforia” La Mafia (Sony Discos)
“Los Super Seven” — Los Super Seven (RCA Records Nashville)
“Colgado De Un Arbol” — Los Terribles Del Norte (Freddie Records)
TEJANO MUSIC PERFORMANCE
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental. Compilations albums by various artists are not eligible.)
“Live…En Concierto!” — Fiebre (Freddie Records)
“Fanaticos” — Jaime Y Los Chamacos (Freddie Records)
“Said And Done” — Flaco Jimenez (Barb Wire Productions/Virgin Records America)
“Leyendas Y Raices” — Leyendas Y Raices (Freddie Records)
“5. 2000” — Little Joe & La Familia (EMI Latin)
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental.)
“A Tribute To Howlin’ Wolf” — Henry Gray, Calvin Jones, Sam Lay, Colin Linden & Hubert Sumlin With Special Guests (Telarc Blues Records)
“Long As I Have You” — John Hammond (Pointblank Records)
“Got To Find A Way” — Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson And The Magic Rockers (Telarc Blues Records)
“I Got To Find Me A Woman” — Robert Lockwood Jr. (Verve Records)
“Any Place I’m Going” –Otis Rush
(House Of Blues Records)
CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental.)
“Sing It”! — Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson (Rounder Records)
” Heavy Love” — Buddy Guy (Silvertone Records)
“Life, Love & The Blues” — Etta James (Private Music)
“Slow Down” — Keb’ Mo’ (Okeh/550 Music)
“Deuces Wild” — B.B. King (MCA Records)
TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental).
“Chattanooga Sugar Babe” — Norman Blake (Shanachie Records)
“Slant 6 Mind” — Greg Brown (Red House Records)
“Long Journey Home” — The Chieftains With Various Artists (Wicklow Records)
“Friends Of Mine” — Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Hightone Records)
“Southern Banjo Sounds” — Mike Seeger (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental.)
“Mermaid Avenue” — Billy Bragg & Wilco (Elektra Records/EEG)
“El Corazon” — Steve Earle (E2/Warner Bros. Records)
“Spyboy” — Emmylou Harris (Eminent Records)
“Step Inside This House” — Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb Records)
“Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” — Lucinda Williams (Mercury Records)
REGGAE ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental.)
“Inna Heights” — Buju Banton (VP Records)
“Many Moods of Moses” — Beenie Man (VP Records)
“Friends” — Sly And Robbie (EastWest Records America/EEG)
“Ska Father” — Toots And The Maytals (Artist Only! Records)
“Psychedelic Souls” — Wailing Souls (Pow Wow Records)
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental.)
“Odu” — King Sunny Ade (Atlantic/Mesa Records)
“Miss Perfumado” — Cesaria Evora (Nonesuch Records)
“Quanta Live” — Gilberto Gil (Atlantic/Mesa Records)
“Oremi” — Angelique Kidjo (Island Records)
“Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy” — Robbie Robertson (Capitol Records)
POLKA ALBUM
(For Albums only, either vocal or instrumental.)
” Polka Party With Brave Combo – Live And Wild!” — Brave Combo (Easy Disc Records)
” Push It To The Limit” — Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push (Push Records)
“Memories” — Walter Ostanek (World Renowned Sounds)
“Let The Sunshine In” — The Del Sinchak Band (Peppermint Records)
“Dance With Me” — Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra (Rounder Records)
MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word).
“Changing Channels” — Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxe; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, producers (Rounder Kids Records)
“Elmopalooza!” — The Sesame Street Muppets With Various Artists; John Boylan, producer (Sony Wonder Records)
“In My Hometown” — Tom Chapin; Tom Chapin, Jon Cobert, John Forster & Michael Mark, producers (Sony Wonder Records)
“John McCutcheon’s Four Seasons: Autumnsongs” — John McCutcheon; Bob Dawson & John McCutcheon, producers (Rounder Kids Records)
“The Playground” — Tony Bennett; Danny Bennett & Tony Bennett, producers (RPM/Columbia Records)
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
“The Children’s Shakespeare” — (Various artists including Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, etc.) Stefan Rudnicki, producer (Dove Audio)
“Disney’s Mulan Read & Sing Along” — June Foray; Ted Kryczko & Randy Thornton, producers (Walt Disney Records)
“Disney’s The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride Read-Along” Miguel Ferrer; Randy Thornton, producer (Walt Disney Records)
“Elmo’s New Laugh” — Sesame Street Characters Ed Mitchell, producer (Sony Wonder Records)
“The Patchwork Quilt & Other Stories From Around The World” — Sharon Kennedy; Bing Broderick, Sharon Kennedy & Steve Netsky, producers (Rounder Kids Records)
“Weezie And The Moon Pies” — Bill Harley; Bill Harley, producer (Round River Records)
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
(Author in parenthesis..)
