Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Awarded for Quality performances in the vocal jazz music genre
Country United States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded 1977
Last awarded 2015
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the Vocal jazz music genre. 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]

History

Until 2001 this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. From 1981 to 1991 (except for 1985) this category was presented as separate awards for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female and Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.

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

Recipients

All nominees and winners are albums, except noted cases.

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1992 , Take 6Take 6 He Is Christmas [3]
1993 McFerrin, BobbyBobby McFerrin "Round Midnight" from Play [4]
1994 Cole, NatalieNatalie Cole Take a Look [5]
1995 James, EttaEtta James Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday [6]
1996 Horne, LenaLena Horne An Evening with Lena Horne [7]
1997 Wilson, CassandraCassandra Wilson New Moon Daughter [8]
1998 Bridgewater, Dee DeeDee Dee Bridgewater Dear Ella [9]
1999 Horn, ShirleyShirley Horn I Remember Miles [10]
2000 Krall, DianaDiana Krall When I Look in Your Eyes [11]
2001 Reeves, DianneDianne Reeves In the Moment - Live in Concert [12]
2002 Reeves, DianneDianne Reeves The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan [13]
2003 Krall, DianaDiana Krall Live in Paris [14]
2004 Reeves, DianneDianne Reeves A Little Moonlight [15]
2005 Wilson, NancyNancy Wilson R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
2006 Reeves, DianneDianne Reeves Good Night, and Good Luck [16]
2007 Wilson, NancyNancy Wilson Turned to Blue [17]
2008 Austin, PattiPatti Austin Avant Gershwin [18]
2009 Wilson, CassandraCassandra Wilson Loverly [19]
2010 Elling, KurtKurt Elling Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman [20]
2011 Bridgewater, Dee DeeDee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater [20]
2012 Lyne, TerriTerri Lyne & Various Artists The Mosaic Project [21]
2013 Spalding, EsperanzaEsperanza Spalding Radio Music Society [22]
2014 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit [23]
2015 Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life [24]
2016 Cécile McLorin Salvant For One to Love

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 9, 1992. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations : General Categories". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 8, 1993. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "36th Grammy Nominees". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. January 7, 1994. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 6, 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : The Complete List of Nominees". Los Ángeles Times. Tribune Company. January 5, 1996. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 8, 1997). "Pumpkins A Smash With 7 Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "40th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "41st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ "43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Complete list of Grammys nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Grammys 2003: complete list". FoxNews. January 3, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  15. ↑ "46th Annual GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations List" (PDF). www.dolanart.com. 2004. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. Ganett Company. December 8, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Grammys 2007: clist (part 1)". Variety. February 7, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  18. ↑ Staff, Variety (6 December 2007). "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". variety.com. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "Grammys 2009 - Nominees and Winners". Music Lovers Group. February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  20. 1 2 "2011 Grammy Awards- complete list of nominees". LA Daily News. Los Angeles Newspaper Group. February 12, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Grammys Awards 2012: Complete Winners and Nominees List". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Grammys 2013: complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  23. ↑ 2014 Nominees
  24. ↑ List of Nominees 2015

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