Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album is 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 quality instrumental albums in the pop music genre. 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]
The award for Best Pop Instrumental Album was first presented to Joe Jackson in 2001. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to albums containing "at least 51% playing time of newly recorded pop instrumental tracks".[3] Award recipients often include the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists. In 2005, the producer of a compilation album was the only award recipient.
As of 2011, Larry Carlton is the only musician to receive the award more than once. American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians or groups from the United Kingdom twice and from Cuba and Japan once. The band Spyro Gyra holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.
Recipients
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] An award was presented to James R. Jensen as the producer of the album.
See also
References
- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 5. http://www2.grammy.com/PDFs/Recording_Academy/52guide.pdf. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN. February 21, 2001. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". San Francisco Chronicle (Hearst Corporation): p. 1. January 8, 2003. http://articles.sfgate.com/2003-01-08/entertainment/17470880_1_vanessa-carlton-norah-jones-steve-mcqueen-sheryl-crow. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Nominee list for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards". LiveDaily. December 4, 2003. http://www.livedaily.com/news/5838.html. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Nominee list for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards". LiveDaily. December 7, 2004. http://www.livedaily.com/news/7420.html. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times (The New York Times Company): p. 1. December 8, 2005. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/arts/09gram-list.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/49th_show/list.aspx#01. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". Variety. Reed Business Information. December 6, 2007. http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117977172.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx#01. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#01. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ 54th Grammy Awards nominees list
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