“Beloved” (Toni Morrison) — Toni Morrison (Random House Audio Books)
“Spiders In The Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends” — (David Holt & Bill Mooney) David Holt & Bill Mooney (High Windy Audio)
“Still Me ” (Christopher Reeve) — Christopher Reeve
(Random House Audio Books)
“The Virtues Of Aging” (Jimmy Carter) — Jimmy Carter (Dove Audio)
“Wobegon Boy” (Garrison Keillor) — Garrison Keillor (Penguin-HighBridge)
SPOKEN COMEDY ALBUM
(For spoken word comedy recordings. Albums only.)
” Give Me Immortality Or Give Me Death” — Firesign Theatre (Rhino Records)
” I’m Telling You For The Last Time — Jerry Seinfeld (Universal Records)
“Pure Drivel” — Steve Martin (Simon And Schuster Audio)
“Totally Committed” — Jeff Foxworthy (Warner Bros. Records Nashville)
“The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000” — Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner (Rhino Records)
MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
(To the Album Producer and to the lyricists & composers of over 50% of a new score. Artists’ in parenthesis)
“Cabaret” — Jay David Saks, producer; (Fred Ebb, lyricist; John Kander, composer) (The New Broadway Cast Recording Featuring Natasha Richardson & Alan Cumming) (RCA Victor)
“Chicago The Musical” — Thomas Z. Shepard, producer; (Fred Ebb, lyricist; John Kander, composer) (The London Cast Recording With Ruthie Henshall, Ute Lemper, Henry Goodman & Nigel Planer) (RCA Victor)
” The Lion King” — Mark Mancina, producer; (Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Tim Rice, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor & Hans Zimmer, lyricists; Elton John, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin & Hans Zimmer, composers) (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (Walt Disney Records)
” Ragtime The Musical” — Jay David Saks, producer; (Lynn Ahrens, lyricist; Stephen Flaherty, composer) (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (RCA Victor)
“The Wizard Of Oz” — Robert Sher, producer; (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, lyricists; Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg & Herbert Stothart, composers) (1998 Cast Recording With Mickey Rooney & Eartha Kitt) (TVT Soundtrax)
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
(Composer’s Award Artist in parenthesis).
“Almost 12” — Bela Fleck, Future Man & Victor Lemonte Wooten, composers (Bela Fleck And The Flecktones) (Track from: Left Of Cool) (Warner Bros. Records])
“Ellis Island” — Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band) (Track from: Latin From Manhattan) (DMP Records)
“The Midnight Blues” — Wynton Marsalis, composer (Wynton Marsalis) (Track from: The Midnight Blues – Standard Time Vol. 5) (Columbia Records)
” Romance” — Gerald Wilson, composer (The Gerald Wilson Orchestra) (Track from: Theme For Monterey) (MAMA Records)
“Tango Remembrances” — Jorge Calandrelli & Astor Piazolla, composers (Yo-Yo Ma) (Track from: Soul Of The Tango) (Sony Classical)
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION WRITTEN FOR A MOTION PICTURE OR FOR TELEVISION
(Composer(s) Award).
“Amistad” — John Williams, composer (DreamWorks Records)
“Bulworth” — Ennio Morricone, composer (RCA Victor)
“City Of Angels” — Gabriel Yared, composer (Track from: City Of Angels – Music From The Motion Picture) (Various Artists) (Warner Sunset/Reprise Records)
“Rush Hour” — Lalo Schifrin, composer (Aleph Records)
” Saving Private Ryan” — John Williams, composer(DreamWorks Records)
SONG WRITTEN FOR A MOTION PICTURE OR FOR TELEVISION
(Songwriter(s) award. Artist in parenthesis).
