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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).[ 1] 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
File:Count Basie (1955 Kriegsmann portrait - square crop).jpg 1959 winner Count Basie .
File:Jonah Jones, Columbia Studio, NYC, march 1947 (Gottlieb 04681).jpg 1960 winner Jonah Jones .
File:André Previn.jpg Two-time winner André Previn .
File:Getz&BakerSandvika1983a.jpg Two-time winner Stan Getz .
File:Ramsey Lewis 1998.jpg 1966 winner Ramsey Lewis .
File:Wes Montgomery (1967).jpg Two-time winner Wes Montgomery .
File:Julian and Nat Adderley 1966.JPG 1968 winner Cannonball Adderley (left).
File:Bill Evans (1961 publicity photo by Steve Schapiro).jpg Five-time winner Bill Evans .
File:Freddie Hubbard 1976.jpg 1973 winner Freddie Hubbard .
File:NHØP.jpg Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen won the award in 1975 alongside Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass .
File:Chick Corea (ZMF 2019) IMGP8025 (cropped).jpg Thirteen-time winner Chick Corea .
File:Gary Burton.jpg Three-time winner Gary Burton .
File:Phil Woods1983.jpg Three-time winner Phil Woods .
File:16001000424176-Scharinska villan-Riksantikvarieämbetet.jpg 1985 winner Art Blakey .
File:Oscar Peterson - 1950.JPG Three-time winner Oscar Peterson .
File:BMarsalis@2011WYPS2.jpg Two-time winner Branford Marsalis .
File:Mccoy Tyner 1973 gh.jpg Two-time winner McCoy Tyner .
File:Michael Brecker Munich 2001.JPG Four-time winner Michael Brecker .
File:John scofield 2004-07-23.jpg Two-time winner John Scofield .
File:Weather Report (Wayne Shorter).jpg Four-time winner Wayne Shorter .
File:Pat metheny orch2.jpg Three-time winner Pat Metheny .
Year[I]
Performing artist(s)
Work
Nominees
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1959
Count Basie
Basie
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1960
Jonah Jones
I Dig Chicks
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1961
André Previn
West Side Story
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1962
André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen
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1963
Stan Getz
Desafinado
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1964
Bill Evans
Conversations with Myself
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1965
Stan Getz
Getz/Gilberto
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1966
Ramsey Lewis
The In Crowd
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1967
Wes Montgomery
Goin' Out of My Head
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1968
Cannonball Adderley
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'
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1969
Bill Evans
Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
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1970
Wes Montgomery
Willow Weep for Me
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1971
Bill Evans
Alone
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1972
Bill Evans Trio
The Bill Evans Album
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1973
Freddie Hubbard
First Light
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1974
Supersax
Supersax Plays Bird
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1975
Joe Pass , Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , Oscar Peterson
The Trio
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1976
Chick Corea & Return to Forever
No Mystery
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1977
Chick Corea
The Leprechaun
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1978
Phil Woods
The Phil Woods Six – Live from the Showboat
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1979
Chick Corea
Friends
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1980
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Duet
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1981
Bill Evans
We Will Meet Again
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1982
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Chick Corea & Gary Burton in Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979
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1983
Phil Woods
"More" Live
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1984
At the Vanguard
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1985
Art Blakey
New York Scene
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1986
Wynton Marsalis
Black Codes (From the Underground)
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1987
J Mood
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1988
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I
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1989
Roy Haynes , Cecil McBee , David Murray , Pharoah Sanders , McCoy Tyner
Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
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1990
Chick Corea
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
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1991
Oscar Peterson Trio
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
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1992
Saturday Night at the Blue Note
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1993
Branford Marsalis
I Heard You Twice the First Time
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1994
Joe Henderson
So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)
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1995
Ron Carter , Herbie Hancock , Wallace Roney , Wayne Shorter , Tony Williams
A Tribute to Miles
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1996
McCoy Tyner Trio & Michael Brecker
Infinity
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1997
Michael Brecker
Tales from the Hudson
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1998
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
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1999
Herbie Hancock
Gershwin's World
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2000
Gary Burton , Chick Corea , Roy Haynes , Dave Holland and Pat Metheny
Like Minds
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2001
Branford Marsalis
Contemporary Jazz
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2002
Sonny Rollins
This Is What I Do
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2003
Herbie Hancock , Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove
Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
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2004
Wayne Shorter
Alegría
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2005
McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz , Terence Blanchard , Christian McBride and Lewis Nash
Illuminations
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2006
Wayne Shorter
Beyond the Sound Barrier
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2007
Chick Corea
The Ultimate Adventure
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2008
Michael Brecker
Pilgrimage
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2009
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
The New Crystal Silence
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2010
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin
Five Peace Band Live
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2011
James Moody
Moody 4B
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2012
Corea, Clarke & White
Forever
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2013
Pat Metheny
Unity Band
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2014
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
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2015
Chick Corea
Trilogy
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2016
John Scofield
Past Present
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2017
John Scofield
Country for Old Men
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2018
Billy Childs
Rebirth
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2019
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Emanon
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2020
Brad Mehldau
Finding Gabriel
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2021
Chick Corea (posthumous) , Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Trilogy 2
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2022
Ron Carter , Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Skyline
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2023
Terri Lyne Carrington , Kris Davis , Linda May Han Oh , Nicholas Payton , and Matthew Stevens
New Standards Vol. 1
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2024
Billy Childs
The Winds of Change
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2025
Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
Remembrance
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2026
Winner TBA on 1 February 2026
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See also
References
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