# Grammy Award du meilleur album de jazz instrumental

Le Grammy Award du meilleur album de jazz instrumental (« Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album ») est un prix décerné chaque année depuis 1959 lors de la cérémonie des Grammy Awards.

## Historique

L'intitulé du prix a légèrement changé au cours de son histoire. De 1959 à 1962 ainsi que de 1972 à 1978, le titre ne précisait pas l'expression instrumental performances (« interprétations instrumentales ») et présentait une interprétation vocale ou instrumentale.
Le prix était dans les années 2000 décerné sous le titre Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group, mais à la suite d'une refonte des catégories des Grammy Awards cette catégorie ainsi que celles nommées Best Contemporary Jazz Album et Best Latin Jazz Album fusionnent en 2012 sous le titre Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Nom attribué au prix depuis 1959. :
| Année | Titre |
| 1959-1960 | Best Jazz Performance, Group |
| 1961 | Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group |
| 1962-1963 | Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group (Instrumental) |
| 1964 | Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group |
| 1965-1966 | Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist |
| 1967 | Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Group or Soloist with Group |
| 1968-1971 | Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist with Small Group |
| 1972-1978 | Best Jazz Performance by a Group |
| 1979-1992 | Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group |
| 1993-2000 | Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group |
| 2001-2011 | Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group |

## Liste des lauréats
### Années 1950-1960

| Année | Artiste | Album |
| 1959 | Basie, CountCount Basie | Basie |
| 1960 | Jones , JonahJonah Jones | I Dig Chicks |
| 1961 | Previn, AndréAndré Previn | West Side Story |
| 1962 | Previn, AndréAndré Previn | André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen |
| 1963 | Getz, StanStan Getz | Desafinado |
| 1964 | Evans, BillBill Evans | Conversations with Myself |
| 1965 | Getz, StanStan Getz | Getz/Gilberto |
| 1966 | Lewis, RamseyRamsey Lewis | The "In" Crowd |
| 1967 | Montgomery, WesWes Montgomery | Goin' Out of My Head |
| 1968 | Adderley, Julian CannonballJulian Cannonball Adderley | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' |
| 1969 | Evans, BillBill Evans | Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival |

### Années 1970

| Année | Artiste | Album |
| 1970 | Montgomery, WesWes Montgomery | Willow Weep for Me |
| 1971 | Evans, BillBill Evans | Bill Evans Alone |
| 1972 | Evans, BillBill Evans | The Bill Evans Album |
| 1973 | Hubbard, FreddieFreddie Hubbard | First Light |
| 1974 | Supersax | Supersax Plays Bird |
| 1975 | Pass, JoeJoe Pass, Ørsted Pedersen, Niels-HenningNiels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Peterson, OscarOscar Peterson | The Trio |
| 1976 | Corea, ChickChick Corea, Return to Forever | No Mystery |
| 1977 | Corea, ChickChick Corea | The Leprechaun |
| 1978 | Woods, PhilPhil Woods | The Phil Woods Six - Live From the Showboat |
| 1979 | Corea, ChickChick Corea | Friends |

### Années 1980

| Année | Artiste | Album |
| 1980 | Corea, ChickChick Corea, Burton, GaryGary Burton | Duets |
| 1981 | Evans, BillBill Evans | We Will Meet Again |
| 1982 | Corea, ChickChick Corea, Burton, GaryGary Burton | Chick Corea & Gary Burton in Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979 |
| 1983 | Woods, PhilPhil Woods | More Live |
| 1984 | Woods, PhilPhil Woods | At the Vanguard |
| 1985 | Blakey, ArtArt Blakey | New York Scene |
| 1986 | Marsalis, WyntonWynton Marsalis | Black Codes (From the Underground) |
| 1987 | Marsalis, WyntonWynton Marsalis | J Mood |
| 1988 | Marsalis, WyntonWynton Marsalis | Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I |
| 1989 | Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner | Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane |

