Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Quincy Jones has won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella seven times

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)
1963	Henry Mancini	United States	Baby Elephant Walk
1964	Quincy Jones	United States	I can't stop loving you	Count Basie
1965	Henry Mancini	United States	The Pink Panther Theme
1966	Herb Alpert	United States	A taste of honey	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
1967	Herb Alpert	United States	What Now My Love	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
1968	Burt Bacharach	United States	Alfie
1969	Mike Post	United States	Classical gas	Mason Williams
1970	Henry Mancini	United States	Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet
1971	Henry Mancini	United States	Leitmotiv from Z
1972	Isaac Hayes and Johnny Allen	United States	Leitmotif from Shaft	Isaac Hayes
1973	Don Ellis	United States	Leitmotiv from The French Connection	Don Ellis Big Band
1974	Quincy Jones	United States	Summer in the City
1975	Patrick Williams	United States	Threshold
1976	Pete Carpenter and Mike Post	United States	The Rockford Files	Mike Post
1977	Chick Corea	United States	Leprechaun's Dream
1978	Harry Betts, Perry Botkin Jr. and Barry De Vorzon	United States	Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)	Barry De Vorzon
1979	Quincy Jones and Robert Freedman	United States	The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One	different artists
1980	Claus Ogerman	United States	Soulful Strut	George Benson
1981	Jerry Hey and Quincy Jones	United States	Dinorah, Dinorah	George Benson
1982	Quincy Jones and Johnny Mandel	United States	Velas	Quincy Jones
1983	John Williams	United States	Flying - leitmotif from ET the Extra-Terrestrial
1984	Dave Grusin	United States	Summer Sketches '82
1985	Jeremy Lubbock and Quincy Jones	United States	Grace (gymnastics motif)	Quincy Jones
1986	Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour	United States	Early AM Attitude
1987	Patrick Williams	United States	Suite Memories	Bill Watrous and Patrick Williams
1988	Bill Holman	United States	Take The "A" Train	The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
1989	Roger Kellaway	United States	Memos From Paradise	Eddie Daniels
1990	Dave Grusin	United States	Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War
1991	Jerry Hey , Quincy Jones , Ian Prince and Rod Temperton	United States United Kingdom	Birdland	Quincy Jones
1992	Dave Grusin	United States	Medley: Bess You Is My Woman / I Loves You Porgy
1993	Rob McConnell	Canada	Strike up the band	Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
1994	Dave Grusin	United States	Mood indigo
1995	Dave Grusin	United States	Three cowboy songs
1996	Robert Farnon	Canada	Lament	JJ Johnson & the Robert Farnon Orchestra
1997	Michael Kamen	United States	An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)
1998	Bill Holman	United States	Straight, no chaser	The Bill Holman Band
1999	Don Sebesky	United States	Waltz for Debby
2000	Don Sebesky	United States	Chelsea Bridge
2001	Chick Corea	United States	Spain for Sextet & Orchestra
2002	Béla Fleck and Edgar Meyer	United States	Debussy : Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum	Béla Fleck with Joshua Bell and Gary Hoffmann
2003	Thomas Newman	United States	Six Feet Under leitmotif
2004	Michael Brecker and Gil Goldstein	United States	Timbuktu	Michael Brecker Quindectet
2005	Slide Hampton	United States	Past Present and Future	The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
2006	Gordon Goodwin	United States	The Incredits (from the soundtrack of The Incredibles)	different artists
2007	Chick Corea	United States	Three ghouls	Chick Corea
2008	Vince Mendoza	United States	In A Silent Way	Joe Zawinul
2009	Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel	United States United Kingdom	Define Dancing from WALL-E	different artists
2010	Bill Cunliffe	United States	West Side Story Medley
2011	Vince Mendoza	United States	Carlos from album 54	John Scofield and the Metropole Orchestra conducted by Vince Mendoza
2012	Gordon Goodwin	United States	Rhapsody in Blue		Peter Jensen for All or Nothing At All ( Randy Brecker and the DR Big Band - The Jazz Ballad Song Book) Clare Fischer for In The Beginning (The Clare Fischer Big Band - Continuum) Bob Brookmeyer for Nasty Dance ( Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Forever Lasting (Live in Tokyo)) Gordon Goodwin for Rhapsody in Blue (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - That's How We Roll) Carlos Franzetti for Song Without Words (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti - Alborada)
2013	Gil Evans	Canada	How About You	The Gil Evans Project	Michael Philip Mossman for Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington , performed by the Bobby Sanabria Big Band Bob Mintzer for Irrequieto , interpreted by the Bob Mintzer Big Band Wally Minko for A Night in Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!) , Interpreted by Arturo Sandoval Gordon Goodwin for Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado) , interpreted by Arturo Sandoval
2014	Gordon Goodwin	United States	On Green Dolphin Street	Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band	Kim Richmond for invitation performed by The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra Chuck Owen for Side Hikes - A Ridge Away , performed by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge Nan Schwartz for Skylark , interpreted by Amy Dickson Gil Goldstein for Wild Beauty , performed by the Brussels Jazz Orchestra featuring Joe Lovano
2015	Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado and Kevin Olusola	United States	Daft punk	Pentatonix	Pete McGuinness for Beautiful Dreamer , performed by the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Gordon Goodwin for Get Smart , performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Alfredo Rodriguez for Guantanamera , interpreted by Alfredo Rodriguez Chris Walden for Moon River , performed by Amy Dickson
2016	Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado and Kevin Olusola	United States	Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy	Pentatonix	Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin and J Moss for Bruno Mars , interpreted by Vocally Challenged Armand Hutton for Do You Hear What I Hear? , interpreted by Committed Bob James for Ghost of a Chance , interpreted by Bob James and Nathan East John Fedchock for You and The Night and The Music , performed by The John Fedchock New York Big Band
2017	Jacob Collier	United Kingdom	You and I	Jacob Collier	John Beasley for Ask Me Now , interpreted by John Beasley Sammy Nestico for Good 'Swing' Wenceslas , performed by the Count Basie Orchestra Christian Jacob for Linus & Lucy , interpreted by The Phil Norman Tentet John Daversa for Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds , interpreted by John Daversa Ted Nash for We Three Kings , performed by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
2018	John Williams	United States	Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from Catch Me If You Can	John Williams	Chuck Owen for All Hat, No Saddle , performed by Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge Nate Smith for Home Free (For Peter Joe) , performed by Nate Smith John Beasley for Ugly Beauty / Pannonica , interpreted by John Beasley Chris Walden for White Christmas , interpreted by Herb Alpert
2019	John Daversa	United States	Stars and Stripes Forever	John Daversa Big Band feat. DACA Artists	Randy Waldman and Justin Wilson for Batman Theme (TV) , performed by Randy Waldman ft. Wynton Marsalis Mark Kibble for Change The World , interpreted by Take 6 John Powell for Madrid Finale , interpreted by John Powell Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water , interpreted by Alexandre Desplat
2020	Jacob Collier	United Kingdom	Moon river	Jacob Collier	Kris Bowers for Blue Skies (Don Shirley Trio) , played by Kris Bowers John Williams for Hedwig's Theme , played by John Williams & Anne-Sophie Mutter Emilio Solla for La Novena , played by the Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra Vince Mendoza for Love, A Beautiful Force , played by Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford , Dick Oatts & the Temple University Studio Orchestra

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

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Accessed May 27, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Accessed May 27, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Instrumental Arrangement. Accessed May 27, 2019 .