GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Record Of The Year

Album Of The Year

Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year

Best New Artist

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Pop Solo Performance

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental

Best Disco Recording

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Rock Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Best Alternative Music Performance

Best R&B Recording - Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Group, Vocal Or Instrumental

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Performance

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Song

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Best R&B Album

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Female Rap Solo Performance

Best Male Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Best Country & Western Performance

Best Country & Western Single and Best Country & Western Recording

Best New Country & Western Artist

Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Solo Performance

Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best New Age Album

Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental

Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group

Best Instrumental Jazz Album

Best Jazz Performance, Soloist

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Original Jazz Composition

Best Latin Jazz Album

Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical

Best Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Best Soul Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Female

Best Gospel Performance, Male

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums & Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Gospel Song

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Best Roots Gospel Album

Best Latin Recording

Best Latin Pop Performance

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Best Latin Urban Album

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

Best Merengue Performance

Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

Best Tejano Album

Best Norteño Album

Best Banda Album

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

Best Banda or Norteño Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Best American Roots Performance

Best American Roots Song

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording

Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording

Best Blues Album

Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording

Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording

Best Folk Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Best Regional Roots Album

Best Reggae Album

Best World Music Album

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Best Polka Album

Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken

Best Musical Album For Children

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Best Children's Album

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album

Best Comedy Album

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Best Musical Theater Album

Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement

Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist

Best Arrangement For Voices

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography

Best Recording Package - Boxed

Best Album Notes

Best Historical Album

Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Remixer Of The Year

Best Remixed Recording , Non-Classical

Best Immersive Audio Album

Best Classical Engineered Recording

Classical Producer Of The Year

Best Classical Album

Best Classical Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral

Best Choral Performance, Classical

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)

Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Chamber Music Performance

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Best Classical Compendium

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Best Classical Crossover Album

Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist

Best Music Video, Short Form

Best Music Video, Long Form

Video of the Year

Best Concept Music Video

Best Performance Music Video

Jump to Year

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom

John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists

Doug Davis & Kabir Sehgal, producers; Oscar Autie, engineer/mixer

nominees

All About That Basie

The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

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Presence

Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band

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All Can Work

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

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Barefoot Dances And Other Visions

Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

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60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Bringin' It

Christian McBride Big Band

Todd Whitelock, engineer/mixer

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom

Ted Nash Big Band

Kabir Sehgal, producer; Rob Macomber, engineer/mixer

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

The Thompson Fields

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Ryan Truesdell, producer

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

Life In The Bubble

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Gregg Field & Dan Savant, producers; Gregg Field & Tommy Vicari, engineers/mixers

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Night In Calisia

Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic

Jacek Gawlowski, Leszek Kaminski & Jaroslaw Regulski, engineers/mixers

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)

Arturo Sandoval

Gregg Field & Arturo Sandoval, producers; Gregg Field & Don Murray, engineers/mixers

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

The Good Feeling

Christian McBride Big Band

Joe Ferla, engineer/mixer

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard

Mingus Big Band

Seth Abramson, producer; Duke Markos & Tom Swift, engineers/mixers

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Book One

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Masanori Yura, engineer/mixer

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)

Terence Blanchard

Terence Blanchard, producer

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Some Skunk Funk

Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln

Joachim Becker & Lucas Schmid, producers; Peter Brandt & Klaus Genuit, engineers/mixers

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Overtime

Dave Holland Big Band

Dave Holland & Louise Holland, producers

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Concert In The Garden

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Maria Schneider, producer; David Baker, Peter Carini & Maria Schneider, engineers/mixers

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Wide Angles

Michael Brecker Quindectet

Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein, producers; Jay Newland, engineer/mixer

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

What Goes Around

Dave Holland Big Band

Dave Holland & Louise Holland, producers; James Farber, engineer/mixer

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Homage To Count Basie

Bob Mintzer Big Band

Tom Jung & Bob Mintzer, producers

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

52nd Street Themes

Joe Lovano

Joe Lovano, producer; James Farber, engineer/mixer

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

Serendipity 18

The Bob Florence Limited Edition

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Count Plays Duke

Count Basie Orchestra; Grover Mitchell, director

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Joe Henderson Big Band

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Grover Mitchell

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

All Blues

Tom Scott (GRP All-Star Big Band)

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Journey

McCoy Tyner Big Band

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux

Miles Davis & Quincy Jones

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

The Turning Point

McCoy Tyner Big Band

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Live At The Royal Festival Hall

Dizzy Gillespie

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

Basie's Bag

Frank Foster

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)

winner

Aura

Miles Davis

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)

winner

Bud & Bird

Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)

winner

Digital Duke

Mercer Ellington

29th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1986)

winner

The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

The Cotton Club - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

John Barry & Bob Wilber

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

88 Basie Street

Count Basie

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)

winner

All In Good Time

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)

winner

Warm Breeze

Count Basie

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)

winner

Walk On The Water

Gerry Mulligan

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)

winner

On The Road

Count Basie

22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1979)

winner

Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live

Duke Ellington

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)

winner

Live In Munich

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis

20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977)

winner

Prime Time

Count Basie

19th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1976)

winner

The Ellington Suites

Duke Ellington

18th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1975)

winner

Images

Michel Legrand & Phil Woods

17th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1974)

winner

Thundering Herd

Woody Herman

16th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1973)

winner

Giant Steps

Woody Herman

15th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1972)

winner

Toga Brava Suite

Duke Ellington

14th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1971)

winner

New Orleans Suite

Duke Ellington

13th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1970)

winner

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

12th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1969)

winner

Walking In Space

Quincy Jones

11th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1968)

winner

And His Mother Called Him Bill

Duke Ellington

10th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1967)

winner

Far East Suite

Duke Ellington

8th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1965)

winner

Ellington '66

Duke Ellington

7th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1964)

winner

Guitar From Ipanema

Laurindo Almeida

6th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1963)

winner

Encore: Woody Herman, 1963

Woody Herman

5th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1962)

winner

Adventures In Jazz

Stan Kenton

4th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1961)

winner

West Side Story

Stan Kenton

3rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1960)

winner

Blues And The Beat

Henry Mancini

GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom

nominees

All About That Basie

Presence

All Can Work

Barefoot Dances And Other Visions

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Bringin' It

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom

GRAMMYs Newsletter

The Thompson Fields

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Life In The Bubble

Night In Calisia

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)

The Good Feeling

Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard

Book One

Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard

A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)

Some Skunk Funk

Overtime

Concert In The Garden

Wide Angles

What Goes Around

Homage To Count Basie

52nd Street Themes

Serendipity 18

Count Plays Duke

Joe Henderson Big Band

Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

All Blues

Journey

Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux

The Turning Point

Live At The Royal Festival Hall

Basie's Bag

Aura

Bud & Bird

Digital Duke

The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen

The Cotton Club - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

88 Basie Street

All In Good Time

Warm Breeze

Walk On The Water

On The Road

Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live

Live In Munich

Prime Time

The Ellington Suites

Images

Thundering Herd

Giant Steps

Toga Brava Suite

New Orleans Suite

Bitches Brew

Walking In Space

And His Mother Called Him Bill

Far East Suite

Ellington '66

Guitar From Ipanema

Encore: Woody Herman, 1963

Adventures In Jazz

West Side Story

Blues And The Beat