### Années 1990

| Année | Artiste | Album récompensé | Nommés |
| 1990 | Corea, ChickChick Corea | Chick Corea Akoustic Band | |
| 1991 | Peterson, OscarOscar Peterson | Live at the Blue Note | |
| 1992 | Peterson, OscarOscar Peterson | Saturday Night at the Blue Note | |
| 1993 | Marsalis, BranfordBranford Marsalis | I Heard You Twice the First Time | |
| 1994 | Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson | So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) | |
| 1995 | Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams | A Tribute to Miles | |
| 1996 | McCoy Tyner Trio, Michael Brecker | Infinity | Kenny Barron, Roy Haynes, Charlie Haden – Wanton Spirit Charlie Haden, Hank Jones – Steal Away Joe Henderson – Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim Fred Hersch – I Never Told You : Fred Hersch Plays Johnny Mandel |
| 1997 | Brecker, MichaelMichael Brecker | Tales from the Hudson | Billy Childs – The Child Within Charlie Haden Quartet West – Now Is the Hour Joe Lovano – Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard Horace Silver – The Hardbop Grandpop |
| 1998 | Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny | Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) | Doc Cheatham, Nicholas Payton – Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton Chick Corea & Friends – Remembering Bud Powell Kenny Garrett – Songbook Joe Lovano – Celebrating Sinatra |
| 1999 | Hancock, HerbieHerbie Hancock | Gershwin's World | Chick Corea, Gary Burton – Native Sense - The New Duets Charlie Haden, Kenny Barron – Night And The City Dave Holland Quintet – Points Of View Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette – Tokyo '96 |

### Années 2000

| Année | Artiste | Album récompensé | Nommés |
| 2000 | Burton, GaryGary Burton, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny | Like Minds | Chick Corea & Origin – Change Branford Marsalis Quartet – Requiem Brad Mehldau – The Art of the Trio, Vol. 4: Back at The Vanguard Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Inner Voyage |
| 2001 | Marsalis, BranfordBranford Marsalis | Contemporary Jazz | Kenny Barron – Spirit Song Michael Brecker – Time is Of the Essence Dave Holland Quintet – Prime Directive Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin – In & Out |
| 2002 | Rollins, SonnySonny Rollins | This Is What I Do | Stefon Harris, Jacky Terrasson – Kindred Roy Haynes – Bird Of a Feather : A Tribute To Charlie Parker Dave Holland – Not For Nothing Pat Martino – Live at Yoshi's |
| 2003 | Hancock, HerbieHerbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove | Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall | Michel Camilo – Triangulo Dave Douglas – The Infinite Wayne Shorter – Footprints Live! McCoy Tyner – Plays John Coltrane - Live At The Village Vanguard |
| 2004 | Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter | Alegría | Chick Corea – Rendezvous In New York Stefon Harris – The Grand Unification Theory Dave Holland Quintet – Extended Play, Live At Birdland Pat Martino – Think Tank |
| 2005 | Tyner, McCoyMcCoy Tyner | Illuminations | Bill Charlap Trio – Somewhere Roy Haynes – Fountain Of Youth Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette Trio – The Out-Of -Towners Branford Marsalis Quartet – Eternal |
| 2006 | Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter | Beyond the Sound Barrier | Terence Blanchard – Flow Billy Childs Ensemble – Lyric Wynton Marsalis – Live At The House Of Tribes Kenny Wheeler avec Dave Holland, Chris Potter, John Taylor – What Now? |
| 2007 | Corea, ChickChick Corea | The Ultimate Adventure | Ornette Coleman – Sound Grammar Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings, John Scofield – Trio Beyond — Saudades Kenny Garrett – Beyond The Wall Sonny Rollins – Sonny, Please |
| 2008 | Brecker, MichaelMichael Brecker | Pilgrimage | The Bill Charlap Trio – Live At The Village Vanguard Joe Lovano, Hank Jones – Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola John Patitucci – Line By Line Joshua Redman – Back East |
| 2009 | Corea, ChickChick Corea, Gary Burton | The New Crystal Silence | Bill Frisell – History, Mystery Brad Mehldau Trio – Brad Mehldau Trio Live Pat Metheny, Christian McBride, Antonio Sánchez – Day Trip Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter, Peter Erskine Trio – Standards |

