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
Year Performing artist(s) WorkNomineesRef.1961 Henry Mancini The Blues and the Beat 1962Stan Kenton Kenton's West Side Story 1963 Adventures in Jazz 1964 Woody Herman Encore: Woody Herman, 1963 1965 Laurindo Almeida Guitar from Ipanema 1966 Duke Ellington Ellington '66 1967Not awarded 1968 Duke Ellington The Far East Suite 1969 Duke Ellington ...And His Mother Called Him Bill 1970 Quincy Jones Walking in Space 1971 Miles Davis Bitches Brew 1972Duke Ellington New Orleans Suite 1973 Togo Brava Suite 1974Woody Herman Giant Steps 1975 Thundering Herd 1976 Michel Legrand & Phil Woods Images 1977 Duke Ellington The Ellington Suites 1978 Count Basie Prime Time 1979 The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra Live in Munich 1980 Duke Ellington Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live 1981 Count Basie On the Road 1982 Gerry Mulligan Walk on the Water 1983 Count Basie Warm Breeze 1984 Rob McConnell All in Good Time 1985 Count Basie 88 Basie Street 1986 Bob Wilber & John Barry The Cotton Club 1987 Doc Severinsen The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen 1988 Mercer Ellington Digital Duke 1989 Gil Evans Bud and Bird 1990 Miles Davis Aura 1991 Frank Foster "Basie's Bag" 1992 Dizzy Gillespie Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1993 McCoy Tyner The Turning Point 1994 Miles Davis & Quincy Jones Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux 1995 McCoy Tyner Journey 1996 Tom Scott, GRP All-Star Big Band All Blues 1997 Grover Mitchell Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild 1998 Joe Henderson Big Band 1999 Grover Mitchell, Count Basie Orchestra Count Plays Duke 2000 Bob Florence Serendipity 182001 Joe Lovano 52nd Street Themes 2002 Bob Mintzer Big Band Homage to Count Basie2003 Dave Holland What Goes Around 2004 Michael Brecker Wide Angles2005 Maria Schneider Concert in the Garden2006 Dave Holland Overtime2007 Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln Some Skunk Funk2008 Terence Blanchard A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)2009 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard 2010 New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Book One 2011 Mingus Big Band Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard 2012 Christian McBride Big Band The Good Feeling 2013 Arturo Sandoval Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) 2014 Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic 2015 Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band 2016 Maria Schneider Orchestra 2017 Ted Nash Big Band 2018Christian McBride Big Band Bringin' ItGrammy.com, 28 November 20172019 John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of FreedomGrammy.com, 7 December 20182020 Brian Lynch Big Band The Omni-American Book Club2021 Maria Schneider Orchestra Data Lords2021 Nominations List2022 Christian McBride Big Band For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver2023 Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra2024Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Scotty BarnhartBasie Swings The Blues2025 Dan Pugach Big Band Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence2026Christian McBride Big BandWithout Further Ado, Vol 1 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
See also Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
References
Sources Grammy Awards – Past Winners SearchAs noted in this article: search years are offset by one year.