Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Grammy Awards)

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is an award that was first presented in 1959. The Award was previously called Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group from 1959 to 2011. The award was shortened to Best Jazz Instrumental Album in 2012, while largely instrumental jazz albums that previously fell under the Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Best Latin Jazz Album categories now also fell under the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category. A year later, the Best Latin Jazz Album category returned, disallowing albums in that category to be nominated and/or honoured for the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category.

Check all the winners of Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album presented under Grammy Awards since 1958 .

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Terri Lyne Carrington

Honored for : Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The New Gary Burton Quartet	Guided Tour
Terri Lyne Carrington	Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
Gerald Clayton	Life Forum
Kenny Garrett	Pushing the World Away
Christian McBride Trio	Out Here

Pat Metheny Unity Band, James Farber, Peter Karam

Honored for : Unity Band

(Pat Metheny Unity Band, artist. James Farber & Pete Karam, engineers/mixers.)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chick Corea	Further Explorations
Eddie Gomez	Further Explorations
Paul Motian	Further Explorations
Chick Corea	Hot House
Gary Burton	Hot House
Kenny Garrett	Seeds From the Underground
Ahmad Jamal	Blue Moon
Pat Metheny Unity Band	Unity Band
James Farber	Unity Band
Peter Karam	Unity Band

Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Lenny White

Honored for : Forever

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chick Corea	Forever
Stanley Clarke	Forever
Lenny White	Forever
Gerald Clayton	Bond: The Paris Sessions
Fred Hersch	Alone at the Vanguard
Us Five	Bird Songs
Joe Lovano	Bird Songs
Sonny Rollins	Road Shows Vol. 2
Yellowjackets	Timeline

James Moody, Michael P. Patterson, Jonathan Rosenberg

Honored for : Moody 4B

(Artist, engineer/mixer, producer)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
James Moody	Moody 4B 2011 Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
John Beasley	Positootly!
The Clayton Brothers	The New Song and Dance
Vijay Iyer	Historicity
Danilo Pérez	Providencia

Five Peace Band, Chick Corea, Brian Vibberts, Bernie Kirsh, Sven Hoffman

Honored for : Five Peace Band Live

(Artist, Engineer/Mixer)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gary Burton	Quartet Live
Antonio Sanchez	Quartet Live
Steve Swallow	Quartet Live
Pat Metheny	Quartet Live
The Clayton Brothers	Brother to Brother
Five Peace Band	Five Peace Band Live
Chick Corea	Five Peace Band Live
Brian Vibberts	Five Peace Band Live
Bernie Kirsh	Five Peace Band Live
Sven Hoffman	Five Peace Band Live
John Patitucci Trio	Rememberance
Allen Toussaint	The Bright Mississippi

Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Brian Vibberts, Buck Snow, Tim Garland, Bernie Kirsh

Honored for : The New Crystal Silence

(Engineers, Artists/Producers)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gary Burton	The New Crystal Silence
Chick Corea	The New Crystal Silence
The Brad Mehldau Trio	Brad Mehldau Trio Live
Bill Frisell	History, Mystery
Pat Metheny	Day Trip
Antonio Sanchez	Day Trip
Christian McBride	Day Trip
Alan Pasqua	Standards
Peter Erskine	Standards
Dave Carpenter	Standards

Michael Brecker, Joe Ferla, Gil Goldstein, Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby

Honored for : Pilgrimage

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Brecker	Pilgrimage
Pat Metheny	Pilgrimage
Gil Goldstein	Pilgrimage
Joe Ferla	Pilgrimage
Steve Rodby	Pilgrimage

Chick Corea, Al Schmitt, Buck Snow, Bernie Kirsh

Honored for : The Ultimate Adventure

(Artist, Engineers/mixers)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Al Schmitt	The Ultimate Adventure
Buck Snow	The Ultimate Adventure
Chick Corea	The Ultimate Adventure
Bernie Kirsh	The Ultimate Adventure

Wayne Shorter Quartet, Rob Griffin

Honored for : Beyond the Sound Barrier

(Artist, Engineer/mixer)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob Griffin	Beyond the Sound Barrier
Wayne Shorter Quartet	Beyond the Sound Barrier

Christian McBride, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Jack Renner, Elaine L. Martone, McCoy Tyner, Lewis Nash

Honored for : Illuminations

(Producer, Artists, Engineer/Mixer)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lewis Nash	Illuminations
Christian McBride	Illuminations
McCoy Tyner	Illuminations
Gary Bartz	Illuminations
Terence Blanchard	Illuminations

Dave Darlington, Wayne Shorter, Clark Germain, Robert Sadin

Honored for : Alegria

(engineer, engineers/mixers/producer, Artist, engineers/mixers)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Wayne Shorter	Alegria

Doug Doctor, Rob Griffin, Jay Newland, Jason Olaine, Roy Hargrove, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock

Honored for : Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jay Newland	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Herbie Hancock	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Michael Brecker	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Roy Hargrove	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Rob Griffin	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Doug Doctor	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Jason Olaine	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall

Sonny Rollins, Lucille Rollins, Troy Halderson

Honored for : This Is What I Do

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sonny Rollins	This Is What I Do
Lucille Rollins	This Is What I Do
Troy Halderson	This Is What I Do

Rob "Wacko!" Hunter, The Branford Marsalis Quartet

Honored for : Contemporary Jazz

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Branford Marsalis Quartet	Contemporary Jazz
Rob "Wacko!" Hunter	Contemporary Jazz

Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Chick Corea

Honored for : Like Minds

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gary Burton	Like Minds
Roy Haynes	Like Minds
Dave Holland	Like Minds
Chick Corea	Like Minds
Pat Metheny	Like Minds

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : Gershwin's World

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock	Gershwin's World

Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny

Honored for : Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Pat Metheny	Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
Charlie Haden	Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Grey

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Brecker	Grey

McCoy Tyner Trio, Michael Brecker

Honored for : Infinity

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
McCoy Tyner Trio	Infinity
Michael Brecker	Infinity

Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney

Honored for : A Tribute to Miles Davis

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Wayne Shorter	A Tribute to Miles Davis
Herbie Hancock	A Tribute to Miles Davis
Wallace Roney	A Tribute to Miles Davis
Ron Carter	A Tribute to Miles Davis
Tony Williams	A Tribute to Miles Davis

Joe Henderson

Honored for : So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)

(Artist)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joe Henderson	So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)

Branford Marsalis

Honored for : I Heard You Twice the First Time

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Branford Marsalis	I Heard You Twice the First Time

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Honored for : Saturday Night at the Blue Note

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Oscar Peterson Trio	Saturday Night at the Blue Note

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Honored for : The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note

(Artist)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Oscar Peterson Trio	The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note

Chick Corea Akoustic Band

Honored for : Chick Corea Akoustic Band

(Artist)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chick Corea Akoustic Band	Chick Corea Akoustic Band

McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee, Pharoah Sanders, David Murray

Honored for : Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane

(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Cecil McBee	Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
McCoy Tyner	Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
Pharoah Sanders	Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
Roy Haynes	Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
David Murray	Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane