Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Music award
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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
Until 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
| Year | Work | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
2000s
2010s
2020s
Artists with multiple wins
Artists with multiple nominations
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