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- ↑ Billboard Magazine, Feb 26, 2005, Grammy Nominations, Past Present & Future, Best Arrangement - jazz, pp. 70
- ↑ Billboard Magazine, Jan 18, 2003, Grammy Nominations, Can I Persuade You?, Best Large Ensemble Album - jazz, pp. 86
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter, Dec. 8-10, 2006, Volume 397, Grammy Nominations, The Music of Jim McNeely, Best Large Ensemble Album - jazz, Page 62
