In this episode, we review the 2021 GRAMMY Award winners in the jazz and classical categories and discuss six recent classical and jazz releases.

 

2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominees List

 

"J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier,  Book 2 (Excerpts)" (Warner Classics)

Piotr Anderszewski

https://open.spotify.com/album/4GkkbD7DaqH8wPqN0WF8n0

https://music.apple.com/us/album/bach-well-tempered-clavier-book-2-excerpts/1538873580

 

"Schnittke: Works for Violin and Piano" (Deutsche Grammophon)

Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov

https://open.spotify.com/album/1klnYsHRngJoVvYxABMuBl

https://music.apple.com/us/album/schnittke-works-for-violin-and-piano/1542233773

 

"Paris: Chausson, Prokofiev, Rautavaara" (Deutsche Grammophon)
Hilary Hahn, Mikko Franck, Orchestre Philharmonique 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2NjZtmTa1FRYlc629X8ueC

https://music.apple.com/us/album/paris/1547821040

 

"Trio" (Le Coq Records)
John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cunliffe

https://open.spotify.com/album/08wqEgpg6llw85TKA3OLAj

https://music.apple.com/us/album/trio/1550864669

 

"Play Song" (Fresh Sound Records)

The Bobby Shew Sextet

https://open.spotify.com/album/6x5ebjH9uSV3pfarD4uMnk

https://music.apple.com/us/album/play-song/1543900503

 

"Playing with Fire" (Mama Records)
The Bobby Shew Quintet

https://music.apple.com/us/album/playing-with-fire/159266835

 

"Salsa Caliente" (Mama Records)
Bobby Shew

https://music.apple.com/us/album/salsa-caliente/160176551

 

"Tough Baritiones" (Steeple Chase)

Ronnie Cuber, Gary Smulyan

https://open.spotify.com/album/6zSDrD9zq6E3vwi01AuVHk

https://music.apple.com/us/album/tough-baritones/1547237943