Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Recipients
Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Section Title: Recipients
Table Section Text: Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.

1980	Weather Report	8:30	George Benson – Livin' Inside Your Love Chick Corea – Secret Agent Don Sebesky – Three Works for Jazz Soloists and Symphony Orchestra Stanley Turrentine – Betcha

1981	The Manhattan Transfer	"Birdland"	Earl Klugh – Dreams Come True Chuck Mangione – Fun and Games Pat Metheny – American Garage Spyro Gyra – Catching the Sun Patrick Williams – An American Concerto

1982	Grover Washington, Jr.	Winelight	Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays – As Falls Wichita, so Falls Wichita Falls Tom Scott – Apple Juice Weather Report – Night Passage

1983	Pat Metheny	Offramp	David Sanborn – As We Speak Tom Scott – Desire Spyro Gyra – Incognito Weather Report – Weather Report

1984	Pat Metheny Group	Travels	Miles Davis – Star People Spyro Gyra – City Kids Yellowjackets – Mirage a Trois Weather Report – Procession

1985	Pat Metheny Group	First Circle	Miles Davis – Decoy Earl Klugh – Wishful Thinking David Sanborn – Backstreet Spyro Gyra – Access All Areas

1986	David Sanborn	Straight to the Heart	Miles Davis – You're Under Arrest Wayne Shorter – Atlantis Spyro Gyra – Alternating Currents Stanley Jordan Group – Magic Touch Weather Report – Sportin' Life

1987	Bob James and David Sanborn	Double Vision	Chick Corea – Chick Corea Elektric Band Clare Fischer and His Latin Jazz Sextet – Free Fall Lyle Mays – Lyle Mays Lee Ritenour – Earth Run

1988	Pat Metheny Group	Still Life (Talking)	George Benson and Earl Klugh – Collaboration Larry Carlton – Discovery David Sanborn – A Change of Heart Yellowjackets – Four Corners

1989	Yellowjackets	Politics	David Benoit – Every Step of the Way Lyle Mays – Street Dreams John Patitucci – John Patitucci Tom Scott – Amaretto

1990	Pat Metheny Group	Letter from Home	Larry Carlton – On Solid Ground Terri Lyne Carrington – Real Life Story Miles Davis – Amandla John Patitucci – On the Corner Joe Sample – Spellbound

1991	Quincy Jones	"Birdland"	Chick Corea Elektric Band – Inside Out Stan Getz – Apasionado Lee Ritenour – Stolen Moments Spyro Gyra – Fast Forward

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The song, "Birdland", earned two musicians the Grammy Award: The Manhattan Transfer won in 1981 and Quincy Jones won in 1991.

final_sentence: The song, "Birdland", earned two musicians the Grammy Award: The Manhattan Transfer won in 1981 and Quincy Jones won in 1991.