Year
Category |
1989
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1988
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1987
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1986
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1985
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Category
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1984
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1983
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1982
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1981
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1980
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Category
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1979
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1978
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1977
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1976
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1975
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1974
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Hall of Fame
|
Chet Baker
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Kenny Clarke
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Johnny Dodds/
Thad Jones/ Teddy Wilson |
Gil Evans
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Zoot Sims
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Hall of Fame
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Sun Ra
|
Albert Ayler
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Fats Navarro
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Bill Evans
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Max Roach
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Hall of Fame
|
Lennie Tristano
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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Benny Carter
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King Oliver
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Cecil Taylor
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Ben Webster
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Jazz Album
of the Year |
Jack DeJohnette, Audio Visualscapes (Impulse)
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Ornette Coleman, In All Languages (Caravan
Of Dreams)
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Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X (Geffen)
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James Newton, The African Flower (Blue
Note)
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Various Artists, That's The Way I Feel
Now (A Tribute To Thelonious Monk) (A&M)
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Jazz Album of the Year
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Charlie Haden, The Ballad Of The Fallen
(ECM)
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Muhal Richard Abrams, Blue Forever (Black
Saint)
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Old And New Dreams Playing (ECM)
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Full Force (ECM)
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Air, Air Lore (Arista/Novus)
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Jazz Album of the Year
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Charles Mingus, Cumbia And Jazz Fusion
(Atlantic)
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Akiyoshi/Tabackin, Insights (RCA)
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Anthony Braxton, Creative Orchestra Music
1976 (Arista)
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Oscar Peterson & Dizzie Gillespie, (Pablo)
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Cecil Taylor, Silent Tongues
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Keith Jarrett, Solo Concerts
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Big Band
|
Sun Ra Arkestra
|
Sun Ra
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Gil Evans
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Count Basie
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Sun Ra
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Big Band
|
Count Basie
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Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin
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Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin
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Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin
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Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin
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Big Band
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Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin
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Thad Jones - Mel Lewis
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Thad Jones - Mel Lewis
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Thad Jones - Mel Lewis
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Thad Jones - Mel Lewis
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Thad Jones - Mel Lewis
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Acoustic Jazz Group
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Phil Woods
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Phil Woods Quintet
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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago
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Acoustic Jazz Group
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Art Blakey
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Art Blakey
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago
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Acoustic Jazz Group
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Phil Woods Quartet
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Weather Report
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McCoy Tyner
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McCoy Tyner
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McCoy Tyner
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McCoy Tyner
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Electric Jazz Group
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Miles Davis
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Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
|
Ornette Coleman And Prime Time
|
Miles Davis
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Miles Davis
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Electric Jazz Group
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Weather Report
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Weather Report
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Alto Saxophone
|
Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Ornette Coleman
|
Ornette Coleman
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Phil Woods
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Alto Saxophone
|
Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Art Pepper
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Alto Saxophone
|
Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Phil Woods
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Ornette Coleman
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Tenor Saxophone
|
Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Rollins
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Tenor Saxophone
|
Sonny Rollins
|
Sonny Rollins
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Archie Shepp
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Dexter Gordon
|
Sonny Rollins
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Tenor Saxophone
|
Dexter Gordon
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Dexter Gordon
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Dexter Gordon