“I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” (From Armageddon) –Diane Warren, songwriter (Aerosmith) (Columbia Records)
” My Heart Will Go On” (From Titanic) — James Horner & Will Jennings, songwriters (Celine Dion) (550 Music and Sony Classical)
” Tomorrow Never Dies” (From Tomorrow Never Dies)– Sheryl Crow & Mitchell Froom, songwriters (Sheryl Crow) (A&M Records)
“True To Your Heart” (From Mulan) — Matthew Wilder & David Zippel, songwriters (98 Degrees And Stevie Wonder) (Walt Disney Records)
“Uninvited” (From City Of Angels) — Alanis Morissette, songwriter (Alanis Morissette) (Warner Sunset/Reprise Records)
INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
“In the Still of the Night” — Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams and His Big Band) (Track from: Sinatraland) (EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties)
“Moon of Manakoorah” — Bill Holman, arranger (Bill Holman & The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra) (Track from: Further Adventures) (Koch Jazz Records)
“Waltz for Debby” — Don Sebesky, arranger (Don Sebesky) (Track from: I Remember Bill — A Tribute To Bill Evans) (RCA Victor)
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” — Rob McConnell, arranger (Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass) (Track from: Big Band Christmas) (Concord Jazz Records)
“Where Or When” — Michel Legrand, arranger (Michel Legrand) (Track from: Happy Radio Days) (Erato Records)
INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT WITH ACCOMPANYING VOCAL(S)
“Breath Of Heaven” (Mary’s Song) — Patrick Williams, arranger (Vince Gill) (Track from: Breath of Heaven) (MCA Records Nashville)
“I Believe/You’ll Never Walk Alone” — Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Barbra Streisand) (Track from: Higher Ground) (Columbia Records)
“The Look of Love” — George Duke, arranger (Marilyn Scott) (Track from: Avenues of Love) (Warner Bros. Records)
“Nessun Dorma” — Rob Mounsey, arranger (Aretha Franklin) (Arista Records)
“St. Louis Blues” — Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin & Stevie Wonder, arrangers (Herbie Hancock) (Track from: Gershwin’s World) (Verve Records)
RECORDING PACKAGE
“Big Bad Voodoo Daddy” — Brad Benedict & Andy Engel, art directors (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy) (Coolsville/EMI-Capitol Records)
“Los Super Seven” — Gina R. Binkley & Susan Eaddy, art directors (Los Super Seven) (RCA Records Nashville)
“Ray of Light” — Kevin Reagan, art director (Madonna) (Maverick/Warner Bros. Records)
“Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation” — Chika Azuma, art director (Jack Kerouac) (Verve Records)
“Yield” — Ames Bros. & Pearl Jam, art directors (Pearl Jam) (Epic Records)
BOXED RECORDING PACKAGE
“The Best of William Burroughs From Giorno Poetry Systems” —
Mark Michaelson, art director (William Burroughs) (Mouth Almighty Records)
“The Complete Hank Williams” — Jim Kemp & Virginia Team, art directors (Hank Williams) (Mercury Records Nashville)
“The Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington Cote D’Azur Concerts on Verve” — Chika Azuma, art director (Duke Ellington And Ella Fitzgerald) (Verve Records)
” Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968″ — Janet Boye & Arnold Levine, art directors (Miles Davis Quintet) (Columbia/Legacy Records)
“Miss Peggy Lee” — Andy Engel & Johnny Lee, art directors (Peggy Lee) (Capitol/EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties)
ALBUM NOTES
“Charles Mingus: Passions of a Man — The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961) — Joel Dorn, Tom Dowd, Andrew Homzy, Patrick Milligan, Sue Mingus, Tina Marisa Rocchio & Stefano Zenni, album notes writers (Charles Mingus) (Rhino Records)
” The Complete Hank Williams” — Daniel Cooper & Colin Escott, album notes writers (Hank Williams) (Mercury Records Nashville)
“From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country Music” — Bill Ivey, Bill C. Malone, Claudia Perry, John W. Rumble & Ron Wynn, album notes writers (Various Artists) (Warner Bros. Records Nashville)
“Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968” — Bob Belden, Todd Coolman & Michael Cuscuna, album notes writers (Miles Davis Quintet) (Columbia/Legacy Records)
“New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923 to 1987” — Sedgwick Clark, Barbara Haws, Kurt Masur, Alan Rich, Robert Sherman & Steven Smolian, album notes writers (New York Philharmonic) (New York Philharmonic Special Editions)
HISTORICAL ALBUM
“The Complete Hank Williams” — Colin Escott & Kira Florita, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Tom Ruff, mastering engineers (Hank Williams) (Mercury Records Nashville)
“Have a Nice Decade: The ’70s Pop Culture Box” — Bill Inglot, David McLees & Gordon Skeene, compilation producers; Andrew Garver, Dan Hersh, Bill Inglot, Ken Perry & Stewart Whitmore, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Rhino Records)
“The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection of Jazz Vocals From 1919 to 1994” — Robert G. O’Meally & Bruce Talbot, compilation producers; Todd Hulslander & John Tyler, mastering engineers (Various Artists) (Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings)
“New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923 to 1987” —
Sedgwick Clark, compilation producer; Jon M. Samuels & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (New York Philharmonic) (New York Philharmonic Special Editions)
“The Pet Sounds Sessions” — David Leaf, Mark Linett & Brian Wilson, compilation producers; Joe Gaswirt, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys) (Capitol Records/EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
“Breath of Heaven” — Al Schmitt, engineer (Vince Gill) (MCA Records Nashville)
“Contact From the Underworld of Redboy” — Howie B., Andy Bradfield, Jamie Cerniglia, Marius de Vries, Chris Fogel, Tim Gordine, Troy Matthews, Pat McCarthy, Dane Ngahuka, Randall Prescott, Carmen Rizzo, Tim Stroh & Jim Wilson, engineers (Robbie Robertson) (Capitol Records)
“Firecracker” — Bob Clearmountain & Juan Patino, engineers (Lisa Loeb) (Geffen Records)
“The Globe Sessions” — Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker & Andy Wallace, engineers (Sheryl Crow) (A&M Records)
“The Nu Nation Project” — Gerald Baillergeau, Chris Bell, Kevin Bond, Bassy Bob Brockman, Mick Guzauski, Fred Hammond, Ray Hammond, Tim Kimsey, Victor “Vinno” Merritt & Mark Williams, engineers (Kirk Franklin) (Gospo Centric)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Michael Beinhorn — “Celebrity Skin” (Hole); “Mechanical Animals” (Marilyn Manson)
Tchad Blake — “Dopamine” (Mitchell Froom); “El Eso” (Soul Coughing); :Fundamental” (Bonnie Raitt)
Rob Cavallo — “Dizzy up the Girl” (Goo Goo Dolls); “Iris” (Goo Goo Dolls); “Nimrod” (Green Day); “Uninvited” (Alanis Morissette)
Sheryl Crow — “The Globe Sessions” (Sheryl Crow)
Lauryn Hill — “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” (Lauryn Hill) ; “A Rose Is Still a Rose” (Aretha Franklin)
REMIXER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Steve “Silk” Hurley — “If You Could Read My Mind” (Silk’s Uplifting Vocal) (Stars On 54 — Ultra Nate, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez); “If You Could Read My Mind” (Silk’s House On 54 Mix) (Stars On 5 — Ultra Nate, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez); “Nobody Else” (Silk’s House Revival) (CeCe Peniston); “Special Love” (Silk’s Special House Mix) (Jestofunk Featuring Jocelyn Brown); “Where Are You” (Silk’s Old Skool Mix) (Rahsaan Patterson); “Word Is Love” (Silk’s Anthem 7″) (Steve “Silk” Hurley & The Voices Of Life)
Frankie Knuckles — “Found Love” (Joi Cardwell); “Freedom” (Robert Miles); “Happy” (Towa Tei); “Just for You” (Knuckles Classic Gospel Mix) (M People); “So Fine” (Kinane); “Touch Me There” (Total Touch)
Masters at Work — “Around the World” (Daft Punk); “Days Like This” (Kenny Lattimore); “Go Deep” (Thunder Mix) (Janet Jackson); “I Want You Back” (Melanie B. Featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot); “Thank You” (MAW 12″ Mix) (BeBe Winans); “Watching Windows” (Nuyorican Soul Meets Roni Size) (Roni Size)
David Morales — “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (Jocelyn Brown); “Here We Go Again” (Aretha Franklin); “My All/Breakdown” (Mariah Carey); “New Kind of Medicine” (Ultra Nate); Rooftop (Mariah Carey); “Stop” (Spice Girls)
Roger Sanchez — “Deeper Underground” (Jamiroquai); “High Times” (Jamiroquai); “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” (Sylk 130); “Revolution 909” (Daft Punk); “The Star and the Wiseman Remixes” (Ladysmith Black Mambazo); “Walking on The Moon (The Police)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
“Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana” — Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor) (Telarc)
