The Nominees:
- Dr. Lonnie Smith - Rise Up!
- James Carter, John Medeski, Christian McBride, Adam Rogers & Joey Baron - Heaven on Earth
- Medeski, Martin & Wood - Radiolarians II
- Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Inspiration Information Vol. 3
- Roy Nathanson - Subway Moon
- Vijay Iyer - Historicity
And the winner is...James Carter, John Medeski, Christian McBride, Adam Rogers & Joey Baron - Heaven on Earth
When I saw the lineup of players on this, I was very excited to hear it, but at the same time, prepared to be disappointed. I should stop being so being so pessimistic every time I see a group of all outstanding artists working together.
