Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance explained

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Awarded For:Quality jazz fusion performances
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1980
Year2:1991

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance was an award given to a song or album for excellence in the jazz fusion genre, a combination of rock and jazz. It was given at the Grammy Awards, which began in 1958 under the name Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental, the award was first presented to the jazz band Weather Report at the 22nd Grammy Awards in 1980 for the album . In 1988, the category name changed to Best Jazz Fusion Performance and was moved to a newly created Fusion field.[3] The category name was retired before the 33rd Grammy Awards (1992) with the addition of the award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (currently known as Best Contemporary Jazz Album).[4]

The Pat Metheny Group holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of five. David Sanborn is the only other musician to win the award more than once, with two. The composition "Birdland", written by Weather Report, earned two musicians the award: The Manhattan Transfer won in 1981 and Quincy Jones won in 1991 for the version that appears on the compilation album Back on the Block.[5] The award went to artists or groups originating from the United States each year it was presented. Lyle Mays holds the record for the most nominations, with eight (including five with the Pat Metheny group, two as a solo artist, and one shared with Metheny, of which five came in consecutive nominations between 1981 and 1985). The group Spyro Gyra holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six. In 1990, Terri Lyne Carrington became the first solo female artist to be nominated for the award.[6] No female artists were nominated in 1991, the final year the award was presented, making Carrington the only female solo artist to be nominated throughout the category's lifetime.

Recipients

YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
Weather Report[7]
The Manhattan Transfer[8]
[9]
Pat Metheny Group[10]
Pat Metheny Group[11]
[12]
[13]
Pat Metheny Group[14]
1986[15]
1987 and David Sanborn[16]
1988Pat Metheny Group[17]
1989Yellowjackets[18]
1990Pat Metheny Group
1991
Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grammy Awards at a Glance. Los Angeles Times. October 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory. March 9, 2012. live.
  2. Web site: Overview . October 10, 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ . January 3, 2011 .
  3. Web site: New Grammy categories announced. January 5, 1988. David. Browne. October 10, 2010. Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. The New York Times Company. February 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220228212547/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AtkTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6wYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3958,4700358&dq. live.
  4. Web site: Message to Grammy: A Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Please. February 23, 1992. October 12, 2010. Los Angeles Times. Leonard. Feather. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102213515/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-02-23/entertainment/ca-4965_1_large-jazz. November 2, 2012. live.
  5. Web site: List of Grammy Award nominations. January 11, 1991. October 10, 2010. Times-News. The New York Times Company. Hendersonville, North Carolina. 19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073710/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6CAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZiQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3882,2017387&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  6. Web site: Grammy Voters Face Tough Jazz Choices. Zan. Stewart. February 18, 1990. Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2011. Zan Stewart. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105215620/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-02-18/entertainment/ca-1504_1_male-jazz. November 5, 2012. live.
  7. Web site: 22nd Grammy Awards. October 12, 2010. Rock on the Net. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529222450/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1980/grammys.htm. May 29, 2010. live.
  8. Web site: Here's complete list of the Grammy nominations. February 21, 1981. October 12, 2010. Eugene Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. Eugene, Oregon. March 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302130853/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EnERAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5445,5824094&dq. live.
  9. Web site: Vote Grammy Awards. The Afro-American. February 13, 1982. March 12, 2011. Baltimore, Maryland. 10. March 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301103630/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XSImAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3734,700091&dq. live.
  10. Web site: Toto Dominates Annual Grammy Nominations. January 14, 1983. October 10, 2010. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The New York Times Company. Spartanburg, South Carolina. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313071914/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9UMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4M4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4249,2732693&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  11. News: Grammy List Dominated by Jackson. January 11, 1984. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Media Network.
  12. News: Spyro Gyra İstanbul'da. Cumhuriyet. Cumhuriyet Foundation. Mecidiyeköy, Istanbul. October 12, 2009. March 14, 2011. Turkish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928043934/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?im=yhs&hn=86866&kn=12. September 28, 2011.
  13. News: Yellowjackets. January 27, 2011. March 14, 2011. The Morning Call. John J.. Moser. Tribune Company. Allentown, Pennsylvania. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714060249/http://articles.mcall.com/2011-01-27/entertainment/mc-top-3-concerts0127-20110127_1_marc-russo-yellowjackets-nominations-and-one. July 14, 2011. live.
  14. Web site: Turner, Lauper, Prince Lead Field For Grammys. January 11, 1985. March 12, 2011. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 2. https://archive.today/20120701141625/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-01-11/news/8501020038_1_lauper-and-turner-five-nominations-grammy-awards/2. July 1, 2012. live.
  15. Web site: 'We Are The World' Scores In Grammy Nominations. 4. Dennis. Hunt. Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2011. January 10, 1986. https://web.archive.org/web/20110529124844/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-01-10/entertainment/ca-1077_1_grammy-nominations/4. May 29, 2011. live.
  16. Web site: Grammy Nominations: Highs And Lows. January 9, 1987. October 12, 2010. Dennis. Hunt. 4. Los Angeles Times. https://archive.today/20121208213459/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01-09/entertainment/ca-2676_1/4. December 8, 2012. live.
  17. Web site: U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins. 3. January 15, 1988. March 12, 2011. Dennis. Hunt. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715035741/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-15/entertainment/ca-24178_1_michael-jackson/3. July 15, 2012. live.
  18. Web site: Niehaus Moves From 'Bird' to 'Hot Men'; Pianist David Benoit Gets Stamp of Approval. Zan. Stewart. February 15, 1989. March 14, 2011. Los Angeles Times. Zan Stewart. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105224612/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-15/entertainment/ca-2423_1_pianist-david-benoit. November 5, 2012. live.

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