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Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Grammy Award

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Summary

Grammy Award

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
awarded_forquality large jazz ensemble 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
year1961
holderDan Pugach Big Band – Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence (2025)
websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991, the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented for works released in the previous year.

Name changes

The name of the award has been changed several times.

  • 1961: Best Jazz Performance Large Group
  • 1962–1963: Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental)
  • 1964: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group
  • 1965–1971: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
  • 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
  • 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
  • 1992–2000: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • 2001–present: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Recipients

1961 winner [[Henry Mancini]].
Two-time winner [[Stan Kenton]] (left).
1965 winner [[Laurindo Almeida]].
Seven-time winner [[Duke Ellington]].
Two-time winner [[Quincy Jones]].
Three-time winner [[Miles Davis]].
Three-time winner [[Woody Herman]].
1976 award-winner [[Michel Legrand]].
1976 award-winner [[Phil Woods]].
Five-time winner [[Count Basie]].
1982 winner [[Gerry Mulligan]].
1987 winner [[Doc Severinsen]].
1992 winner [[Dizzy Gillespie]].
Two-time winner [[McCoy Tyner]].
Dave Holland]].
Maria Schneider]].
Two-time winner [[Michael Brecker]].
Two-time winner [[Randy Brecker]].
YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Henry ManciniThe Blues and the Beat{{smalldiv
Stan KentonKenton's West Side Story{{smalldiv
Adventures in Jazz{{smalldiv
Woody HermanEncore: Woody Herman, 1963{{smalldiv
Laurindo AlmeidaGuitar from Ipanema{{smalldiv
Duke EllingtonEllington '66{{smalldiv
Not awarded
Duke EllingtonThe Far East Suite{{smalldiv
Duke Ellington...And His Mother Called Him Bill{{smalldiv
Quincy JonesWalking in Space{{smalldiv
Miles DavisBitches Brew{{smalldiv
Duke EllingtonNew Orleans Suite{{smalldiv
Togo Brava Suite{{smalldiv
Woody HermanGiant Steps{{smalldiv
Thundering Herd{{smalldiv
Michel Legrand & Phil WoodsImages{{smalldiv
Duke EllingtonThe Ellington Suites{{smalldiv
Count BasiePrime Time{{smalldiv
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis OrchestraLive in Munich{{smalldiv
Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live{{smalldiv
Count BasieOn the Road{{smalldiv
Gerry MulliganWalk on the Water{{smalldiv
Count BasieWarm Breeze{{smalldiv
Rob McConnellAll in Good Time{{smalldiv
Count Basie88 Basie Street{{smalldiv
Bob Wilber & John BarryThe Cotton Club{{smalldiv
Doc SeverinsenThe Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen{{smalldiv
Mercer EllingtonDigital Duke{{smalldiv
Gil EvansBud and Bird{{smalldiv
Miles DavisAura{{smalldiv
Frank Foster"Basie's Bag"{{smalldiv
Dizzy GillespieLive at the Royal Festival Hall{{smalldiv
McCoy TynerThe Turning Point{{smalldiv
Miles Davis & Quincy JonesMiles & Quincy Live at Montreux{{smalldiv
McCoy TynerJourney{{smalldiv
Tom Scott, GRP All-Star Big BandAll Blues{{smalldiv
Grover MitchellLive at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild{{smalldiv
Joe HendersonBig Band{{smalldiv
Grover Mitchell, Count Basie OrchestraCount Plays Duke{{smalldiv
Bob FlorenceSerendipity 18{{smalldiv
Joe Lovano52nd Street Themes{{smalldiv
Bob Mintzer Big BandHomage to Count Basie{{smalldiv
Dave HollandWhat Goes Around{{smalldiv
Michael BreckerWide Angles{{smalldiv
Maria SchneiderConcert in the Garden{{smalldiv
Dave HollandOvertime{{smalldiv
Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band KölnSome Skunk Funk{{smalldiv
Terence BlanchardA Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina){{smalldiv
Vanguard Jazz OrchestraMonday Night Live at the Village Vanguard{{smalldiv
New Orleans Jazz OrchestraBook One{{smalldiv
Mingus Big BandMingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard{{smalldiv
Christian McBride Big BandThe Good Feeling{{smalldiv
Arturo SandovalDear Diz (Every Day I Think of You){{smalldiv
Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic{{smalldiv
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band{{smalldiv
Maria Schneider Orchestra{{smalldiv
Ted Nash Big Band{{smalldiv
Christian McBride Big BandBringin' It{{smalldiv
John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA ArtistsAmerican Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom{{smalldiv
Brian Lynch Big BandThe Omni-American Book Club{{smalldiv
Maria Schneider OrchestraData Lords{{smalldiv
Christian McBride Big BandFor Jimmy, Wes and Oliver{{smalldiv
Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & the Generation Gap Jazz OrchestraThe Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra{{smalldiv
Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Scotty BarnhartBasie Swings The Blues{{smalldiv
Dan Pugach Big BandBianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence{{smalldiv
Winner TBA on 1 February 2026

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