Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
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
1961–2013[]
| Year | Performer | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Henry Mancini | The Blues and the Beat |
| 1962 | Stan Kenton | Kenton's West Side Story |
| 1963 | Stan Kenton | Adventures in Jazz |
| 1964 | Woody Herman | Encore: Woody Herman, 1963 |
| 1965 | Laurindo Almeida | Guitar from Ipanema |
| 1966 | Duke Ellington | Ellington '66 |
| 1967 | none | none |
| 1968 | Duke Ellington | The Far East Suite |
| 1969 | Duke Ellington | ...And His Mother Called Him Bill |
| 1970 | Quincy Jones | Walking in Space |
| 1971 | Miles Davis | Bitches Brew |
| 1972 | Duke Ellington | New Orleans Suite |
| 1973 | Duke Ellington | Togo Brava Suite |
| 1974 | Woody Herman | Giant Steps |
| 1975 | Woody Herman | Thundering Herd |
| 1976 | Phil Woods | Images |
| 1977 | Duke Ellington | The Ellington Suites |
| 1978 | Count Basie | Prime Time |
| 1979 | The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | Live in Munich |
| 1980 | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live |
| 1981 | Count Basie | On the Road |
| 1982 | Gerry Mulligan | Walk on the Water |
| 1983 | Count Basie | Warm Breeze |
| 1984 | Rob McConnell | All in Good Time |
| 1985 | Count Basie | 88 Basie Street |
| 1986 | Bob Wilber & John Barry | The Cotton Club |
| 1987 | Doc Severinsen | The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen |
| 1988 | Mercer Ellington | Digital Duke |
| 1989 | Gil Evans | Bud and Bird |
| 1990 | Miles Davis | Aura |
| 1991 | Frank Foster | Basie's Bag |
| 1992 | Dizzy Gillespie | Live at the Royal Festival Hall |
| 1993 | McCoy Tyner | The Turning Point |
| 1994 | Miles Davis & Quincy Jones | Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux |
| 1995 | McCoy Tyner | Journey |
| 1996 | Tom Scott, GRP All-Star Big Band | All Blues |
| 1997 | Grover Mitchell | Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild |
| 1998 | Joe Henderson | Big Band |
| 1999 | Grover Mitchell, Count Basie Orchestra | Count Plays Duke |
| 2000 | Bob Florence | Serendipity 18 |
| 2001 | Joe Lovano | 52nd Street Themes |
| 2002 | Bob Mintzer | Homage to Count Basie |
| 2003 | Dave Holland | What Goes Around |
| 2004 | Michael Brecker | Wide Angles |
| 2005 | Maria Schneider | Concert in the Garden |
| 2006 | Dave Holland | Overtime |
| 2007 | Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, WDR Big Band | Some Skunk Funk |
| 2008 | Terence Blanchard | A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) |
| 2009 | Vanguard Jazz Orchestra | Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard |
| 2010 | New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Book One |
| 2011 | Mingus Big Band | Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard |
| 2012 | Christian McBride Big Band | The Good Feeling |
| 2013 | Arturo Sandoval | Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) |
2014–present[]
| Year | Performer | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic | Night in Calisia |
|
[1] |
| 2015 | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band | Life in the Bubble |
|
[2] |
| 2016 | Maria Schneider Orchestra | The Thompson Fields |
|
[3] |
| 2017 | Ted Nash Big Band | Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom |
|
[4] |
| 2018 | Christian McBride Big Band | Bringin' It |
|
[5] |
| 2019 | John Daversa Big Band ft. DACA Artists | American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom |
|
[6] |
| 2020 | Brian Lynch Big Band | The Omni-American Book Club |
|
[7] |
| 2021 | Maria Schneider Orchestra | Data Lords |
|
[8] |
See also[]
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
References[]
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List". Billboard.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "58th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "59th Grammy Nominees". Grammy. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Grammy.com, 28 November 2017
- ^ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
- ^ [1]
- ^ 2021 Nominations List
Sources[]
- Grammy Awards – Past Winners Search As noted in this article: search years are offset by one year.
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