Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

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First awarded 1963		Category of Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (and its subsequent name changes) has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger(s) of the music. Only songs or tracks are eligible, no longer works (e.g. albums). The performing artist does not receive a Grammy, except if he/she is also the arranger.

There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:

From 1963 to 1981 the award was known as Best Instrumental Arrangement

From 1982 to 1983 it was awarded as Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording

From 1984 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Arrangement on an Instrumental

From 1995 to 2014 it was again awarded as Best Instrumental Arrangement

From 2015 it has been awarded as Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella, which also includes vocal arrangements for a cappella performances.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

2010s

Grammy Awards of 2017

Jacob Collier for You and I, performed by Jacob Collier

Nominees

John Beasley for Ask Me Now, performed by John Beasley

Sammy Nestico for Good 'Swing' Wenceslas, performed by The Count Basie Orchestra

Christian Jacob for Linus & Lucy, performed by The Phil Norman Tentet

John Daversa for Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, performed by John Daversa

Ted Nash for We Three Kings, performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Grammy Awards of 2016

Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, performed by Pentatonix

Nominees

Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss for Bruno Mars, performed by Vocally Challenged

Armand Hutton for Do You Hear What I Hear?, performed by Committed

Bob James for Ghost of a Chance, performed by Bob James & Nathan East

John Fedchock for You and The Night and The Music, performed by The John Fedchock New York Big Band

Grammy Awards of 2015

Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kevin Olusola & Kirstin Maldonado for Daft Punk, performed by Pentatonix

Nominees

Pete McGuinness for Beautiful Dreamer, performed by the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra

Gordon Goodwin for Get Smart, performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Alfredo Rodriguez for Guantanamera, performed by Alfredo Rodriguez

Chris Walden for Moon River, performed by Amy Dickson

Grammy Awards of 2014

Gordon Goodwin for On Green Dolphin Street, performed by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Nominees

Kim Richmond for Invitation, performed by The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra

Chuck Owen for Side Hikes - A Ridge Away, performed by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge

Nan Schwartz for Skylark, performed by Amy Dickson

Gil Goldstein for Wild Beauty, performed by the Brussels Jazz Orchestra featuring Joe Lovano

Grammy Awards of 2013

Gil Evans for How About You, performed by The Gil Evans Project

Nominees

Michael Philip Mossman for Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington, performed by the Bobby Sanabria Big Band

Bob Mintzer for Irrequieto, performed by the Bob Mintzer Big Band

Wally Minko for A Night in Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!), performed by Arturo Sandoval

Gordon Goodwin for Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado), performed by Arturo Sandoval

Grammy Awards of 2012

Gordon Goodwin for Rhapsody in Blue

Nominees (artists names, followed by album title, in parentheses)

Peter Jensen for All or Nothing At All (Randy Brecker & The DR Big Band - The Jazz Ballad Song Book)

Clare Fischer for In The Beginning (The Clare Fischer Big Band - Continuum)

Bob Brookmeyer for Nasty Dance (Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Forever Lasting (Live in Tokyo))

Gordon Goodwin for Rhapsody in Blue (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - That's How We Roll)

Carlos Franzetti for Song Without Words (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti - Alborada)

Grammy Awards of 2011

Vince Mendoza for Carlos from the album 54 performed by John Scofield and Metropole Orchestra conducted by Vince Mendoza)

Grammy Awards of 2010

Bill Cunliffe (arranger Resonance Big Band), for "West Side Story Medley"

2000s

Grammy Awards of 2009

Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel for Define Dancing, from WALL-E performed by various artists.

