Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album , in German "Grammy award for the best large jazz ensemble album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the Recording Academy in Los Angeles since 1961 . The award goes to jazz ensembles for new outstanding albums.
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 Large Jazz Ensemble Album , which has been presented in 1961 .
As with numerous other price categories, the name of the price designation has been changed several times:
- 1961 was the name of the award Best Jazz Performance Large Group
- From 1962 to 1963 the award was called Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
- In 1964 the name was changed to Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group
- From 1965 to 1971 the award was given under the name Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group .
- From 1972 to 1978 the award was named Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
- From 1979 to 1991, the price category was Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band called
- From 1992 to 2000 the prize was Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance and
- The current award designation Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been used since 2001 .
From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the prize was awarded for instrumental works only, which is evident from the current price designation.
The Grammy Awards are presented annually for works published in the previous year.
Winner and nominated artist
| year | winner | nationality | album | Other nominees | Image of the artist |
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| 1961 | Henry Mancini |
 United States
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The blues and the beat |
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| 1962 | Stan Kenton |
United States
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Kenton's West Side Story |
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| 1963 | Stan Kenton |
United States
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Adventures In Jazz |
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| 1964 | Woody Herman |
United States
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Encore: Woody Herman, 1963 |
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| 1965 | Laurindo Almeida |
 Brazil
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Guitar from Ipanema |
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| 1966 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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Ellington '66 |
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| 1967 | In 1967 the award category was not awarded at the Grammy Awards | ||||
| 1968 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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The Far East Suite |
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| 1969 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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... And His Mother Called Him Bill |
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| 1970 | Quincy Jones |
United States
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Walking in Space |
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| 1971 | Miles Davis |
United States
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Bitches Brew |
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| 1972 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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New Orleans Suite |
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| 1973 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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Togo Brava Suite |
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| 1974 | Woody Herman |
United States
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Giant steps |
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| 1975 | Woody Herman |
United States
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Thundering stove |
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| 1976 | Phil Woods |
United States
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Images |
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| 1977 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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The Ellington Suites |
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| 1978 | Count Basie |
United States
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Prime time |
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| 1979 | The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra |
United States
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Live in Munich |
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| 1980 | Duke Ellington |
United States
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Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live |
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| 1981 | Count Basie |
United States
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On the road |
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| 1982 | Gerry Mulligan |
United States
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Walk on the water |
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| 1983 | Count Basie |
United States
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Warm breeze |
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| 1984 | Rob McConnell |
 Canada
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All in good time | ||
| 1985 | Count Basie |
United States
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88 Basie Street |
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| 1986 | Bob Wilber & John Barry |
United States United Kingdom
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The Cotton Club |
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| 1987 | Doc Severinsen |
United States
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The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen | ||
| 1988 | Mercer Ellington |
United States
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Digital Duke |
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| 1989 | Gil Evans |
Canada
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Bud and Bird | ||
| 1990 | Miles Davis |
United States
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aura |
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| 1991 | Frank Foster |
United States
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Basie's bag | ||
| 1992 | Dizzy Gillespie |
United States
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Live at the Royal Festival Hall |
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| 1993 | McCoy Tyner |
United States
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The turning point |
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| 1994 | Miles Davis & Quincy Jones |
United States
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Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux | ||
| 1995 | McCoy Tyner |
United States
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Journey |
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| 1996 | Tom Scott , GRP All-Star Big Band |
United States
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All blues |
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| 1997 | Grover Mitchell |
United States
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Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild |
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| 1998 | Joe Henderson |
United States
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Big Band | ||
| 1999 | Grover Mitchell , Count Basie Orchestra |
United States
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Count Plays Duke |
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| 2000 | Bob Florence |
United States
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Serendipity 18 | ||
| 2001 | Joe Lovano |
United States
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52nd Street Themes |
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| 2002 | Bob Mintzer |
United States
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Homage to Count Basie |
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| 2003 | Dave Holland |
United Kingdom
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What goes around |
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| 2004 | Michael Brecker |
United States
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Wide angles |
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| 2005 | Maria Schneider |
United States
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Concert in the Garden |
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| 2006 | Dave Holland |
United States
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Overtime |
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| 2007 | Randy Brecker , Michael Brecker , WDR Big Band |
United States
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Some skunk funk |
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| 2008 | Terence Blanchard |
United States
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A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) |
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| 2009 | Vanguard Jazz Orchestra |
United States
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Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard | ||
| 2010 | New Orleans Jazz Orchestra |
United States
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Book One | ||
| 2011 | Mingus Big Band |
United States
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Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard | ||
| 2012 | Christian McBride Big Band |
United States
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The good feeling |
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| 2013 | Arturo Sandoval |
United States
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Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) |
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| 2014 | Randy Brecker , Wlodek Pawlik Trio , Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra |
United States Poland
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Night in Calisia |
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| 2015 | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band |
United States
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Life in the Bubble |
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| 2016 | Maria Schneider Orchestra |
United States
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The Thompson Fields |
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| 2017 | Ted Nash Big Band |
United States
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Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom |
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| 2018 | Christian McBride Big Band |
United States
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Bringin 'It |
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| 2019 | John Daversa Big Band ft. DACA Artists |
United States
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American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom |
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2020 January 26th, 2020 |
Brian Lynch Big Band |
United States
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The Omni-American Book Club |
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Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at grammy.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Winners Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .