[World] The nominees are ...

[World]　The nominees are ...

Even more mainstream friendly is the jazz-lite guitarist Larry Carlton. If his mid-'80s religious conversion put him on many a Christian music fan's map, his predilection for slickness and melodies that wouldn't sound out of place accompanying footage of Hawaiian sunsets has sometimes eased him off the jazz map altogether. Hence, Take Your Pick, Carlton's album with the Japanese guitarist Tak Matsumoto, is up for Best Pop Instrumental Album. "Neon Blue" is the sunniest track, "Jazzy Bullets" the track whose title is most likely to alarm the civil-language crowd.

""Neon Blue" is the sunniest"!