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2012 Jazz Grammy winners

Chick Corea Stanley Clarke Lenny White
Feb 13, 2012 Updated Apr 11, 2012

This year's Grammy awards have been announced, with Chick Corea taking out 2 gongs... See the full list of jazz winners here.

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Chick Corea on '500 Miles High'
Album: Forever (Corea, Clarke, White)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Terri Lyne Carrington and various artists
Album: Mosaic

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Forever - Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Good Feeling - Christian McBride Big Band

Winners came from an elite group of nominees, including Randy Brecker, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, Kurt Elling, Tierney Sutton, Joe Lovano and The Yellow Jackets.  See the full list of nominees here.

Also....

Best New Age Album

What's It All About - Pat Metheny

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Rebirth of New Orleans - Rebirth Brass Band

 

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Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever. Along with Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarrett, he has been described...

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