Grammy Winners of Interest to Syncopated Times Readers

The result of most interest to traditional jazz fans from tonight's Grammy Awards is that Cécile McLorin Salvant has won Best Jazz Vocal Album for The Window. This is her second Grammy in the category, she won in 2016 for her album For One To Love. She was nominated but lost in the same category for her second album WomanChild in 2013. Don’t You Feel My Leg: The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker—was nominated for a 2019 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. We covered the album and Blue Lu in a long story this January, read: Maria Muldaur’s tribute to singer Blue Lu Barker nominated for Grammy.  Unfortunately, it didn't win. When we previewed other nominations we noted that Archeophone Records had three of six nominations in the best liner notes category, unfortunately, none of their horses came in either. We were also rooting for Jon Batiste’s version of “St. James Infirmary Blues”, which was nominated for Best American roots performance, but the award went to “The Joke,” by Brandi Carlile. Such is the life of a traditional jazz fan. You can see nominations and winners in all of the jazz-related categories below. Best Jazz Vocal Album: My Mood Is You — Freddy Cole The Questions — Kurt Elling The Subject Tonight Is Love — Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz and Gary Versace If You Really Want — Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest