Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album explained

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Awarded For:quality large jazz ensemble albums
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1961
Holder:Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra - The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra (2023)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Name changes

The name of the award has been changed several times.

Recipients

YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1961Henry ManciniThe Blues and the Beat
1962Stan KentonKenton's West Side Story
1963Adventures in Jazz
1964Woody HermanEncore: Woody Herman, 1963
1965Laurindo AlmeidaGuitar from Ipanema
1966Ellington '66
1967Not awarded
1968Duke EllingtonThe Far East Suite
1969Duke Ellington...And His Mother Called Him Bill
1970Walking in Space
Bitches Brew
1972Duke EllingtonNew Orleans Suite
1973Togo Brava Suite
1974Woody HermanGiant Steps
1975Thundering Herd
1976Michel Legrand & Phil WoodsImages
1977Duke EllingtonThe Ellington Suites
1978Count BasiePrime Time
1979The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis OrchestraLive in Munich
1980Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
1981Count BasieOn the Road
1982Gerry MulliganWalk on the Water
1983Count BasieWarm Breeze
1984All in Good Time
1985Count Basie88 Basie Street
1986Bob Wilber & John BarryThe Cotton Club
1987Doc SeverinsenThe Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
1988Mercer EllingtonDigital Duke
1989Bud and Bird
1990Miles DavisAura
1991Frank Foster"Basie's Bag"
1992Dizzy GillespieLive at the Royal Festival Hall
1993McCoy TynerThe Turning Point
1994Miles Davis & Quincy JonesMiles & Quincy Live at Montreux
1995Journey
1996All Blues
1997Grover MitchellLive at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1998Joe HendersonBig Band
1999Grover Mitchell, Count Basie OrchestraCount Plays Duke
Bob FlorenceSerendipity 18[1]
Joe Lovano52nd Street Themes [2]
Homage to Count Basie[3]
Dave HollandWhat Goes Around [4]
Wide Angles[5]
Concert in the Garden
Dave HollandOvertime[6]
Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band KölnSome Skunk Funk[7]
A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)[8]
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard[9]
2010New Orleans Jazz OrchestraBook One
2011Mingus Big BandMingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard
2012Christian McBride Big BandThe Good Feeling
2013Arturo SandovalDear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
2014Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic[10]
2015Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band[11]
2016Maria Schneider Orchestra[12]
2017Ted Nash Big Band[13]
2018Bringin' It[14]
2019John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists[15]
2020Brian Lynch Big BandThe Omni-American Book Club[16]
2021Maria Schneider OrchestraData Lords[17]
2022Christian McBride Big BandFor Jimmy, Wes and Oliver[18]
2023Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & the Generation Gap Jazz OrchestraThe Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra[19]
2024Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Scotty BarnhartBasie Swings The Blues[20]

See also

Sources

As noted in this article: search years are offset by one year.

Notes and References

  1. News: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage. March 1, 2013. Digital Hit.
  2. News: 43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage. March 1, 2013. Digital Hit.
  3. News: Complete list of Grammys nominees. January 4, 2002. March 1, 2013. CBS News.
  4. News: Grammys 2003: complete list. January 3, 2003. March 1, 2013. FoxNews.
  5. Web site: 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations List. www.dolanart.com. March 1, 2013. 2004. April 25, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425073947/http://www.dolanart.com/grammynomlist.pdf. dead.
  6. News: Complete list of Grammy Award nominations. December 8, 2005. March 1, 2013. USA Today. Gannett Company.
  7. News: Grammys 2007: clist (part 1). February 7, 2007. March 1, 2013. Variety.
  8. Web site: Variety Staff. 50th annual Grammy Awards nominations. variety.com. 1 March 2013. 6 December 2007.
  9. News: Grammys 2009 - Nominees and Winners. February 9, 2009. March 1, 2013. Music Lovers Group.
  10. Web site: Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List. Billboard.com. 7 December 2013. 28 August 2015.
  11. Web site: 57th Grammy Nominees . . 9 February 2015 . April 26, 2017.
  12. Web site: 58th Grammy Nominees . Grammy . April 26, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees . February 1, 2012 .
  13. Web site: 59th Grammy Nominees . Grammy . April 26, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees . February 1, 2012 .
  14. https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/60thpresslist11272017_0.pdf Grammy.com, 28 November 2017
  15. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
  16. Web site: 2019 Grammy Winners / 62nd Annual Grammy Awards . Grammy.com . October 7, 2022.
  17. https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/63rdpresslist_nov_20_2020.pdf 2021 Nominations List
  18. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list Grammy.com, 23 November 2021
  19. Web site: 2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List . 2022-11-27 . www.grammy.com.
  20. Web site: 2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List GRAMMY.com . 2023-11-14 . www.grammy.com.

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