# Latin Grammy Award for Best Arrangement

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Arrangement is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
It was first awarded at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2018 with Colombian pianist and composer Milton Salcedo being the first recipient of the award for "Se Le Ve", performed by himself alongside Amaury Gutiérrez, Carlos Oliva and Michel Puche, with colombian singer Andres Buitrago as vocal coach and director.
The award goes to the arranger(s). An arranger should not be entered more than twice in the Best Arrangement category, whether for instrumental or vocal arrangement (a Capella) included, if the artist is the same.

## Recipients

| Year | Arranger(s) | Work | Artist(s) | Nominees |
| 2018 | Milton Salcedo | "Se Le Ve" | Milton Salcedo featuring Amaury Gutiérrez, Carlos Oliva, Michel Puche & Andres Buitrago | Luiz Cláudio Ramos – "Massarandupió" (Chico Buarque) Rigoberto Alfaro – "No Me Platiques Más (Instrumental)" (Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea) Lisandro Baum – "Batango" (Quinteto Bataraz) Vagner Cunha – "Campos Neutrais" (Vitor Ramil) |
| 2019 | Rodner Padilla | "Sirena" | Luis Enrique + C4 Trio | Otmaro Ruiz – "Red Wall (Va A Caer)" (Branly, Ruiz & Haslip) Juan Pablo Contreras – "Mariachitlán" (Juan Pablo Contreras, Marco Parisotto & Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco) Pablo Cebrián and Ketama – "Loko de Amor" (Ketama) César Orozco – "Imprevisto" (Raices Jazz Orchestra, Pablo Gil & Tony Succar) |
| 2020 | Lorenzo Ferrero | "La Flor de la Canela" | Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra | Daniel Barón – "Te Extraño" (Dani Barón) John Beasley & Maria Mendes – "Asas Fechadas" (Maria Mendes featuring Metropole Orkest & John Beasley) Ariel García & Carlos Peña – "Bésame Mucho" (Carlos Peña y Su Big Band & Daniela Calvario) Rosino Serrano – "Guapanguito" (Rosino Serrano & Orquesta Moderna featuring Gianluca Littera & Alex Mercado) |
| 2021 | Juan Luis Guerra | "Ojalá que Llueva Café (Versión Privé)" | Juan Luis Guerra | Kendall Moore – "Blue in Green (Sky and Sea)" (Roxana Amed) César Orozco – "Tierra Mestiza" (America Viva Band) Jorge Calandrelli – "Adiós Nonino" (Jorge Calandrelli) Vince Mendoza – "Um Beijo" (Melody Gardot) |
| 2022 | Fernando Velázquez | "El Plan Maestro" | Jorge Drexler | Rosino Serrano – "Llévatela" (Armando Manzanero & EJE Ejecutantes de México) Daniel Barón & Henry Villalobos – "Son de la Loma" (Dani Barón) Marco Godoy – "Adoro" (Alondra de la Parra & Buika) Paul Rubinstein – "Cucurrucucú Paloma" (Alondra de la Parra & Pitingo) |
| 2023 | Rafael Valencia | "Songo Bop" | Camilo Valencia & Richard Bravo featuring Milton Salcedo | Joe McCarthy & Vince Norman, arrangers – "Waltz of the Flowers" (Joe McCarthy's New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band) John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers – "Com Que Voz" (Maria Mendes featuring Metropole Orkest & John Beasley) Daniel Freiberg, arranger – "Crónicas Latinoamericanas" (Various Artists) Emilio Solla, arranger – "Spain" (Various Artists) |
| 2024 | Hilario Durán | "Night in Tunisia" | Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band featuring Paquito D'Rivera | Daniel Freiberg, arranger – "Sueño Austral" (Barcelona Clarinet Players, Freiburger Blasorchester, Miguel Etchegoncelay & Daniel Freiberg) Julio Reyes Copello, arranger – "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Dia" (Ricky Martin & Christian Nodal) Nailor Proveta, arranger – "Linha de Passe" (Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, Gabi Guedes & Kiko Freitas) Andrés Soto, arranger – "Rapsodia Aérea" (Andrés Soto, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica & Carl St. Clair) |