Grammy - Nominees and Recipients (Helen, November 10, 2011)

I selected my music from those who have been nominated and/or received Grammys for their recordings, with a special nod to those in the Native American (First Nations) category as it's Native American Heritage Month! If you want to listen to the show, visit the archives and look for this:

Mid Day Jazz

Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00 pm 1:59:31

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I spoke to Maimouna Youssef about her Grammy nomination a few years ago and about what she's up to now. You can hear three cuts from her latest oevre, The Blooming!

Here's what I played:

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Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker
Joanne Shenandoah	Help Us Be Peaceful	Covenant	Silver Wave
Dee Dee Bridgewater	A Foggy Day	Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with love from Dee Dee	Emarcy / Pgd
Maimouna Youseff	Black Magic Woman	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef
Esperanza Spalding	Knowledge of Good and Evil	Chamber Music Society	Heads Up
Dawn Avery	Onkwehon:we (First Peoples)	Our Fire	CDBY
Terri Lyne Carrington	Transformation	The Mosaic Project	Concord Jazz
Madeleine Peyroux	Standing on the Rooftop	Standing on the Rooftop	Decca
Patti Austin	I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise	Avant Gershwin	Rendezvous
Mary Youngblood	Dream With Me	Beneath the Raven Moon	Silver Wave
Shirley Horn	My Funny Valentine	I Remember Miles	Verve
Joni Mitchell	Chelsea Morning	Hits	Warner Bros / Wea
k.d. lang	Hallelujah	Hymns of the 49th Parallel	Nonesuch
Angelique Kidjo	Djin Djin	Djin Djin	Razor &Tie
Maimouna Youseff	Thank you	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef
Cassandra Wilson	Gone with the Wind	Loverly	Blue Note Records
Maimouna Youseff	Gypsy Woman	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef
Dinah Washington	What a Difference a Day Makes	Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington	Polygram Records

I also played this at the end...

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