Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals explained

Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
Awarded For:quality arrangements of instrumentals with vocals
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1963
Holder:Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (2024)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger of the music, not to the performer, except if the performer is also the arranger.

There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

YearArranger(s)WorkPerforming (non-winning) artist(s)Nominees
(Non-nominated) Performers are in parentheses
Ref.
1963Marty Manning"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"Tony Bennett[1]
1964Henry Mancini"Days of Wine and Roses"Henry Mancini[2]
1965Peter Matz"People"Barbra Streisand[3]
1966Gordon Jenkins"It Was a Very Good Year"Frank Sinatra[4]
1967Ernie Freeman"Strangers in the Night"Frank Sinatra[5]
1968Jimmie Haskell"Ode to Billie Joe"Bobbie Gentry[6]
1969Jimmy L. Webb"MacArthur Park"Richard Harris[7]
1970Fred Lipsius"Spinning Wheel"Blood, Sweat & Tears[8]
1971Ernie Freeman, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon"Bridge Over Troubled Water"Simon and Garfunkel[9]
1972Paul McCartney"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"Paul & Linda McCartney[10]
1973Michel Legrand"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"Sarah Vaughan[11]
1974George Martin"Live and Let Die"[12]
1975Joni Mitchell & Tom Scott"Down to You"Joni Mitchell[13]
1976Ray Stevens"Misty"Ray Stevens[14]
1977James William Guercio & Jimmie Haskell"If You Leave Me Now"Chicago[15]
1978Ian Freebairn-Smith"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"Barbra Streisand[16]
1979Maurice White"Got to Get You into My Life"Earth, Wind & Fire[17]
1980"What a Fool Believes"The Doobie Brothers[18]
1981Christopher Cross & Michael Omartian"Sailing"Christopher Cross[19]
1982Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones"Ai No Corrida"Quincy Jones[20]
1983Jerry Hey & David Paich, Jeff Porcaro"Rosanna"Toto[21]
1984Nelson Riddle"What's New?"Linda Ronstadt[22]
1985David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock"Hard Habit to Break"Chicago[23]
1986Nelson Riddle"Lush Life"Linda Ronstadt[24]
1987David Foster"Somewhere"Barbra Streisand[25]
1988Frank Foster"Deedles' Blues"Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra[26]
1989Jonathan Tunick"No One Is Alone"Cleo Laine[27]
1990Dave Grusin"My Funny Valentine"Michelle Pfeiffer[28]
1991Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones & Clif Magness"The Places You Find Love"Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan[29]
1992Johnny Mandel"Unforgettable"Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole[30]
1993Johnny Mandel"Here's to Life"Shirley Horn[31]
1994David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock"When I Fall in Love"[32]
1995Hans Zimmer & Lebo M"Circle of Life"Carmen Twillie featuring Lebo M[33]
1996Rob McConnell"I Get a Kick Out of You"Mel Tormé with Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass[34]
1997Alan Broadbent & David Foster"When I Fall in Love"Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole[35]
1998Slide Hampton"Cotton Tail"Dee Dee Bridgewater[36]
1999Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin & Stevie Wonder"St. Louis Blues"Herbie Hancock[37]
2000"Lonely Town"Charlie Haden Quartet West featuring Shirley Horn
2001Vince Mendoza"Both Sides Now"Joni Mitchell
2002"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Train
2003"Mean Old Man" James Taylor
2004"Woodstock" Joni Mitchell
2005Victor Vanacore "Over the Rainbow"Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis
2006"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" Chris Botti & Sting
2007Jorge Calandrelli"For Once in My Life" Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder
2008"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" Queen Latifah
2009Nan Schwartz "Here's That Rainy Day" Natalie Cole
2010"Quiet Nights" Diana Krall
2011"Baba Yetu" Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2012Jorge Calandrelli"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah
2013Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding"City of Roses"Esperanza Spalding
2014"Swing Low" Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding
2015Billy Childs"New York Tendaberry"Billy Childs featuring Renée Fleming & Yo Yo Ma [38]
2016Maria Schneider"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"David Bowie [39]
2017Jacob Collier"Flintstones"Jacob Collier [40]
2018Randy Newman"Putin"Randy Newman [41]
2019Randy Waldman"Spiderman Theme"Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter [42]
2020Jacob Collier"All Night Long"Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & the Metropole Orkest [43]
2021"He Won't Hold You"Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody [44]
2022Vince Mendoza"To The Edge of Longing (Edit Version)"The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Vince Mendoza & Julia Bullock [45]
2023"Songbird (Orchestral Version)"Christine McVie [46]
2024Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda TaylorIn the Wee Small Hours of the Morningsäje ft. Jacob Collier

Notes and References

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  8. Web site: Grammy Award Ceremony 1970 – Grammy Award Winners 1970. www.awardsandshows.com. May 9, 2017.
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