Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
The Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a cappella , on German "Grammy award for best instrumental or a cappella -Arrangement" is a music award , which since 1963 by the US Recording Academy in the field of composition / arrangement is awarded .
History and background
Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.
One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella . The prize has been awarded since 1963 and goes to the arranger of the award-winning work.
The name of the award has been changed several times:
- From 1963 to 1981 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement
- From 1982 to 1983 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording
- From 1984 to 1994 he was Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement on at designated
- From 1995 to 2014 it was again called the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Since 2015 the award has been given under the name Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella .
Winners and nominees
year | winner | nationality | plant | Interpreter | Nominees | Picture of the winner (s) |
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1963 | Henry Mancini |
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Baby Elephant Walk | |||
1964 | Quincy Jones |
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I can't stop loving you | Count Basie |
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1965 | Henry Mancini |
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The Pink Panther Theme | |||
1966 | Herb Alpert |
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A taste of honey | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
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1967 | Herb Alpert |
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What Now My Love | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
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1968 | Burt Bacharach |
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Alfie |
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1969 | Mike Post |
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Classical gas | Mason Williams |
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1970 | Henry Mancini |
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Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet | |||
1971 | Henry Mancini |
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Leitmotiv from Z | |||
1972 | Isaac Hayes and Johnny Allen |
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Leitmotif from Shaft | Isaac Hayes |
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1973 | Don Ellis |
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Leitmotiv from The French Connection | Don Ellis Big Band | ||
1974 | Quincy Jones |
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Summer in the City |
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1975 | Patrick Williams |
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Threshold | |||
1976 | Pete Carpenter and Mike Post |
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The Rockford Files | Mike Post |
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1977 | Chick Corea |
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Leprechaun's Dream |
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1978 | Harry Betts, Perry Botkin Jr. and Barry De Vorzon |
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Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless) | Barry De Vorzon |
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1979 | Quincy Jones and Robert Freedman |
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The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One | different artists |
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1980 | Claus Ogerman |
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Soulful Strut | George Benson | ||
1981 | Jerry Hey and Quincy Jones |
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Dinorah, Dinorah | George Benson |
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1982 | Quincy Jones and Johnny Mandel |
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Velas | Quincy Jones |
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1983 | John Williams |
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Flying - leitmotif from ET the Extra-Terrestrial |
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1984 | Dave Grusin |
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Summer Sketches '82 |
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1985 | Jeremy Lubbock and Quincy Jones |
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Grace (gymnastics motif) | Quincy Jones |
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1986 | Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour |
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Early AM Attitude |
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1987 | Patrick Williams |
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Suite Memories | Bill Watrous and Patrick Williams | ||
1988 | Bill Holman |
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Take The "A" Train | The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen |
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1989 | Roger Kellaway |
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Memos From Paradise | Eddie Daniels | ||
1990 | Dave Grusin |
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Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War |
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1991 | Jerry Hey , Quincy Jones , Ian Prince and Rod Temperton |
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Birdland | Quincy Jones |
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1992 | Dave Grusin |
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Medley: Bess You Is My Woman / I Loves You Porgy |
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1993 | Rob McConnell |
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Strike up the band | Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass | ||
1994 | Dave Grusin |
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Mood indigo |
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1995 | Dave Grusin |
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Three cowboy songs |
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1996 | Robert Farnon |
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Lament | JJ Johnson & the Robert Farnon Orchestra | ||
1997 | Michael Kamen |
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An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus) | |||
1998 | Bill Holman |
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Straight, no chaser | The Bill Holman Band |
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1999 | Don Sebesky |
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Waltz for Debby | |||
2000 | Don Sebesky |
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Chelsea Bridge | |||
2001 | Chick Corea |
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Spain for Sextet & Orchestra |
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2002 | Béla Fleck and Edgar Meyer |
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Debussy : Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum | Béla Fleck with Joshua Bell and Gary Hoffmann |
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2003 | Thomas Newman |
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Six Feet Under leitmotif |
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2004 | Michael Brecker and Gil Goldstein |
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Timbuktu | Michael Brecker Quindectet |
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2005 | Slide Hampton |
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Past Present and Future | The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra |
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2006 | Gordon Goodwin |
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The Incredits (from the soundtrack of The Incredibles) | different artists |
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2007 | Chick Corea |
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Three ghouls | Chick Corea |
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2008 | Vince Mendoza |
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In A Silent Way | Joe Zawinul |
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2009 | Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel |
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Define Dancing from WALL-E | different artists |
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2010 | Bill Cunliffe |
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West Side Story Medley |
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2011 | Vince Mendoza |
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Carlos from album 54 | John Scofield and the Metropole Orchestra conducted by Vince Mendoza |
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2012 | Gordon Goodwin |
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Rhapsody in Blue |
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2013 | Gil Evans |
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How About You | The Gil Evans Project |
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2014 | Gordon Goodwin |
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On Green Dolphin Street | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band |
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2015 | Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado and Kevin Olusola |
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Daft punk | Pentatonix |
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2016 | Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado and Kevin Olusola |
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy | Pentatonix |
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2017 | Jacob Collier |
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You and I | Jacob Collier |
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2018 | John Williams |
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Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from Catch Me If You Can | John Williams |
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2019 | John Daversa |
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Stars and Stripes Forever | John Daversa Big Band feat. DACA Artists |
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2020 | Jacob Collier |
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Moon river | Jacob Collier |
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Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella at grammy.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Grammy Awards. Accessed May 27, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Accessed May 27, 2019 .
- ^ Winners Best Instrumental Arrangement. Accessed May 27, 2019 .