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. Awards 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]
| 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 award | 1977 |
| Currently held by | Samara Joy – Portrait (2026) |
| Website | grammy |
History
editUntil 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.
Since 2001, only the performing artist has been regarded a nominee. For a winning album, the producer(s) and engineer(s)/mixer(s) also receive a Grammy statuette.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Recipients
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1970s
edit| Year | Work | Artist |
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| 1977 [3] |
Fitzgerald and Pass... Again | Ella Fitzgerald |
| More Sarah Vaughan Live in Japan | Sarah Vaughan | |
| Porgy and Bess | Ray Charles and Cleo Laine | |
| Quire | Quire | |
| Where Is Love? | Irene Kral | |
| 1978 [4] |
Look to the Rainbow | Al Jarreau |
| Amoroso | João Gilberto | |
| Carmen McRae at The Great American Music Hall | Carmen McRae | |
| Helen Merrill/John Lewis | Helen Merrill | |
| Kral Space | Irene Kral | |
| 1979 [5] |
All Fly Home | Al Jarreau |
| Gentle Rain | Irene Kral | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On | Sarah Vaughan | |
| The Main Man | Eddie Jefferson | |
| Together Again: For the First Time | Mel Tormé | |
| True to Life | Ray Charles | |
1980s
edit| Year | Work | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 [6] |
Fine and Mellow | Ella Fitzgerald |
| I Love Brazil! | Sarah Vaughan | |
| The Live-Liest | Eddie Jefferson | |
| Prez and Joe | Joe Williams | |
| Sneakin' Around | Helen Humes | |
| 1985 [7] |
Nothin' but the Blues | Joe Williams |
| An Evening at Charlie's | Mel Tormé | |
| Harlem Butterfly | Lorez Alexandria | |
| Ridin' High | Sue Raney | |
| You're Lookin' at Me | Carmen McRae | |
1990s
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References
edit- General
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2011D. Note: User must select the "Jazz" category as the genre under the search feature.
- Specific
- ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ↑ "19th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "20th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "21st Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ "22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ↑ "27th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ↑ "The Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1992. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations : General Categories". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1993. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "36th Grammy Nominees". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. January 7, 1994. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : The Complete List of Nominees". Los Ángeles Times. Tribune Company. January 5, 1996. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Pumpkins A Smash With 7 Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune. January 8, 1997. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "40th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "41st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage". Digital Hit. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Complete list of Grammys nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Grammys 2003: complete list". FoxNews. January 3, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "46th Annual GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations List" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "47th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ↑ "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today. December 8, 2005.
- ↑ "Grammys 2007: list (part 1)". Variety. February 7, 2007.
- ↑ "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". Variety. 6 December 2007.
- ↑ "Grammys 2009 - Nominees and Winners". Music Lovers Group. February 9, 2009.
- 1 2 "2011 Grammy Awards- complete list of nominees". LA Daily News. Los Angeles Newspaper Group. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Grammys Awards 2012: Complete Winners and Nominees List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Grammys 2013: complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ↑ List of Nominees 2015
- ↑ "58th Grammy Nominees". Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ List of Nominees 2017
- ↑ Grammy.com, 28 November 2017
- ↑ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
- ↑ "2019 Grammy Winners & Nominees". Grammy. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ 2021 Nominations List
- ↑ Grammy.com, 23 November 2021
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees". The New York Times. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ↑ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List". www.grammy.com. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ↑ "2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-12.