Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Awarded for quality contemporary jazz performances
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country United States
First awarded 1992
Last awarded 2011
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality contemporary jazz performances. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, the award was first presented to The Manhattan Transfer in 1992. From 1993 to 1994 the category was known as Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental), from 1995 to 2000 the name changed to Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, and since 2001 the name of the category has been Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Until 2001, both albums and singles were eligible for this award. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented for albums containing "at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary jazz instrumental tracks".[3] Beginning in 2001, award recipients included the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists.

As of 2011, Pat Metheny holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of six (five times with the Pat Metheny Group). Randy Brecker has received the award four times total, once along with his brother Michael as the duo known as Brecker Brothers. The group Béla Fleck and the Flecktones has received the award twice. American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented once to Joe Zawinul, born in Austria. The group Yellowjackets holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with a total of seven.

The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, contemporary jazz recordings will be shifted to the newly formed Best Jazz Instrumental Album category.

Contents

Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Nationality Work Nominees Ref.
1992 The Manhattan Transfer  United States "Sassy" [4]
1993 Metheny, PatPat Metheny  United States Secret Story [5]
1994 Pat Metheny Group  United States The Road to You [6]
1995 Brecker Brothers  United States Out of the Loop [7]
1996 Pat Metheny Group  United States We Live Here [8]
1997 Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter  United States High Life [9]
1998 Brecker, RandyRandy Brecker  United States Into the Sun [10]
1999 Pat Metheny Group  United States Imaginary Day [11]
2000 Sanborn, DavidDavid Sanborn  United States Inside [12]
2001 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones  United States Outbound [13]
2002 Miller, MarcusMarcus Miller  United States M² [14]
2003 Pat Metheny Group  United States Speaking of Now [15]
2004 Brecker, RandyRandy Brecker  United States 34th N Lex [16]
2005 Frisell, BillBill Frisell  United States Unspeakable [17]
2006 Pat Metheny Group  United States The Way Up [18]
2007 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones  United States The Hidden Land [19]
2008 Hancock, HerbieHerbie Hancock  United States River: The Joni Letters [20]
2009 Brecker, RandyRandy Brecker  United States Randy in Brasil [21]
2010 Zawinul, JoeJoe Zawinul and The Zawinul Syndicate  Austria
 United States		 75 [22]
2011 The Stanley Clarke Band  United States The Stanley Clarke Band [23]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

General
Specific
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  2. ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/. Retrieved April 24, 2010. 
  3. ^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 3. http://www2.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf. Retrieved June 30, 2010. 
  4. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 9, 1992). "R.E.M., Raitt tops in Grammy nominations". The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The New York Times Company): p. 6B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1DUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934,2086153&dq. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
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  7. ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 5. January 6, 1995. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/5. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
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  10. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1998). "Rock veterans Dylan, McCartney face off for album of year". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Block Communications). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=boMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Km8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6654,4335889&dq. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
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  12. ^ "Here are nominees in selected Grammy Awards categories". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Journal Communications). January 5, 2000. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wLIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bi8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3222,6644534&dq. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
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  14. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. Retrieved July 1, 2010.  Note: This source lists CAB band members Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger and Bunny Brunel individually.
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  19. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/49th_show/list.aspx#10. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
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  21. ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#10. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
  22. ^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#10. Retrieved July 1, 2010. 
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