Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

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Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
Awarded forQuality performances in the Latin jazz music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1995
Currently held byArturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Four Questions (2021)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the Latin jazz music genre. Honors 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".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance, the award was first presented to Arturo Sandoval in 1995. The name of the category was changed to Best Latin Jazz Album in 2001, the same year producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the winning work became award recipients in addition to the recording artists. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material", with the intent to recognize the "blending" of jazz music with Argentinian, Brazilian, Iberian-American, and Latin tango music.[3] Beginning in 1998, members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) are eligible to vote in the Latin categories including Best Latin Jazz Album.[4]

As of 2020, Chucho Valdés has the most wins in this category, with four. Paquito D'Rivera has won three, and two-time recipients include Sandoval, Charlie Haden, and Eddie Palmieri (once as a collaboration called The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project). Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians or groups originating from Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Ray Barretto and Wayne Wallace hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.

The award was not presented in 2012 as part of a major overhaul of Grammy categories; Latin jazz recordings were shifted to either the Best Jazz Instrumental Album or Best Jazz Vocal Album categories. However following protests and a lawsuit made by Latin jazz musicians, the Recording Academy announced it would be bringing back the category for the 55th Grammy Awards.[5]

Recipients[]

A man wearing glasses and a jacket, playing a trumpet behind a microphone.
Two-time award winner Arturo Sandoval, performing in 2008
A man wearing a pin-striped suit with his eyes closed.
1998 award winner Roy Hargrove, performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam in 2006
A man in a suit and tie, sitting in a black chair. He is also wearing eyeglasses, a ring, and accessories on his wrist.
Three-time award winner Chucho Valdés in 2007
Black and white image of a man in a suit playing on a bass (a large string instrument).
Two-time award winner Charlie Haden, performing in 2007
A man in a patterned shirt playing a piano in a dark-lit room. Behind him is a man holding a video camera pointed towards the piano player's hands.
2004 award winner Michel Camilo in 2007
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1995 Arturo Sandoval Danzón (Dance On)
  • Ray Barretto & New World Spirit – Taboo
  • Mario Bauza and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra – 944 Columbus
  • Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band – Crossroads
  • Eddie Palmieri – Palmas
 [6]
1996 Jobim Antônio Brasileiro
  • Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band – Pensativo
  • Chico O'Farrill and His Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra – Pure Emotion
  • Eddie Palmieri – Arete
  • Patato and Changuito y Orestes – Ritmo y Candela: Rhythm at the Crossroads
 [7]
1997 Paquito D'Rivera Portraits of Cuba
  • Ray Barretto – My Summertime
  • Steve Berrios and Son Bacheche – And Then Some!
  • Terence Blanchard and Ivan Lins – The Heart Speaks
  • Don Grolnick – Medianoche
 [8]
1998 Roy Hargrove's Crisol Habana
  • Conrad Herwig – The Latin Side of John Coltrane
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – Hands of Rhythm
  • Banda Mantiqueira – Aldeia
  • Carlos "Patato" Valdes – Ritmo y Candela II: African Crossroads
 [9]
1999 Arturo Sandoval Hot House
[10]
2000 Poncho Sanchez Latin Soul
  • Al McKibbon – Tumbao Para los Congueros di Mi Vida
  • Bobby Rodríguez – Latin Jazz Explosion
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Cuban Quartet – Antiguo
  • Chucho Valdés – Briyumba Palo Congo – Religion of the Congo
 [11]
2001 Chucho Valdés Live at the Village Vanguard
  • Bobby Sanabria Big Band – Afro-Cuban Dream... Live & in Clave
  • Gary Burton – Libertango: The Music of Ástor Piazzolla
  • Danilo Pérez – Motherland
  • David Sánchez – Melaza
 [12]
2002 Charlie Haden Nocturne
  • Los Hombres Calientes (Irvin Mayfield and Bill Summers) – Vol. 3: New Congo Square
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio – Supernova
  • David Sánchez – Travesía
  • Various artists – Calle 54
 [13]
2003 Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project The Gathering
  • Jane Bunnett – Alma de Santiago
  • Duduka Da Fonseca – Samba Jazz Fantasia
  • John Santos and the Machete Ensemble – S.F. Bay
  • Omar Sosa – Sentir
 [14]
2004 Michel Camilo, Charles Flores, and Horacio Hernández Live at the Blue Note
[15]
2005 Charlie Haden Land of the Sun
  • Raphael Cruz – Bebop Timba
  • Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco – Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco
  • Conrad Herwig Nonet – Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis
  • Diego Urcola – Soundances
 [16]
2006 Eddie Palmieri Listen Here!
  • Ray Barretto – Time Was – Time Is
  • Caribbean Jazz Project featuring Dave Samuels – Here and Now – Live in Concert
  • Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion – ...And Sammy Walked In
  • Omar Sosa – Mulatos
 [17]
2007 The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project Simpático
2008 Paquito D'Rivera Quintet? Funk Tango
  • Bobby Sanabria Big Band – Big Band Urban Folktales
  • Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion – The Magician
  • Steve Khan – Borrowed Time
  • Héctor Martignon – Refugee
 [18]
2009 Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Song for Chico
  • Caribbean Jazz Project – Afro Bop Alliance
  • Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side Band – The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter
  • Nestor Torres – Nouveau Latino
  • Papo Vázquez and The Mighty Pirates – Marooned/Aislado
 [19]
2010 Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés Juntos Para Siempre
  • Chembo Corniel – Things I Wanted to Do
  • Geoffrey Keezer – Áurea
  • Claudio Roditi – Brazilliance X 4
  • Miguel Zenón – Esta Plena
 [20]
2011 Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers Chucho's Steps
  • Pablo Aslan – Tango Grill
  • Hector Martignon – Second Chance
  • Poncho Sánchez – Psychedelic Blues
  • Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – ¡Bien Bien!
 [21]
2013 Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band Ritmo!
  • Bobby Sanabria Big Band – Multiverse
  • Chano Dominguez – Flamenco Sketches
  • Manuel Valera New Cuban Express – New Cuban Express
  • Luciana Souza – Duos III
 [22]
2014 Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente
[23]
2015 Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra The Offense of the Drum
  • Conrad Herwig ft. Joe Lovano – The Latin Side of Joe Henderson
  • –
  • Emilio Solla and La Inestable de Brooklyn – Second Half
  • Yosvany Terry – New Throned King
 [24]
2016 Eliane Elias Made in Brazil
  • – Impromptu
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Suite Caminos
  • Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – Intercambio
  • Miguel Zenón – Identities Are Changeable
 [25]
2017 Chucho Valdés Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac
  • Andy González - Entre Colegas
  • Brian Lynch/Various Artists - Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw
  • Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace/La Orquesta Sinfonietta - Canto América
  • Trio da Paz - 30
 [26]
2018 Pablo Ziegler Trio Jazz Tango
  • Antonio Adolfo - Hybrido - From Rio to Wayne Shorter
  • Jane Bunnett & Maqueque - Oddara
  • Anat Cohen & Marcello Goncalves - Outra Coisa - The Music of Moacir Santos
  • Miguel Zenón - Típico
 [27]
2019 Dafnis Prieto Big Band Back to the Sunset
[28]
2020 Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band Antidote
[29]
2021 Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Four Questions
[30]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also[]

References[]

General
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  29. ^ 2020 Grammy Awards nominations list
  30. ^ 2021 Nominations List

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