Chuck Pirtle, Eric von Schmidt, Jeff Place, John Fahey, Jon Pankake, Kip Lornell, Luc Sante, Luis Kemnitzer, Neil V. Rosenberg & Peter Stampfel, album notes writers.

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Miles Davis & Gil Evans

Bill Kirchner, Bob Belden, George Avakian & Phil Schaap, album notes writers.

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

Various Artists

Rob Bowman, album notes writer.

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Louis Armstrong - Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934

Louis Armstrong

Dan Morgenstern & Loren Schoenberg, album notes writers.

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959

Billie Holiday

Buck Clayton, Joel E. Siegel & Phil Schaap, album notes writers.

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Queen Of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings

Aretha Franklin

Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz, Jerry Wexler, Thulani Davis & Tom Dowd, album notes writers.

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Star Time

James Brown

Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown & Nelson George, album notes writers.

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown

Clifford Brown

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer.

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)

winner

Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve

Charlie Parker

Phil Schaap, album notes writer.

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)

winner

Crossroads

Eric Clapton

Anthony DeCurtis, album notes writer.

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)

winner

Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings

Thelonious Monk

Orrin Keepnews, album notes writer.

29th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1986)

winner

The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943-1952

Frank Sinatra

Andrew Sarris, Frank Conroy, Gary Giddins, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Stephen Holden & Wilfrid Sheed, album notes writers.

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

Sam Cooke

Peter Guralnick, album notes writer.

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

Big Band Jazz

Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman & Others

Gunther Schuller & Martin Williams, album notes writers.

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)

winner

The Interplay Sessions

Bill Evans

Orrin Keepnews, album notes writer.

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)

winner

Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz

Bunny Berigan

John Chilton & Richard M. Sudhalter, album notes writers.

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)

winner

Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard

Erroll Garner

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer.

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)

winner

Trilogy: Past, Present And Future

Frank Sinatra

David McClintick, album notes writer.

22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1979)

winner

Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions

Charlie Parker

Bob Porter & James Patrick, album notes writers.

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)

winner

A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II

Bing Crosby

Michael Brooks, album notes writer.

20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977)

winner

Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer

Bing Crosby

George T. Simon, album notes writer.

19th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1976)

winner

The Changing Face Of Harlem - The Savoy Sessions

Various Artists

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer.

18th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1975)

winner

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

Pete Hamill, album notes writer.

winner

Footlifters

Gunther Schuller

Gunther Schuller, album notes writer.

17th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1974)

winner

Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Hoelscher/Mattes

Rory Guy, album notes writer.

winner

For The Last Time

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Charles R. Townsend, album notes writer. (TIE)

winner

The Hawk Flies

Coleman Hawkins

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer. (TIE)

16th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1973)

winner

God Is In The House

Art Tatum

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer.

winner

Hindemith: Sonatas For Piano

Glenn Gould, piano

Glenn Gould, album notes writer.

15th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1972)

winner

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)

Andre Previn, conductor

James Lyons, album notes writer.

winner

Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits

Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall, album notes writer.

14th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1971)

winner

Sam, Hard And Heavy

Sam Samudio

Sam Samudio, album notes writer.

13th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1970)

winner

The World's Greatest Blues Singer

Bessie Smith

Chris Albertson, album notes writer.

12th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1969)

winner

Nashville Skyline

Bob Dylan

Johnny Cash, album notes writer.

11th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1968)

winner

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash, album notes writer.

10th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1967)

winner

Suburban Attitudes In Country Verse

John D. Loudermilk

John D. Loudermilk, album notes writer.

9th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1966)

winner

Sinatra At The Sands

Frank Sinatra

Stan Cornyn, album notes writer.

8th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1965)

winner

September Of My Years

Frank Sinatra

Stan Cornyn, album notes writer.

7th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1964)

winner

Mexico (Legacy Collection)

Carlos Chavez

Carleton Beals & Stanton Catlin, album notes writers.

6th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1963)

winner

The Ellington Era

Duke Ellington

Leonard Feather & Stanley Dance, album notes writers.

GRAMMY Awards Winners for Best Album Notes

Best Album Notes

Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

nominees

Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924

4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings Of America’s Iconic Instrument

The 1960 Time Sessions

The Product Of Our Souls: The Sound And Sway Of James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra

Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition)

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Offering: Live At Temple University

Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)

Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

Keep An Eye On The Sky

The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)

Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

John Work, III: Recording Black Culture

If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!

The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax

The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey

Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - The Worlds Of Charley Patton

Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! - The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)

Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection - 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz

Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961

John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings

Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968

Anthology Of American Folk Music - 1997 Expanded Edition

The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

Louis Armstrong - Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934

The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959

Queen Of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings

Star Time

Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown

Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve

Crossroads

Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings

The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943-1952

Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963

Big Band Jazz

The Interplay Sessions

Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz

Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard

Trilogy: Past, Present And Future

Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions

A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II

Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer

The Changing Face Of Harlem - The Savoy Sessions

Blood On The Tracks

Footlifters

Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold

For The Last Time

The Hawk Flies

God Is In The House

Hindemith: Sonatas For Piano

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)

Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits

Sam, Hard And Heavy

The World's Greatest Blues Singer

Nashville Skyline

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Suburban Attitudes In Country Verse

Sinatra At The Sands

September Of My Years

Mexico (Legacy Collection)

The Ellington Era