A few days ago, the announcements were made for the 2007 Grammy Awards. Here are the jazz categories with the artists, nominated albums and tracks, and labels (Field 10, Categories 45 through 50 if you're keeping score). I've provided you with links so you can follow your muse to find out more or buy some of the music if you like.

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• 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]

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Avant Gershwin Patti Austin [Rendezvous Entertainment]
• Red Earth 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]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• Levees Terence Blanchard, Track from: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) [Blue Note]
• Anagram Michael Brecker, Track from: Pilgrimage [Heads Up International]
• Both Sides Now Herbie Hancock, Track from: River: The Joni Letters [Verve]
• Lullaby Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones) [Blue Note]
• 1000 Kilometers 1000 Kilometers (Oregon) [CamJazz]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• 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]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) Terence Blanchard [Blue Note]
• Eternal Licks and Grooves The Bob Florence Limited Edition [MAMA Records]
• Hommage The Bill Holman Band [Jazzed Media]
• Sky Blue Maria Schneider Orchestra [ArtistShare] (also nominated under "Best Instrumental Composition")
• With Love Charles Tolliver Big Band [Blue Note]

Best Latin Jazz Album

• 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]

Let us know what you think about the nominees and/or their albums in the comments to this post. Start a conversation with the others who comment. Maria Schneider (up for 2) is an Eastman grad. Who else?