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Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Annual music award

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Summary

Annual music award

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
awarded_forquality instrumental jazz albums
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
year1959
holderChick Corea and Béla Fleck – Remembrance (2025)
websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is an award that was first presented in 1959.

History

From 1959 to 2011, the award was called Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group. In 2012, it was shortened to Best Jazz Instrumental Album, encompassing albums that previously fell under the categories Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Best Latin Jazz Album (both defunct as of 2012). A year later, the Best Latin Jazz Album category returned, disallowing albums in that category to be nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

This category is meant for albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

Years listed indicate the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented for works released in the previous year. Before 1962 and from 1972 to 1978, the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several name changes.

Name changes

  • 1959–1960: Best Jazz Performance, Group
  • 1961: Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group
  • 1962–1963: Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group (Instrumental)
  • 1964: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group
  • 1965–1966: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist
  • 1967: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Group or Soloist with Group
  • 1968–1971: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
  • 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Group
  • 1979–1992: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
  • 1993–2000: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
  • 2001–2011: Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Recipients

1959 winner [[Count Basie]].
1960 winner [[Jonah Jones]].
Two-time winner [[André Previn]].
Two-time winner [[Stan Getz]].
1966 winner [[Ramsey Lewis]].
Two-time winner [[Wes Montgomery]].
1968 winner [[Cannonball Adderley]] (left).
Five-time winner [[Bill Evans]].
1973 winner [[Freddie Hubbard]].
[[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]] won the award in 1975 alongside [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[Joe Pass]].
Thirteen-time winner [[Chick Corea]].
Three-time winner [[Gary Burton]].
Three-time winner [[Phil Woods]].
1985 winner [[Art Blakey]].
Three-time winner [[Oscar Peterson]].
Two-time winner [[Branford Marsalis]].
Two-time winner [[McCoy Tyner]].
Four-time winner [[Michael Brecker]].
Two-time winner [[John Scofield]].
Four-time winner [[Wayne Shorter]].
Three-time winner [[Pat Metheny]].
YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.19591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Count BasieBasie{{smalldiv
Jonah JonesI Dig Chicks{{smalldiv
André PrevinWest Side Story{{smalldiv
André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen{{smalldiv
Stan GetzDesafinado{{smalldiv
Bill EvansConversations with Myself{{smalldiv
Stan GetzGetz/Gilberto{{smalldiv
Ramsey LewisThe In Crowd{{smalldiv
Wes MontgomeryGoin' Out of My Head{{smalldiv
Cannonball AdderleyMercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'{{smalldiv
Bill EvansBill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival{{smalldiv
Wes MontgomeryWillow Weep for Me{{smalldiv
Bill EvansAlone{{smalldiv
Bill Evans TrioThe Bill Evans Album{{smalldiv
Freddie HubbardFirst Light{{smalldiv
SupersaxSupersax Plays Bird{{smalldiv
Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Oscar PetersonThe Trio{{smalldiv
Chick Corea & Return to ForeverNo Mystery{{smalldiv
Chick CoreaThe Leprechaun{{smalldiv
Phil WoodsThe Phil Woods Six – Live from the Showboat{{smalldiv
Chick CoreaFriends{{smalldiv
Chick Corea & Gary BurtonDuet{{smalldiv
Bill EvansWe Will Meet Again{{smalldiv
Chick Corea & Gary BurtonChick Corea & Gary Burton in Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979{{smalldiv
Phil Woods"More" Live{{smalldiv
At the Vanguard{{smalldiv
Art BlakeyNew York Scene{{smalldiv
Wynton MarsalisBlack Codes (From the Underground){{smalldiv
J Mood{{smalldiv
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I{{smalldiv
Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy TynerBlues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane{{smalldiv
Chick CoreaChick Corea Akoustic Band{{smalldiv
Oscar Peterson TrioThe Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note{{smalldiv
Saturday Night at the Blue Note{{smalldiv
Branford MarsalisI Heard You Twice the First Time{{smalldiv
Joe HendersonSo Near, So Far (Musings for Miles){{smalldiv
Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter, Tony WilliamsA Tribute to Miles{{smalldiv
McCoy Tyner Trio & Michael BreckerInfinity{{smalldiv
Michael BreckerTales from the Hudson{{smalldiv
Charlie Haden & Pat MethenyBeyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories){{smalldiv
Herbie HancockGershwin's World{{smalldiv
Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland and Pat MethenyLike Minds{{smalldiv
Branford MarsalisContemporary Jazz{{smalldiv
Sonny RollinsThis Is What I Do{{smalldiv
Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy HargroveDirections in Music: Live at Massey Hall{{smalldiv
Wayne ShorterAlegría{{smalldiv
McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride and Lewis NashIlluminations{{smalldiv
Wayne ShorterBeyond the Sound Barrier{{smalldiv
Chick CoreaThe Ultimate Adventure{{smalldiv
Michael BreckerPilgrimage{{smalldiv
Chick Corea & Gary BurtonThe New Crystal Silence{{smalldiv
Chick Corea & John McLaughlinFive Peace Band Live{{smalldiv
James MoodyMoody 4B{{smalldiv
Corea, Clarke & WhiteForever{{smalldiv
Pat MethenyUnity Band{{smalldiv
Terri Lyne CarringtonMoney Jungle: Provocative in Blue{{smalldiv
Chick CoreaTrilogy{{smalldiv
John ScofieldPast Present{{smalldiv
John ScofieldCountry for Old Men{{smalldiv
Billy ChildsRebirth{{smalldiv
Wayne Shorter QuartetEmanon{{smalldiv
Brad MehldauFinding Gabriel{{smalldiv
Chick Corea (posthumous), Christian McBride & Brian BladeTrilogy 2{{smalldiv
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo RubalcabaSkyline{{smalldiv
Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton, and Matthew StevensNew Standards Vol. 1{{smalldiv
Billy ChildsThe Winds of Change{{smalldiv
Chick Corea and Béla FleckRemembrance{{smalldiv
Winner TBA on 1 February 2026

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