Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award 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.

• 1961: Best Jazz Performance Large Group
• 1962–1963: Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental)
• 1964: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group
• 1965–1971: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
• 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
• 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
• 1992–2000: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
• 2001–present: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Recipients

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1961 winner Henry Mancini.

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Two-time winner Stan Kenton (left).

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1965 winner Laurindo Almeida.

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Seven-time winner Duke Ellington.

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Two-time winner Quincy Jones.

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Three-time winner Miles Davis.

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Three-time winner Woody Herman.

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1976 award-winner Michel Legrand.

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1976 award-winner Phil Woods.

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Five-time winner Count Basie.

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1982 winner Gerry Mulligan.

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1987 winner Doc Severinsen.

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1992 winner Dizzy Gillespie.

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Two-time winner McCoy Tyner.

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Two-time winner Dave Holland.

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Three-time winner Maria Schneider.

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Two-time winner Michael Brecker.

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Two-time winner Randy Brecker.

Year{{#if:[I]|[I]|[1]}}	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1961	Henry Mancini	The Blues and the Beat	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1962	Stan Kenton	Kenton's West Side Story	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1963		Adventures in Jazz	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1964	Woody Herman	Encore: Woody Herman, 1963	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1965	Laurindo Almeida	Guitar from Ipanema	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1966	Duke Ellington	Ellington '66	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1967	Not awarded
1968	Duke Ellington	The Far East Suite	Template:Smalldiv
1969	Duke Ellington	...And His Mother Called Him Bill	Template:Smalldiv
1970	Quincy Jones	Walking in Space	Template:Smalldiv
1971	Miles Davis	Bitches Brew	Template:Smalldiv
1972	Duke Ellington	New Orleans Suite	Template:Smalldiv
1973		Togo Brava Suite	Template:Smalldiv
1974	Woody Herman	Giant Steps	Template:Smalldiv
1975		Thundering Herd	Template:Smalldiv
1976	Michel Legrand & Phil Woods	Images	Template:Smalldiv
1977	Duke Ellington	The Ellington Suites	Template:Smalldiv
1978	Count Basie	Prime Time	Template:Smalldiv
1979	The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra	Live in Munich	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1980	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1981	Count Basie	On the Road	Template:Smalldiv
1982	Gerry Mulligan	Walk on the Water	Template:Smalldiv
1983	Count Basie	Warm Breeze	Template:Smalldiv
1984	Rob McConnell	All in Good Time	Template:Smalldiv
1985	Count Basie	88 Basie Street	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1986	Bob Wilber & John Barry	The Cotton Club	Template:Smalldiv
1987	Doc Severinsen	The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen	Template:Smalldiv
1988	Mercer Ellington	Digital Duke	Template:Smalldiv
1989	Gil Evans	Bud and Bird	Template:Smalldiv
1990	Miles Davis	Aura	Template:Smalldiv
1991	Frank Foster	"Basie's Bag"	Template:Smalldiv
1992	Dizzy Gillespie	Live at the Royal Festival Hall	Template:Smalldiv
1993	McCoy Tyner	The Turning Point	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Miles Davis & Quincy Jones	Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	McCoy Tyner	Journey	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996	Tom Scott, GRP All-Star Big Band	All Blues	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	Grover Mitchell	Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild	Template:Smalldiv
1998	Joe Henderson	Big Band	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Grover Mitchell, Count Basie Orchestra	Count Plays Duke	Template:Smalldiv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000	Bob Florence	Serendipity 18	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2000>Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Joe Lovano	52nd Street Themes	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2001>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	Bob Mintzer Big Band	Homage to Count Basie	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2002>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	Dave Holland	What Goes Around	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2003>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004	Michael Brecker	Wide Angles	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2004>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	Maria Schneider	Concert in the Garden	Template:Smalldiv
2006	Dave Holland	Overtime	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2006>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln	Some Skunk Funk	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2007>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008	Terence Blanchard	A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2008>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Vanguard Jazz Orchestra	Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name=Grammy2009>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010	New Orleans Jazz Orchestra	Book One	Template:Smalldiv
2011	Mingus Big Band	Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard	Template:Smalldiv
2012	Christian McBride Big Band	The Good Feeling	Template:Smalldiv
2013	Arturo Sandoval	Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)	Template:Smalldiv
2014	Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	Maria Schneider Orchestra	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	Ted Nash Big Band	Template:Sort	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Christian McBride Big Band	Bringin' It	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Grammy.com, 28 November 2017</ref>
2019	John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists	American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Grammy.com, 7 December 2018</ref>
2020	Brian Lynch Big Band	The Omni-American Book Club	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	Maria Schneider Orchestra	Data Lords	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>2021 Nominations List</ref>
2022	Christian McBride Big Band	For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra	The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Scotty Barnhart	Basie Swings The Blues	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	Dan Pugach Big Band	Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2026	Winner TBA on 1 February 2026		The 8-Bit Big Band - Orchestrator Emulator Christian McBride Big Band - Without Further Ado, Vol 1 Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band - Lumen Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra - Basie Rocks Sun Ra Arkestra - Lights on a Satellite Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra - Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
• Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Sources

• Grammy Awards – Past Winners SearchTemplate:SpacesAs noted in this article: search years are offset by one year.