Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (German about: Grammy Award for the best contemporary instrumental album ) is a music award that has been awarded since 2001 as the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album (German about: Grammy Award for the best instrumental album - Pop ) annual Grammy Awards . The prize is awarded to musicians or music groups for albums from the field of pop music for pieces of music without vocals ( instrumental music ).
Background and story
Since 1958, the Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards) have been presented annually in numerous categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the United States of America to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance regardless of album Honor sales or chart position.
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album was first given in 2001, the winner was Joe Jackson for the album Symphony No. 1 . According to the price description, the price goes to artists whose albums contain at least 51% newly recorded instrumental material. In 2015, the award was renamed the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and moved from the pop area to a separate award field, contemporary instrumental music.
statistics
The award was first given to Joe Jackson in 2001 for the album Symphony No. 1 awarded. The record for most awards in this category is held by Booker T. Jones , who has received the award twice as a solo artist while all other artists have only been honored once. Larry Carlton and the band Spyro Gyra received most of the nominations, each of which was nominated four times.
So far, the award has gone ten times to American musicians, who make up the clear majority of the awardees. British musicians received the award twice and the award went once each to a Cuban and a Japanese musician (who both played together with an American musician).
Winner and nominated artist
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2001 February 27, 1980 |
Joe Jackson |
 United Kingdom
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Symphony No. 1 |
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2002 February 27, 2002 |
Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather |
 United States
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No Substitutions: Live in Osaka |
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2003 February 27, 2003 |
Norman Brown |
United States
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Just chillin ' |
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2004 February 8, 2004 |
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galbán |
United States Cuba
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Mambo Sinuendo |
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2005 February 13, 2005 |
Various Artists | Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar |
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2006 February 8, 2006 |
Burt Bacharach |
United States
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At this time |
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2007 February 11, 2007 |
Peter Frampton |
United Kingdom
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Fingerprints |
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2008 February 10, 2008 |
Beastie Boys |
United States
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The mix-up |
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2009 February 8, 2009 |
Béla Fleck |
United States
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Jingle All the Way |
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2010 January 31, 2010 |
Booker T. Jones |
United States
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Potato hole |
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2011 February 13, 2011 |
Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto |
United States Japan
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Take your pick |
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2012 February 12, 2012 |
Booker T. Jones |
United States
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The Road from Memphis |
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2013 February 10, 2013 |
Chris Botti |
United States
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The Road from Memphis |
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2014 January 26, 2014 |
Herb Alpert |
United States
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Steppin 'out |
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2015 February 8, 2015 |
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer |
United States
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Bass & Mandolin |
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2016 February 15, 2016 |
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest |
United States Netherlands
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Sylva |
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2017 February 12, 2017 |
Snarky Puppy |
United States
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Culcha Vulcha |
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2018 January 28, 2018 |
Jeff Lorber Fusion |
United States
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Prototype |
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2019 February 10, 2019 |
Steve Gadd Band |
United States
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Steve Gadd Band |
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2020 January 26th, 2020 |
Rodrigo y Gabriela |
 Mexico
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Mettavolution |
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supporting documents
- ↑ “ Honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position ” (German: “Honor of artistic achievement, technical competence and general quality in the music industry, regardless of sales figures or chart Positions ") Overview . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance . In: Los Angeles Times . Tribune Company . Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ NARAL Final Nomination List 57th Grammy Awards , accessed December 31, 2015.