Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album ( German  Grammy Award for the best Latin jazz album ) is a music prize that has been awarded annually at the Grammy Awards since 1995 . It honors important works of Latin jazz . It is only given to artists who have recorded over 51% new for this album in their album. From 1995 to 2001 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance before the name was changed to the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album .

History and background

The Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards ), which were first given in 1959, are presented annually in the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States for exceptional achievement, technical competence and outstanding overall achievement. Chart positions or total sales of the respective albums are ignored.

The first winner was Arturo Sandoval , who received the award in 1995 for his album Danzón (Dance On) .

At the Grammy Awards in 2012 the prize was not awarded, he together with the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group and the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album slammed. For the 55th Grammy Awards, however, it is planned again.

statistics

The award has been given ten times to Cuban and eight times to American artists, as well as one time to a Brazilian artist and one time to artists from the Dominican Republic. The artist with the most of these prizes is Chucho Valdés , who received him three times. Charlie Haden , Paquito D'Rivera and Arturo Sandoval each won the award twice.

Award winners

year	Artist / band	nationality	plant	Other nominees	Picture of the winner
1995 March 1, 1995	Arturo Sandoval	Cuba	Danzón (Dance On)	Ray Barretto and New World Spirit - Taboo Mario Bauzá and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra - 944 Columbus Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band - Crossroads Eddie Palmieri - Palmas
1996 February 28, 1996	Antonio Carlos Jobim	Brazil	Antonio 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
1997 February 26, 1997	Paquito D'Rivera	Cuba	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 - median week
1998 February 25, 1998	Roy Hargrove's Crisol	United States	Habana	Conrad Herwig - The Latin Side of John Coltrane Giovanni Hidalgo - Hands of Rhythm Banda Mantiqueira - Aldeia Patato Valdes - Ritmo y Candela II: African Crossroads
1999 February 24, 1999	Arturo Sandoval	Cuba	Hot house	Ray Barretto and New World Spirit - Contact Paquito D'Rivera and the United Nation Orchestra - Paquito D'Rivera and the United Nation Orchestra Danilo Pérez - Central Avenue David Sánchez - Obsession Chucho Valdés - Bele Bele en la Habana
2000 February 23, 2000	Poncho Sanchez	United States	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
2001 February 21, 2001	Chucho Valdés	Cuba	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
2002 February 27, 2002	Charlie Haden	United States	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
2003 February 27, 2003	Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project	United States	The Gathering	Jane Bunnett - Alma de Santiago Duduka da Fonseca - Samba Jazz Fantasia John Santos and the Machete Ensemble - SF Bay Omar Sosa - Sentir
2004 February 4, 2004	Michel Camilo , Charles Flores and Horacio "El Negro" Hernández	Cuba / Dominican Republic	Live at the Blue Note	Jane Bunnett - Cuban Odyssey Caribbean Jazz Project - Birds of a Feather Mark Levine and the Latin Tinge - Isla Chucho Valdés - New Conceptions
2005 February 13, 2005	Charlie Haden	United States	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
2006 February 8, 2006	Eddie Palmieri	United States	Listen Here!	Ray Barretto - Time Was - Time Is Caribbean Jazz Project feat. Dave Samuels - Here and Now - Live in Concert Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion - ... And Sammy Walked In Omar Sosa - Mulatos
2007 February 11, 2007	Brian Lynch	United States	Simpático	Ignacio Berroa - Codes Edsel Gómez - Cubist Music Dafnis Prieto - Absolute Quintet Diego Urcola , Edward Simon , Avishai Cohen , Antonio Sánchez and Pernell Saturnino - Viva
2008 February 10, 2008	Paquito D'Rivera Quintet	Cuba	Funk Tango	Bobby Sanabria Big Band - Big Band Urban Folktales Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion - The Magician Steve Khan - Borrowed Time Hector Martignon - Refugee
2009 February 8, 2009	Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra	Cuba	Song for Chico	Caribbean Jazz Project - Afro Bop Alliance Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side Band - The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter Néstor Torres - Nouveau Latino Papo Vázquez and The Mighty Pirates - Marooned / Aislado
2010 January 31, 2010	Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés	Cuba	Juntos Para Siempre	Chembo Corniel - Things I Wanted to Do Geoffrey Keezer - Áurea Claudio Roditi - Brazilliance X 4 Miguel Zenón - Esta Plena
2011 February 13, 2011	Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers	Cuba	{ Chucho's steps	Pablo Aslan - Tango Grill Hector Martignon - Second Chance Poncho Sanchez - Psychedelic Blues Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - ¡Bien Bien!
2012 November 15, 2012	Arturo Sandoval	Cuba	Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)	Chuchito Valdes - Live in Chicago Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard - Chano y Dizzy! Tânia Maria - Tempo Jerry González y El Comando de la Clave
2013 February 10, 2013	The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band	United States	¡Ritmo!	Chano Domínguez - Flamenco Sketches Bobby Sanabria Big Band - Multiverse Luciana Souza - Duos III Manuel Valera - New Cuban Express
2014 January 26, 2014	Paquito D'Rivera and the Trio Corrente	Cuba Brazil	Song for Maura	Buika - La noche más larga Roberto Fonseca - Yo Omar Sosa - Eggūn Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - Latin Jazz - Jazz Latin
2015 February 8, 2015	Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra	Cuba	The offense of the drum	Conrad Herwig featuring Joe Lovano - The Latin Side of Joe Henderson Pedrito Martinez Group - The Pedrito Martinez Group Emilio Solly y la Inestable de Brooklyn - Second Half Yosvany Terry - New Throned King
2016 February 15, 2016	Eliane Elias	Brazil	Made in Brazil	Rodriguez Brothers - Impromptu Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Suite Caminos Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - Intercambio Miguel Zenón - Identities Are Changeable
2017 February 13, 2017	Chucho Valdés	Cuba	Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac	Andy González Entre colegas Brian Lynch and various performers Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw Michael Spiro , Wayne Wallace and La Orquesta Sinfonietta Canto América Trio da Paz 30
2018 January 28, 2018	Pablo Ziegler Trio	Argentina	Jazz tango	Antonio Adolfo - Hybrido - From Rio to Wayne Shorter Jane Bunnett and Maqueque- Oddara Anat Cohen and Marcello Goncalves - Outra Coisa - The Music of Moacir Santos Miguel Zenón - Típico
2019 February 10, 2019	Dafnis Prieto Big Band	United States	Back to the sunset	Eddie Daniels - Heart of Brazil Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band - West Side Story Reimagined Elio Villafranca - Cinque Miguel Zenón ft. Spectral Quartet - Yo soy la tradición
2020 January 26, 2020	Chick Corea and the Spanish Heart Band	United States	Antidotes	Thalma de Freitas with Vitor Gonçalves , John Patitucci , Chico Pinheiro , Rogerio Boccato & Duduka da Fonseca - ¡Sorte! Music by John Finbury Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades - Una noche con Rubén Blades David Sánchez - Carib Miguel Zenón - Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera

supporting documents

1. ↑ 52nd OEP Category Description Guide. (PDF; 85 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 27, 2009 ; accessed on June 21, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance. Los Angeles Times , accessed June 21, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Overview. Grammy.org, accessed June 21, 2012 . 
4. ↑ WMC NEWS DEPT .: Grammy Awards Reinstate Best Latin Jazz Album Category. worldmusiccentral.org, June 8, 2012, accessed June 21, 2012 . 
5. ^ Mesfin Fekadu: Grammys add changes to jazz, Latin, R&B fields. salon.com, June 8, 2012, accessed June 21, 2012 . 
6. ^ Dan Auerbach, Fun., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West Lead 55th GRAMMY Nominations , Recording Academy Press Release, December 5, 2012.
7. ↑ 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees. From: grammy.com, accessed December 6, 2012.

Web links

• www.grammy.com

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