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Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Rollins
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Baritone Saxophone
|
Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
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Pepper Adams
|
Pepper Adams
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Baritone Saxophone
|
Pepper Adams
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Pepper Adams
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Pepper Adams
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Pepper Adams
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Pepper Adams
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Baritone Saxophone
|
Pepper Adams
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Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
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Soprano Saxophone
|
Steve Lacy
|
Steve Lacy
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Steve Lacy
|
Steve Lacy
|
Steve Lacy
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Soprano Saxophone
|
Steve Lacy
|
Steve Lacy
|
Steve Lacy
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Steve Lacy
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Steve Lacy
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Soprano Saxophone
|
Wayne Shorter
|
Wayne Shorter
|
Wayne Shorter
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Wayne Shorter
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Wayne Shorter
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Wayne Shorter
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Trumpet
|
Wynton Marsalis
|
Wynton Marsalis
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Lester Bowie
|
Lester Bowie
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Wynton Marsalis
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Trumpet
|
Wynton Marsalis
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Lester Bowie
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Lester Bowie
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Dizzy Gillespie
|
Dizzy Gillespie
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Trumpet
|
Dizzy Gillespie
|
Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Trombone
|
Roy Anderson
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Roy Anderson
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Roy Anderson/
Jimmy Knepper |
Jimmy Knepper
|
Jimmy Knepper
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Trombone
|
Jimmy Knepper
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Jimmy Knepper
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Jimmy Knepper
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Jimmy Knepper
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Albert Mangelsdorff
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Trombone
|
Roswell Rudd
|
Roswell Rudd
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Bill Watrous
|
Bill Watrous
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Roswell Rudd
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Vic Dickenson
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Clarinet
|
John Carter
|
John Carter
|
John Carter
|
John Carter
|
John Carter
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Clarinet
|
John Carter
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Anthony Braxton
|
Anthony Braxton
|
Anthony Braxton
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Anthony Braxton
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Clarinet
|
Anthony Braxton
|
Anthony Braxton
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Anthony Braxton
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Benny Goodman
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
|
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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Flute
|
James Newton
|
James Newton
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James Newton
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James Newton
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James Newton
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Flute
|
James Newton
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James Newton
|
James Newton
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Lew Tabackin
|
Lew Tabackin
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Flute
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Sam Rivers
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Hubert Laws
|
Hubert Laws
|
Hubert Laws
|
Hubert Laws
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James Moody
|
1989
|
1988
|
1987
|
1986
|
1985
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1984
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1983
|
1982
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1981
|
1980
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1979
|
1978
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1977
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1976
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1975
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1974
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Drums
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Drums
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
|
Max Roach
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Drums
|
Elvin Jones
|
Elvin Jones
|
Elvin Jones
|
Elvin Jones
|
Elvin Jones
|
Elvin Jones
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Percussion
|
Nana Vasconcelos
|
Nana Vasconcelos
|
Nana Vasconcelos
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Nana Vasconcelos
|
Nana Vasconcelos
|
Percussion
|
Nana Vasconcelos
|
Nana Vasconcelos
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Percussion
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Airto Moreira
|
Vibes
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Vibes
|
Milt Jackson
|
Gary Burton
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Vibes
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Milt Jackson
|
Gary Burton
|
Gary Burton
|
Acoustic Bass
|
Charlie Haden
|
Charlie Haden
|
Charlie Haden
|
Charlie Haden
|
Charlie Haden
|
Acoustic Bass
|
Charlie Haden
|
Charlie Haden
|
Charlie Haden
|
Niels-Henning Orsted- Pedersen
|
Charlie Haden
|
Acoustic Bass
|
Ron Carter
|
Ron Carter
|
Ron Carter
|
Ron Carter
|
Ron Carter
|
Richard Davis
|
Electric Bass
|
Steve Swallow
|
Steve Swallow
|
Steve Swallow
|
Steve Swallow
|
Steve Swallow
|
Electric Bass
|
Steve Swallow
|
Steve Swallow
|
Steve Swallow
|
Jaco Pastorius
|
Jaco Pastorius
|
Electric Bass
|
Jaco Pastorius
|
Jaco Pastorius
|
Stanley Clarke
|
Stanley Clarke
|
Stanley Clarke
|
Stanley Clarke
|
Guitar
|
John Scofield
|
Jim Hall
|
Jim Hall
|
John Scofield
|
Jim Hall
|
Guitar
|
Joe Pass
|
Jim Hall
|
Jim Hall
|
Joe Pass
|
Joe Pass
|
Guitar
|
Jim Hall
|
Joe Pass
|
Jim Hall
|
Jim Hall
|
Joe Pass
|
Jim Hall
|
Piano
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Piano
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Piano
|
Cecil Taylor
|
Cecil Taylor
|
McCoy Tyner
|
McCoy Tyner
|
Keith Jarrett/
McCoy Tyner |
Keith Jarrett/
McCoy Tyner |
Organ
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Organ
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Sun Ra
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Organ
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Jimmy Smith
|
Electric Keyboard
|
Sun Ra
|
Chick Corea
|
Chick Corea
|
Chick Corea
|
Joe Zawinul
|
Electric Keyboard
|
Joe Zawinul
|
Joe Zawinul
|
Chick Corea
|
Joe Zawinul
|
Chick Corea
|
Electric Keyboard
|
Chick Corea
|
Joe Zawinul
|
Joe Zawinul
|
Chick Corea
|
Sun Ra
|
Jan Hammer/
Paul Bley |
Miscellaneous
Instrument |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Misc. Instr.
