Awards & Winners

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several minor name changes:

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


Wayne Shorter

Honored for : Orbits

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terence Blanchard Don't Run
Paquito D'Rivera Song For Maura
Fred Hersch Song Without Words #4: Duet
Donny McCaslin Stadium Jazz
Wayne Shorter Orbits

Gary Burton, Chick Corea

Honored for : Hot House
(Soloists / Track from: Hot House)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ravi Coltrane Cross Roads
Track from: Spirit Fiction
Gary Burton Hot House
Track from: Hot House
Chick Corea Hot House
Track from: Hot House
Chick Corea Alice in Wonderland
Track from: Further Explorations
Kenny Garrett J. Mac
Track from: Seeds From The Underground
Brad Mehldau Ode
Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio)

Chick Corea

Honored for : 500 Miles High
(Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White))

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ron Carter You Are My Sunshine
Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham)
Randy Brecker All Or Nothing at All
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
Chick Corea 500 Miles High
Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)
Sonny Rollins Sonnymoon For Two
Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2
Fred Hersch Work
Track from: Alone At The Vanguard

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : A Change Is Gonna Come
(Track from: The Imagine Project, Soloist)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keith Jarrett Body and Soul
Track from: Jasmine
Hank Jones Lonely Woman
Track from: Pleased To Meet You
Alan Broadbent Solar
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1
Herbie Hancock A Change Is Gonna Come
2011 Best Improvised Jazz Solo","Track from: The Imagine Project
Wynton Marsalis Van Gogh
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)

Terence Blanchard

Honored for : Dancin' 4 Chicken
(Soloist)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terence Blanchard Dancin' 4 Chicken
Track from: Watts (Jeff \"Tain\" Watts)
Gerald Clayton All Of You
Track from: Two-Shade
Roy Hargrove Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
Track from: Emergence
Miguel Zenón Villa Palmeras
Track from: Esta Plena
Martial Solal On Green Dolphin Street
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard

Terence Blanchard

Honored for : Be-Bop
(Soloist)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terence Blanchard Be-Bop
Till Brönner Seven Steps To Heaven
James Moody Be-Bop
Pat Metheny Son Of Thirteen
Chick Corea & Gary Burton Waltz For Debby

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Anagram

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brecker Anagram

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Some Skunk Funk
(Soloist)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brecker Some Skunk Funk

Sonny Rollins

Honored for : Why Was I Born?
(Soloist)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sonny Rollins Why Was I Born?

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : Speak Like a Child
(Soloist)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock Speak Like a Child

Chick Corea

Honored for : Matrix (feat. Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitous)
(soloist)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chick Corea Matrix

Herbie Hancock

Honored for : My Ship

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock My Ship

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Chan's Song

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brecker Chan's Song

Pat Metheny

Honored for : (Go) Get It

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pat Metheny (Go) Get It

Wayne Shorter

Honored for : In Walked Wayne

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wayne Shorter In Walked Wayne

Gary Burton, Chick Corea

Honored for : Rhumbata

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chick Corea Rhumbata
Gary Burton Rhumbata

Doc Cheatham, Nicholas Payton

Honored for : Stardust
(Soloist)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doc Cheatham Stardust
Nicholas Payton Stardust

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Cabin Fever

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brecker Cabin Fever

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Impressions
(soloist)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brecker Impressions

Benny Carter

Honored for : Prelude to a Kiss

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Benny Carter Prelude to a Kiss
Track from: Elegy in Blue

Joe Henderson

Honored for : Miles Ahead
(Soloist)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Henderson Miles Ahead

Joe Henderson

Honored for : Lush Life

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Henderson Lush Life

Stan Getz

Honored for : I Remember You

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stan Getz I Remember You

Oscar Peterson

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

Nominations 1990 »

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

Miles Davis

Honored for : Aura
(Soloist)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miles Davis Aura

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Don't Try This at Home
(Soloist)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Brecker Don't Try This at Home

Dexter Gordon

Honored for : The Other Side of Round Midnight

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dexter Gordon The Other Side of Round Midnight

Miles Davis

Honored for : Tutu
(soloist)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miles Davis Tutu

Wynton Marsalis

Honored for : Black Codes

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wynton Marsalis Black Codes

Wynton Marsalis

Honored for : Hot House Flowers

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wynton Marsalis Hot House Flowers

Wynton Marsalis

Honored for : Think of One
(Soloist)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wynton Marsalis Think of One

Miles Davis

Honored for : We Want Miles

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miles Davis We Want Miles

John Coltrane

Honored for : Bye Bye Blackbird
(Soloist)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Coltrane Bye Bye Blackbird

Bill Evans

Honored for : I Will Say Goodbye

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Evans I Will Say Goodbye

Oscar Peterson

Honored for : Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings \u2013 Jousts
(Soloist)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings \u2013 Jousts

Oscar Peterson

Honored for : Montreux '77: Oscar Peterson and the Bassists
(Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oscar Peterson Montreux '77: Oscar Peterson and the Bassists

Oscar Peterson

Honored for : The Giants

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oscar Peterson The Giants

Count Basie

Honored for : Basie & Zoot
(Soloist)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Count Basie Basie & Zoot

Dizzy Gillespie

Honored for : Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie
(Soloist)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dizzy Gillespie Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie

Charlie Parker

Honored for : First Recordings!

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlie Parker First Recordings!

Art Tatum

Honored for : God Is in the House: Original 1940-41 Recordings
(Soloist)

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Art Tatum God Is in the House: Original 1940-41 Recordings

Gary Burton

Honored for : Alone at Last
(Soloist)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gary Burton Alone at Last

Bill Evans

Honored for : The Bill Evans Album
(Soloist)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Evans The Bill Evans Album

Ella Fitzgerald

Honored for : Ella Swings Lightly

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Swings Lightly

Ella Fitzgerald

Honored for : Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
(Soloist)

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book