“Bartok: Bluebeard’s Castle” — Jobst Eberhardt & Stephan Flock, engineers (Pierre Boulez, conductor) (Deutsche Grammophon)
“Bruckner: Sym. No. 9” — Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor) (Reference Recordings)
“Mahler: Sym. No. 3 In D Min.” — Richard King, engineer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor) (Sony Classical)
“Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 (Antiphon; Psalm 109; Magnificat, Etc.)” — Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman, conductor) (Telarc)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Manfred Eicher — “Brahms: Sons. For Viola And Piano Nos. 1 & 2″(Kim Kashkashian, viola; Robert Levin, piano); “Holliger: Lieder Ohne Worte” (Lieder Ohne Worte I & II; Trema; Elis, Etc.) (Thomas Zehetmair; violin; Thomas Larcher, piano; Ursula Holliger, harp); “Kurtag: Jatekok (Games) and Bach Transcriptions” (Blumen Die Menschen, Nur Blumen; Knoten; Glocken, Etc.) (Gyorgy Kurtag, piano); “Part: Kanon Pokajanen” (Tonu Kaljuste, conductor); “Webern/Shostakovich/Burian: String Quartets” (Rosamunde Quartett, Munchen)
Steven Epstein — “Elgar: Son. in E Min., Op. 82/Franck: Son. in A Maj.” (Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano); “Inspired by Bach — The Cello Suites” (Yo-Yo Ma, cello); “Takemitsu: Orchestral Works” (From Me Flows What You Call Time; Twill By Twilight, Etc.) (Carl St. Clair, conductor); “Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Wake Up … And Die” (Yo-Yo Ma, cello); “Tchaikovsky: Violin Con. in D Maj./Shostakovich: Violin Con. No. 1 in A Min.” (Midori, violin)
James Mallinson — “Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana” (Robert Shaw, conductor); “Beethoven: Fidelio” (Charles Mackerras, conductor); “Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610” (Antiphon; Psalm 109; Magnificat, Etc.) (Martin Pearlman, conductor); “Rossini: L’Italiana in Algeri” (Complete Version) (Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor); “Wallace: Harvey Milk” (Donald Runnicles, conductor)
Andreas Neubronner — “Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 6” (Murray Perahia, piano); “Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Excerpts From Lelio” (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor); “George Gershwin — The 100th Birthday Celebration” (Catfish Row Suite With Scenes From Porgy And Bess; An American In Paris, Etc.) (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor & piano); “New World Jazz” (Works Of Adams, Bernstein, Milhaud, Hindemith, Etc.) (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor); “Schumann: Son. for Piano in F Sharp Min., Op. 11; Kreisleriana, Op. 16” (Murray Perahia, piano)
Robina G. Young — “Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6” (Nos. 1 – 12) (Andrew Manze, conductor); “A Lammas Ladymass — 13th and 14th Century English Chant and Polyphony” (Que Est Ista; In Adore; Kyrie, Etc.) (Anonymous 4); “Mozart: Zaide” (Paul Goodwin, conductor); “Phantasticus — 17th Century Italian Violin Music” (Works of Pandolfi, Cima, Catello, Etc.) (Romanesca); “Schubert-Liszt: Lieder Transcriptions” (Schwanengesang; Die Forelle; Die Stadt, Etc.) (Frederic Chiu, piano)
CLASSICAL ALBUM
“Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana” — Robert Shaw, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (Richard Clement, tenor; Nathan Gunn, baritone; Carmen Pelton, soprano; Atlanta Sym. Orch. Cho.; Atlanta Sym. Orch.) (Telarc)
“Bartok: Bluebeard’s Castle” — Pierre Boulez, conductor; Jessye Norman; Laszlo Polgar; Karl-August Naegler, producer (Nicholas Simon; Chicago Sym. Orch.) (Deutsche Grammophon)
“The Beautiful Voice” (Works of Charpentier, Gounod, Massenet, Flotow, Etc.) — Renee Fleming, soprano; Jeffrey Tate, conductor; Michael Haas, producer (English Cham. Orch.) (London)
“Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets” (Nos. 1, 2, 3, Etc.) — Kronos Quartet; Judith Sherman, producer (Nonesuch)
“Sir Georg Solti — The Last Recording” (Bartok: Cantata Profana/Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus/Weiner: Serenade) — Sir Georg Solti, conductor; Tamas Bubno, Kalman Strausz, Gabriella Thesz, chorus masters; Chris Hazell, producer (Alexandru Agache, baritone; Tamas Daroczy, tenor; Budapest Festival Cho.; Children’s Cho. of Hungarian Radio & TV; Cho. Of Hungarian Radio & TV; Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis; Budapest Festival Orch.) (London)