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Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals

Music award

Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals

Music award

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
awarded_forQuality arrangements of instrumentals with vocals
imagesize100px
altA gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
captionGilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year1963
holderErin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, "Alma" (2025)
websitegrammy.com
Paul McCartney, former recipient of the award
Paul McCartney, former award recipient

The Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger of the music, not to the performer, unless the performer is also the arranger.

There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:

  • From 1963 to 1964 the award was known as Best Background Arrangement
  • In 1965 it was awarded as Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s)
  • From 1966 to 1967 it was awarded as Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
  • In 1968 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
  • From 1969 to 1978 and in 1981 it was awarded as Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • From 1979 to 1980 it was awarded as Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • From 1982 to 1994 and from 1998 to 1999 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • From 1995 to 1997 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals
  • From 2000 to 2014 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Since 2015, it has been awarded as Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals**,** which also includes vocal arrangements.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

YearArranger(s)WorkPerforming (non-winning) artist(s)Nominees
(Non-nominated) Performers are in parenthesesRef.1963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Marty Manning"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"Tony Bennett{{smalldiv
Henry Mancini"Days of Wine and Roses"Henry Mancini{{smalldiv
Peter Matz"People"Barbra Streisand{{smalldiv
Gordon Jenkins"It Was a Very Good Year"Frank Sinatra{{smalldiv
Ernie Freeman"Strangers in the Night"Frank Sinatra{{smalldiv
Jimmie Haskell"Ode to Billie Joe"Bobbie Gentry{{smalldiv
Jimmy L. Webb"MacArthur Park"Richard Harris{{smalldiv
Fred Lipsius"Spinning Wheel"Blood, Sweat & Tears{{smalldiv
Ernie Freeman, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon"Bridge Over Troubled Water"Simon and Garfunkel{{smalldiv
Paul McCartney"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"Paul & Linda McCartney{{smalldiv
Michel Legrand"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"Sarah Vaughan{{smalldiv
George Martin"Live and Let Die"Paul McCartney & Wings{{smalldiv
Joni Mitchell & Tom Scott"Down to You"Joni Mitchell{{smalldiv
Ray Stevens"Misty"Ray Stevens{{smalldiv
James William Guercio & Jimmie Haskell"If You Leave Me Now"Chicago{{smalldiv
Ian Freebairn-Smith"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"Barbra Streisand{{smalldiv
Maurice White"Got to Get You into My Life"Earth, Wind & Fire{{smalldiv
Michael McDonald"What a Fool Believes"The Doobie Brothers{{smalldiv
Christopher Cross & Michael Omartian"Sailing"Christopher Cross{{smalldiv
Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones"Ai No Corrida"Quincy Jones{{smalldiv
Jerry Hey & David Paich, Jeff Porcaro"Rosanna"Toto{{smalldiv
Nelson Riddle"What's New?"Linda Ronstadt{{smalldiv
David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock"Hard Habit to Break"Chicago{{smalldiv
Nelson Riddle"Lush Life"Linda Ronstadt{{smalldiv
David Foster"Somewhere"Barbra Streisand{{smalldiv
Frank Foster"Deedles' Blues"Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra{{smalldiv
Jonathan Tunick"No One Is Alone"Cleo Laine{{smalldiv
Dave Grusin"My Funny Valentine"Michelle Pfeiffer{{smalldiv
Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones & Clif Magness"The Places You Find Love"Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan{{smalldiv
Johnny Mandel"Unforgettable"Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole{{smalldiv
Johnny Mandel"Here's to Life"Shirley Horn{{smalldiv
David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock"When I Fall in Love"Céline Dion & Clive Griffin{{smalldiv
Hans Zimmer & Lebo M"Circle of Life"Carmen Twillie featuring Lebo M{{smalldiv
Rob McConnell"I Get a Kick Out of You"Mel Tormé with Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass{{smalldiv
Alan Broadbent & David Foster"When I Fall in Love"Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole{{smalldiv
Slide Hampton"Cotton Tail"Dee Dee Bridgewater{{smalldiv
Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin & Stevie Wonder"St. Louis Blues"Herbie Hancock{{smalldiv
Alan Broadbent"Lonely Town"Charlie Haden Quartet West featuring Shirley Horn{{smalldiv
Vince Mendoza"Both Sides Now"Joni Mitchell{{smalldiv
Paul Buckmaster"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"Train{{smalldiv
Dave Grusin"Mean Old Man"James Taylor{{smalldiv
Vince Mendoza"Woodstock"Joni Mitchell{{smalldiv
Victor Vanacore"Over the Rainbow"Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis{{smalldiv
Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein and Heitor Pereira"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"Chris Botti & Sting{{smalldiv
Jorge Calandrelli"For Once in My Life"Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder{{smalldiv
John Clayton"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"Queen Latifah{{smalldiv
Nan Schwartz"Here's That Rainy Day"Natalie Cole{{smalldiv
Claus Ogerman"Quiet Nights"Diana Krall{{smalldiv
Christopher Tin"Baba Yetu"Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra{{smalldiv
Jorge Calandrelli"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah{{smalldiv
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding"City of Roses"Esperanza Spalding{{smalldiv
Gil Goldstein"Swing Low"Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding{{smalldiv
Billy Childs"New York Tendaberry"Billy Childs featuring Renée Fleming & Yo Yo Ma
Maria Schneider"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"David Bowie
Jacob Collier"Flintstones"Jacob Collier
Randy Newman"Putin"Randy Newman
Randy Waldman"Spiderman Theme"Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter
Jacob Collier"All Night Long"Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & the Metropole Orkest
"He Won't Hold You"Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody
Vince Mendoza"To The Edge of Longing (Edit Version)"The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Vince Mendoza & Julia Bullock
"Songbird (Orchestral Version)"Christine McVie
Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"säje featuring Jacob Collier{{smalldiv
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor"Alma"säje featuring Regina Carter{{smalldiv
Winner TBA on 1 February 2026

References

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