Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! Nominated for a Grammy!

Congratulations to Brian Setzer on his latest Grammy Nomination in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category!

When they eliminated so many of the instrumental categories this year, I thought for sure this category was gone. I'm glad to see it's here, and that Brian has scored yet another nomination.

I would like to thank Jeff Beck for not releasing an all-instrumental album this year! (Although his Rock-n-Roll Party album featuring Brian Setzer and Imelda May is nominated in the Best Rock Album category.)

The Brian's competition:

Wish Upon A Star - Jenny Oaks Baker
E Kahe Malie - Daniel Ho
The Road From Memphis - Booker T. Jones
Hello Tomorrow - Dave Koz

And the Grammy goes to:

Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! - Brian Setzer (I wish)



Honor To Be Nominated My Arse-a-billy

Didn't realise you used/recognised the word 'arse' in America!!

We don't, normally, but Rickabilly is a globalist, and can flawlessly incorporate the slang from most western civilizations into his dialogue. Congrats Brian!

Fantastic news, I absolutely love this album, it's gotta be odds on favorite to win! That would be awesome.

Very good news.

There is a phrase which enjoys usage in Manchester - where I live - but not in UK in general for anyone looking to incorporate 'arse' into their arsenal (ahem) of borderline acceptable phases - 'to see one's arse' ie 'he saw his arse about it' - means he was really annoyed!

Feel free to spread it across the world!!

"Arse" seemed more polite than its American counterpart.

At least I didn't say "fanny."


No Butts About It-billy

I think that one will probably go over the heads of any non UK readers!

Amazing how time flies!

Seems like yesterday when he won 2 awards at the 41st Grammys, and here he is still being nominated for the 54th Grammys!

Not surprised at all.........



Note: Grammy Awards will take place on February 12, 2012.

@ Rickabilly,

Hasn't he been head-to-head with Dave Koz before?

Brian Setzer and Dave Koz both lost out to George Harrison in 2004 in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category.

Here is a brief history of Brian Setzer's Grammy journey:

1999

Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group

Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Jump, Jive, and Wail”
Aerosmith - "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"
Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris"
Dave Matthews Band - "Crush"


Best Pop Vocal Album

Madonna – "Ray of Light"
Eric Clapton - "Pilgrim"
Celine Dion - "Let's Talk About Love"
Natalie Imbruglia - "Left Of The Middle"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Dirty Boogie


Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Sleepwalk”
Dust Brothers - "The X-Files Theme"
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - "Big Country"
Kenny G - "My Heart Will Go On"
Pat Metheny Group - "Follow Me"


2001

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Caravan”
Björk - "Overture (Selmasongs)"
The Coors - "Rebel Heart"
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - "Zona Mona"
Grover Washington, Jr.: "Camaleao


2004

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

George Harrison – “Marwa Blues”
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban - "Patricia"
Dave Koz - "Honey-Dipped"
Randy Newman - "Seabiscuit"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "The Nutcracker Suite”



2005

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Ben Harper – “11th Commandment”
Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake & Jason Miles - "Chasing Shadows"
George Benson - "Take You Out"
Bruce Hornsby - "Song F"
Brian Setzer - "Rat Pack Boogie"


2007


Best Pop Instrumental Performance

George Benson (with Al Jarreau) – “Mornin’”
Enya - "Drifting"
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - "Subterfuge"
Bruce Hornsby - "Song H"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "My Favorite Things"


2008

Best Classical Crossover Album

Quartet San Francisco – "Whirled Chamber Music"
Thomas Quasthoff - "The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens"
Turtle Island Quartet - "A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane"
Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Orchestra at Temple Square, Craig Jessop & Mack Wilberg, conductors - "Spirit of the Season"
The Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Wolfgang's Big Night Out"


2010

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Jeff Beck - "A Day In The Life"
Booker T. Jones - "Warped Sister"
Brad Paisley - "Playing With Fire"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'"
Steve Vai - "Now We Run"


2011

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Jeff Beck – “Nessun Dorma”
Laurie Anderson - "Flow"
Stanley Clarke - "No Mystery"
Gorillaz - "Orchestra Intro"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Sleepwalk"


2012

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Booker T Jones - "The Road From Memphis"
Jenny Oaks Baker - "Wish Upon A Star"
Daniel Ho - "E Kahe Malie"
Dave Koz - "Hello Tomorrow"
Brian Setzer - "Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!"


Now ya know!


Knowledge is Power-billy

Booker T Jones records is good records in it's own style but IMHO it has too much vocals in it to be
considered as an instrumental album, heh heh!

So happy ans so proud for our Brian !!
This time I am sure it's the good one !

Thats quite a list there, fingers crossed
Best wishes to Brian.

Mark.

We'll be cheering you on Brian, if the people who judge these things have any brains or ears they'll handing you that Grammy tomorrow afternoon Aussie time! Go get em champ!

Shista!

Booker T. Jones won.

A worthy nominee, to be sure. Nonetheless, disappointment abounds. Kanye West has three friggin' Grammys tonight and the telecast hasn't even begun, and Brian has now been waiting 11 years for a fourth Grammy.

Tony Bennett has 2 already tonight (including one with Amy Winehouse) and the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band (featuring Bernie Dresel) won one of its two nominated categories.

There has been a campaign to get some of the cut categories restored for next year. Hopefully, Brian won't need to record another entire album of instrumentals to win Grammy gold in the future. What's it gonna take? A Whitney Houston tribute album?

Best of luck on future nominations!

Robbed-a-billy

Aww crap!!! No disrespect to the winner but man, are they for real? BSGI is one amazing album, I've had it on continuous spin for months!

Rickabilly wrote:

What's it gonna take? A Whitney Houston tribute album?

Wow, that was cheap

I'm sorry. Were you and Ms. Houston close? Obviously, it was way too soon for a comment like that. Unless you have an extraordinarily sick sense of humor.

Go back and check out the Michael Jackson thread if you want to see more immediate disrespect for the recently deceased.

It wasn't a knock on Whitney Houston as much as it was a commentary on the music-buying public's ridiculously short attention span. I am frustrated that Brian has done some of his best work post-Dirty Boogie and while it gets just enough attention to get the nomination, it isn't enough to get the award. Booker T's album isn't even all instrumental (I guess neither is Setzer's if you count Go Go Godzilla.) One year, Brian lost to a George Benson tune that featured vocals from Al Jarreau. I understand when one recording might beat out a single track of Setzer's. But I really thought Instru-Mental, as a body of work, had enough to win the category.

Crack is Wack-a-billy

Rickabilly wrote:

I'm sorry. Were you and Ms. Houston close?

Oh please .....honestly??? ......but no, I never ever met the woman, I just thought you made a cheap shot that's all.

Yeah, it was a cheap shot... I should have said "a Justin Bieber tribute album" to express my frustration.

Crack is Still Wack-a-billy

What a pity !!
I was sure Instru-MENTAL would be the winner...
Brian, I Will Always Love You !!

While I think Setzer deserved the Grammy, let's not put too much value in the award or use it as a measure of an artist's creativity or worth. I certainly stopped doing that years ago.............though I still hold my breath every time Setzer is nominated! haha

Consider this: Though for various reasons (such as: specific nominated categories did not exist at the time, and rock music was heavily ignored in the 60s and 70s), the following artists never received a Grammy:

The Beach Boys

Led Zeppelin

Queen

The Doors

The Kinks

The Who

Bob Marley

There are many many more, all deserving........................



Have a great week everybody!

Scatman