### Années 2010

| Année | Artiste | Album récompensé | Nommés |
| 2010 | Corea, ChickChick Corea, John McLaughlin Five Peace Band | Five Peace Band Live | Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sánchez – Quartet Live Clayton Brothers – Brother To Brother John Patitucci Trio – Remembrance Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi |
| 2011 | Moody, JamesJames Moody | Moody 4B | John Beasley – Positootly! Clayton Brothers – The New Song And Dance Vijay Iyer Trio – Historicity Danilo Perez – Providencia |
| 2012 | Corea, ChickChick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White | Forever | Gerald Clayton – Bond: The Paris Sessions Fred Hersch – Alone At The Vanguard Joe Lovano/Us Five – Bird Songs Sonny Rollins – Road Shows Vol. 2 |
| 2013 | Pat Metheny | Unity Band | Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez, Paul Motian – Further Explorations Chick Corea, Gary Burton – Hot House Kenny Garrett – Seeds from the Underground Ahmad Jamal – Blue Moon |
| 2014 | Terri Lyne Carrington | Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue | The New Gary Burton Quartet – Guided Tour Gerald Clayton – Life Forum Kenny Garrett – Pushing the World Away Christian McBride Trio – Out Here |
| 2015 | Chick Corea | Trilogy | Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band – Landmarks Fred Hersch Trio – Floating Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco featuring Billy Hart – Enjoy the View Jason Moran – All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller |
| 2016 | John Scofield | Past Present | Joey Alexander – My Favorite Things Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective – Breathless Robert Glasper Trio – Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios Jimmy Greene – Beautiful Life |
| 2017 | John Scofield | Country for Old Men | Kenny Barron Trio – Book of Intuition Peter Erskine – Dr. Um Fred Hersch Trio – Sunday Night at the Vanguard Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau – Nearness |
| 2018 | Billy Childs (en) | Rebirth | Bill Charlap Trio – Uptown, Downtown Joey DeFrancesco & The People – Project Freedom Fred Hersch – Open Book Chris Potter – The Dreamer Is the Dream |
| 2019 | The Wayne Shorter Quartet | Emanon | Tia Fuller – Diamond Cut Fred Hersch Trio – Live in Europe Brad Mehldau Trio – Seymour Reads the Constitution Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade – Still Dreaming |

### Années 2020

| Année | Artiste | Album récompensé | Nommés |
| 2020 | Mehldau, BradBrad Mehldau | Finding Gabriel | Joey DeFrancesco – In the Key of the Universe Branford Marsalis Quartet – The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul Christian McBride – Christian McBride's New Jawn Joshua Redman Quartet – Come What May |
| 2021 | Corea, ChickChick Corea (posthume), Christian McBride et Brian Blade | Trilogy 2 | Ambrose Akinmusire - On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science - Waiting Game Gerald Clayton - Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard Redman Mehldau McBride Blade - RoundAgain |
| 2022 | Carter, RonRon Carter, Jack DeJohnette et Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Skyline | Jon Batiste – Jazz Selections: Music from and Inspired by Soul Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet – Absence Chick Corea, John Patitucci et Dave Weckl – Akoustic Band Live Pat Metheny – Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) |
| 2023 | Carrington, Terri LyneTerri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton et Matthew Stevens | New Standards Vol. 1 | Peter Erskine Trio – Live in Italy Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride et Brian Blade – LongGone Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese et Esperanza Spalding – Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival Yellowjackets – Parallel Motion |