Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Awarded for quality performances in the Latin jazz music genre
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country United States
First awarded 1995
Last awarded 2011
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Latin 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 quality works (songs or albums) in the Latin jazz 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]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance, the award was first presented to Arturo Sandoval in 1995. The name of the category was changed to Best Latin Jazz Album in 2001, the same year producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the winning work became award recipients in addition to the recording artists. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material", with the intent to recognize the "blending" of jazz music with Argentinian, Brazilian, Iberian-American, and Latin tango music.[3]

As of 2011, Paquito D'Rivera and Chucho Valdés share the record for the most wins in this category, with three each. Two-time recipients include Sandoval, Charlie Haden, and Eddie Palmieri (once as a collaboration called The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project). Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians or groups originating from Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. Ray Barretto holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.

The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, latin jazz recordings will be shifted to either the Best Jazz Instrumental Album or Best Jazz Vocal Album categories.

Contents

Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Nationality Work Nominees Ref.
1995 Sandoval, ArturoArturo Sandoval  Cuba Danzón (Dance On) [4]
1996 Jobim  Brazil Antonio Brasileiro [5]
1997 D'Rivera, PaquitoPaquito D'Rivera  Cuba Portraits of Cuba [6]
1998 Roy Hargrove's Crisol  United States Habana [7]
1999 Sandoval, ArturoArturo Sandoval  Cuba Hot House [8]
2000 Sanchez, PonchoPoncho Sanchez  United States Latin Soul [9]
2001 Valdés, ChuchoChucho Valdés  Cuba Live at the Village Vanguard [10]
2002 Haden, CharlieCharlie Haden  United States Nocturne [11]
2003 Samuels, DaveDave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project  United States The Gathering [12]
2004 Michel Camilo, Charles Flores, and Horacio Hernandez  Dominican Republic
 Cuba		 Live at the Blue Note [13]
2005 Haden, CharlieCharlie 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
 [14]
2006 Palmieri, EddieEddie Palmieri  United States Listen Here! [15]
2007 The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project  United States Simpático [16]
2008 Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?  Cuba Funk Tango [17]
2009 O'Farrill, ArturoArturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra  Cuba Song for Chico [18]
2010 Valdés, BeboBebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés  Cuba Juntos Para Siempre [19]
2011 Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers  Cuba Chucho's Steps
  • Pablo Aslan – Tango Grill
  • Hector Martignon – Second Chance
  • Poncho Sánchez – Psychedelic Blues
  • Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – ¡Bien Bien!
 [20]

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

See also

Jazz portal
Latin America music portal

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 November 4, 2010. 
  4. ^ "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 October 18, 2010. 
  5. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
  6. ^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 6. January 8, 1997. http://articles.latimes.com/1997-01-08/entertainment/ca-16471_1_video-producer/6. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  7. ^ Carlozo, Lou (January 7, 1998). "Chicago Artists Are Well-represented In Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune (Tribune Company): p. 5. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-01-07/news/9801070058_1_jazz-vocal-performance-grammy-award-nominations-year-and-best-r-b/5. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Academy's Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company): p. 6. January 6, 1999. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/06/entertainment/ca-60928/6. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  9. ^ "The Nominees for the Grammy Awards". San Francisco Chronicle: p. 3. January 5, 2000. http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-01-05/entertainment/17634952_1_sogno-andrea-bocelli-beautiful-stranger-madonna-unpretty-dallas-austin/3. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  10. ^ "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN. February 21, 2001. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/. Retrieved November 9, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Grammy Nominations: Complete List". Fox News Channel. January 3, 2003. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,74846,00.html. Retrieved November 9, 2010. 
  13. ^ "Grammy Award Winners". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). 2004. http://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/music/08grammy-list.html. Retrieved November 9, 2010. 
  14. ^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today (Gannett Company). December 7, 2004. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-12-07-grammy-nominee-list_x.htm. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today (Gannett Company). December 8, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2005-12-08-grammy-list-nominations_x.htm. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  16. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees". San Francisco Chronicle: p. 3. December 08, 2006. http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-12-08/entertainment/17322976_1_corinne-bailey-rae-carrie-underwood-mary-j-blige/3. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  17. ^ "2008 Grammy Winners". CBS News. December 6, 2007. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/06/entertainment/main3584762.shtml. Retrieved November 3, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Grammy Scorecard". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). December 3, 2008. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/12/grammy-scorecar.html. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  19. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (December 2, 2009). "Nominees for 2010 Grammy Awards Announced -- Full List". Spinner. http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/02/grammy-nominees-2010/. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  20. ^ Morris, Christopher (December 1, 2010). "53rd Annual Grammy nominees". Variety. Reed Business Information. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118028273?refCatId=16. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 

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