Grammy Awards of 2008

Vince Mendoza for In A Silent Way, performed by Joe Zawinul

Grammy Awards of 2007

Chick Corea for Three Ghouls, performed by Chick Corea

Grammy Awards of 2006

Gordon Goodwin for The Incredits, from The Incredibles soundtrack, performed by various artists

Grammy Awards of 2005

Slide Hampton for "Past Present and Future" performed by The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Grammy Awards of 2004

Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein for "Timbuktu" performed by the Michael Brecker Quindectet

Grammy Awards of 2003

Thomas Newman for "Six Feet Under Title Theme"

Grammy Awards of 2002

Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer for "Debussy: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" performed by Béla Fleck with Joshua Bell & Gary Hoffmann

Grammy Awards of 2001

Chick Corea for "Spain for Sextet & Orchestra"

Grammy Awards of 2000

Don Sebesky for "Chelsea Bridge"

1990s

Grammy Awards of 1999

Don Sebesky for "Waltz for Debby"

Grammy Awards of 1998

Bill Holman for "Straight, No Chaser" performed by The Bill Holman Band

Grammy Awards of 1997

Michael Kamen for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)"

Grammy Awards of 1996

Robert Farnon for "Lament" performed by J. J. Johnson & the Robert Farnon Orchestra

Grammy Awards of 1995

Dave Grusin for "Three Cowboy Songs"

Grammy Awards of 1994

Dave Grusin for "Mood Indigo"

Grammy Awards of 1993

Rob McConnell for "Strike Up the Band" performed by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass

Grammy Awards of 1992

Dave Grusin for "Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy"

Grammy Awards of 1991

Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Ian Prince & Rod Temperton for "Birdland" performed by Quincy Jones

Grammy Awards of 1990

Dave Grusin for "Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War"

1980s

Grammy Awards of 1989

Roger Kellaway for "Memos From Paradise" performed by Eddie Daniels

Grammy Awards of 1988

Bill Holman for "Take The "A" Train" performed by The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen

Grammy Awards of 1987

Patrick Williams for "Suite Memories" performed by Bill Watrous & Patrick Williams

Grammy Awards of 1986

Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour for "Early A.M. Attitude"

Grammy Awards of 1985

Jeremy Lubbock & Quincy Jones for "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" performed by Quincy Jones

Grammy Awards of 1984

Dave Grusin for "Summer Sketches '82"

Grammy Awards of 1983

John Williams for "Flying - Theme From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

Grammy Awards of 1982

Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel for "Velas" performed by Quincy Jones

Grammy Awards of 1981

Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones for "Dinorah, Dinorah" performed by George Benson

Grammy Awards of 1980

Claus Ogerman for "Soulful Strut" performed by George Benson

1970s

Grammy Awards of 1979

Quincy Jones & Robert Freedman for "The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One" performed by various artists

Grammy Awards of 1978

Harry Betts, Perry Botkin, Jr. & Barry De Vorzon for "Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)" performed by Barry De Vorzon

Grammy Awards of 1977

Chick Corea for "Leprechaun's Dream"

Grammy Awards of 1976

Pete Carpenter & Mike Post for "The Rockford Files" performed by Mike Post

Grammy Awards of 1975

Patrick Williams for Threshold

Grammy Awards of 1974

Quincy Jones for "Summer in the City"

Grammy Awards of 1973

Don Ellis for "Theme From The French Connection" performed by the Don Ellis Big Band

Grammy Awards of 1972

Isaac Hayes & Johnny Allen for "Theme From Shaft" performed by Isaac Hayes

Grammy Awards of 1971

Henry Mancini for "Theme From Z"

Grammy Awards of 1970

Henry Mancini for "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet"

1960s

Grammy Awards of 1969

Mike Post for "Classical Gas" performed by Mason Williams

Grammy Awards of 1968

Burt Bacharach for Alfie

Grammy Awards of 1967

Herb Alpert for "What Now My Love" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Grammy Awards of 1966

Herb Alpert for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Grammy Awards of 1965

Henry Mancini for "The Pink Panther Theme"

Grammy Awards of 1964

Quincy Jones for "I Can't Stop Loving You" performed by Count Basie

Grammy Awards of 1963

Henry Mancini for "Baby Elephant Walk"

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