Ornette Coleman, winner in Best Album
“Turnaround,” from Sound Grammar
(Sound Grammar)
Roberta Gambarini, second place in Best Vocal
“Only Trust Your Heart,” from Easy to Love
(Groovin’ High)
Nels Cline, fourth place in Best Album
“Yokada Yokada/The Rumproller” from New Monastery
(Cryptogramophone)
Curtis Hasselbring, second place in Best Debut
“Scatology,” from The New Mellow Edwards
(Skirl)
Fats Waller, second place in Best Reissue
“She’s Tall, She’s Tan, She’s Terrific,” from If You’ve Got to Ask, You Ain’t Got It!
(Bluebird/Legacy)
Keith Jarrett, seventh place in Best Album
“The Good America,” from The Carnegie Hall Concert
(ECM)