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Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Music award

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Summary

Music award

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
awarded_forQuality performances in the vocal jazz music genre
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
year1977
holderSamara Joy – A Joyful Holiday (2025)
website

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the vocal jazz music genre. Awards in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

History

Until 2001 this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. From 1981 to 1991 (except for 1985) this category was presented as separate awards for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female and Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.

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

Recipients

Two-time winner [[Ella Fitzgerald]].
Two-time winner [[Al Jarreau]].
Two-time winner [[Diana Krall]].
Five-time winner [[Dianne Reeves]].
Nancy Wilson]].
Two-time winner [[Kurt Elling]].
Two-time winner [[Gregory Porter]].
Three-time winner [[Cécile McLorin Salvant]].
Three-time winner [[Esperanza Spalding]].
YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.1977197819791980198519921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Ella FitzgeraldFitzgerald and Pass... Again{{smalldiv
Al JarreauLook to the Rainbow{{smalldiv
All Fly Home{{smalldiv
Ella FitzgeraldFine and Mellow{{smalldiv
Joe WilliamsNothin' but the Blues{{smalldiv
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Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists{{smalldiv
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Gregory PorterLiquid Spirit{{smalldiv
Dianne ReevesBeautiful Life{{smalldiv
Cécile McLorin SalvantFor One to Love{{smalldiv
Gregory PorterTake Me to the Alley{{smalldiv
Cécile McLorin SalvantDreams and Daggers{{smalldiv
Cécile McLorin SalvantThe Window{{smalldiv
Esperanza Spalding12 Little Spells{{smalldiv
Kurt Elling ft. Danilo PérezSecrets Are the Best Stories{{smalldiv
Esperanza SpaldingSongwrights Apothecary Lab
Samara JoyLinger Awhile
Nicole ZuraitisHow Love Begins{{smalldiv
Samara JoyA Joyful Holiday{{smalldiv
Winner TBA on 1 February 2026{{smalldiv

Artists with multiple wins

;5 wins

  • Dianne Reeves

;3 wins

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant
  • Esperanza Spalding

;2 wins

  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Al Jarreau
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • Kurt Elling
  • Diana Krall
  • Nancy Wilson
  • Gregory Porter
  • Samara Joy

Artists with multiple nominations

;15 nominations

  • Kurt Elling

;9 nominations

  • Shirley Horn

;8 nominations

  • Dianne Reeves
  • Tierney Sutton

;7 nominations

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater

;6 nominations

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant

;5 nominations

  • Nnenna Freelon
  • Diana Krall
  • Karrin Allyson
  • Luciana Souza
  • Esperanza Spalding

;4 nominations

  • Al Jarreau
  • Cassandra Wilson
  • Freddy Cole

;3 nominations

  • Irene Kral
  • Sarah Vaughan
  • Mel Tormé
  • Natalie Cole
  • Patti Austin
  • Denise Donatelli
  • Lorraine Feather
  • Gregory Porter
  • Catherine Russell
  • Gretchen Parlato
  • The Baylor Project

;2 nominations

  • Abbey Lincoln
  • Andy Bey
  • Bobby McFerrin
  • Carmen Lundy
  • Carmen McRae
  • Eddie Jefferson
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Ernestine Anderson
  • Etta James
  • Fred Hersch
  • Jazzmeia Horn
  • Joe Williams
  • Kate McGarry
  • Lena Horne
  • Metropole Orchestra
  • Nancy King
  • Nancy Wilson
  • Raul Midón
  • Ray Charles
  • René Marie
  • Roberta Gambarini
  • Samara Joy
  • Take 6
  • The Manhattan Transfer

References

;General

  • Note: User must select the "Jazz" category as the genre under the search feature.

;Specific

References

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