Year[I]
|
Performing artist(s)
|
Work
|
Nominees
|
Ref.
|
1959
|
Ella Fitzgerald
|
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
|
|
|
1960
|
Ella Swings Lightly
|
|
|
1972
|
Bill Evans Trio
|
The Bill Evans Album
|
|
|
1973
|
Gary Burton
|
Alone at Last
|
|
|
1974
|
Art Tatum
|
God Is in the House
|
|
|
1975
|
Charlie Parker
|
First Recordings!
|
|
|
1976
|
Dizzy Gillespie
|
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
|
|
|
1977
|
Count Basie
|
Basie & Zoot
|
|
|
1978
|
Oscar Peterson
|
The Giants
|
|
|
1979
|
Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77
|
|
|
1980
|
Jousts
|
|
|
1981
|
Bill Evans
|
I Will Say Goodbye
|
|
|
1982
|
John Coltrane
|
Bye Bye Blackbird
|
|
|
1983
|
Miles Davis
|
We Want Miles
|
|
|
1984
|
Wynton Marsalis
|
Think of One
|
|
|
1985
|
Hot House Flowers
|
|
|
1986
|
Black Codes (From the Underground)
|
|
|
1987
|
Miles Davis
|
Tutu
|
|
|
1988
|
Dexter Gordon
|
The Other Side of Round Midnight
|
|
|
1989
|
Michael Brecker
|
Don't Try This at Home
|
|
|
1990
|
Miles Davis
|
Aura
|
|
|
1991
|
Oscar Peterson
|
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
|
|
|
1992
|
Stan Getz
|
"I Remember You"
|
|
|
1993
|
Joe Henderson
|
"Lush Life"
|
|
|
1994
|
"Miles Ahead"
|
|
|
1995
|
Benny Carter
|
"Prelude to a Kiss"
|
|
|
1996
|
Michael Brecker
|
"Impressions"
|
|
|
1997
|
"Cabin Fever"
|
|
|
1998
|
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
|
"Stardust"
|
|
|
1999
|
Gary Burton & Chick Corea
|
"Rhumbata"
|
|
|
2000
|
Wayne Shorter
|
"In Walked Wayne"
|
|
|
2001
|
Pat Metheny
|
"(Go) Get It"
|
|
|
2002
|
Michael Brecker
|
"Chan's Song"
|
|
|
2003
|
Herbie Hancock
|
"My Ship"
|
|
|
2004
|
Chick Corea
|
"Matrix"
|
|
|
2005
|
Herbie Hancock
|
"Speak Like a Child"
|
|
|
2006
|
Sonny Rollins
|
"Why Was I Born?"
|
|
|
2007
|
Michael Brecker
|
"Some Skunk Funk"
|
|
|
2008
|
"Anagram"
|
|
|
2009
|
Terence Blanchard
|
"Be-Bop"
|
|
|
2010
|
"Dancin' 4 Chicken"
|
|
|
2011
|
Herbie Hancock
|
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
|
|
|
2012
|
Chick Corea
|
"500 Miles High"
|
|
[2]
|
2013
|
Gary Burton & Chick Corea
|
"Hot House"
|
|
[3]
|
2014
|
Wayne Shorter
|
"Orbits"
|
|
[4]
|
2015
|
Chick Corea
|
"Fingerprints"
|
|
[5]
|
2016
|
Christian McBride
|
"Cherokee"
|
|
[6]
|
2017
|
John Scofield
|
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
|
|
[7]
|
2018
|
John McLaughlin
|
"Miles Beyond"
|
|
[8]
|
2019
|
John Daversa
|
"Don't Fence Me In"
|
|
[9]
|
2020
|
Randy Brecker
|
"Sozinho"
|
|
[10]
|
2021
|
Chick Corea
|
"All Blues"
|
|
[11]
|
2022
|
"Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)"
|
|
[12]
|
2023
|
Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese (soloist)
|
"Endangered Species"
|
|
[13]
|
2024
|
Samara Joy
|
Tight
|
|
[14]
|