|
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Howard Johnson
-Tuba |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Misc. Instr.
|
Toots Thielemans
-Harmonica |
Howard Johnson
-Tuba |
Howard Johnson
-Tuba |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
-manzello & stritch |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
-Manzello & Stritch |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
-Manzello & Stritch |
Arranger
|
Benny Carter
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Arranger
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Toshiko Akiyoshi
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Arranger
|
Toshiko Akiyoshi
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans
|
Composer
|
Henry Threadgill
|
Henry Threadgill
|
Carla Bley
|
Carla Bley
|
Carla Bley
|
Composer
|
Carla Bley
|
Carla Bley
|
Toshiko Akiyoshi
|
Toshiko Akiyoshi
|
Carla Bley
|
Composer
|
Charles Mingus
|
Charles Mingus
|
Charles Mingus
|
Charles Mingus
|
Keith Jarrett
|
Duke Ellington
|
Record Label
|
Black Saint/
Soul Note |
Black Saint/
Soul Note |
Black Saint/
Soul Note |
Black Saint/
Soul Note |
Black Saint/
Soul Note |
Record Label
|
Black Saint/
Soul Note |
Elektra Musician
|
Concord Jazz/
Hat Hut |
Concord
|
Inner City/
ECM |
Record Label
|
Inner City
|
Columbia
|
Pablo
|
Pablo
|
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Male Vocalist
|
Joe Williams
|
Bobby McFerrin
|
Bobby McFerrin
|
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Male Vocalist
|
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Male Vocalist
|
Mel Torme
|
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Mel Torme/
Joe Williams |
Joe Williams
|
Joe Williams
|
Female Vocalist
|
Betty Carter
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Female Vocalist
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Female Vocalist
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Sarah Vaughan
|
Ella Fitzgerald
|
Blues Group/Artist
|
Ray Charles
|
Ray Charles
|
Ray Charles
|
Ray Charles
|
Ray Charles
|
Blues Group/Artist
|
Ray Charles
|
Ray Charles
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Blues Group/Artist
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Stevie Wonder
|
B.B. King
|
B.B. King
|
Beyond Group/Artist
|
Sting
|
Sting
|
Paul Simon
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Stevie Wonder
|
Beyond Group/Artist
|
Police
|
Donald Fagen
|
Beyond Group/Artist
|
B.B. King
|
B.B. King
|
B.B. King
|
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Violin
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Violin
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Violin
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Stephane Grappelli
|
Joe Venuti
|
Jean-Luc Ponty
|
Jean-Luc Ponty
|
Jean-Luc Ponty
|
Producer
|
Giovanni Bonandrini
|
Giovanni Bonandrini
|
Giovanni Bonandrini
|
Michael Cuscuna
|
Giovanni Bonandrini
|
Producer
|
Giovanni Bonandrini
|
Giovanni Bonandrini
|
Giovanni Bonandrini/ Carl Jefferson
|
Michael Cuscuna
|
Michael Cuscuna
|
Producer
|
Michael Cuscuna
|
Norman Granz
|
Norman Granz
|
Manfred Eicher
|
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Reissue
Of The Year |
Charlie Parker, The Complete Charlie
Parker On Verve (Verve)
|
Herbie Nichols, The Complete Blue Note
Recordings (Mosaic)
|
Duke Ellington, The Blanton/Webster Years
(RCA/Bluebird)/
Thelonious Monk, The Complete Riverside Recordings (Riverside) |
Charles Mingus, The Complete Candid Recordings
(Mosaic)/ Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy (EmArcy/Polygram)
|
Clifford Brown, The Complete Blue Note
And Pacific Jazz Recordings (Mosaic)
|
Reissue Of The Year
|
Thelonious Monk, The Complete Blue Note
Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic)
|
Pee Wee Russell, Pied Piper Of Jazz (Columbia/Commodore)
|
Steve Lacy Evidence (Prestige)
|
Lennie Tristano, Requiem (Atlantic)
|
Charles Mingus, Mingus At Antibes (Atlantic)
|
Reissue Of The Year
|
Charlie Parker, The Savoy Sessions (Arista/Savoy)
|
Lester Young, The Lester Young Story
Vol. II and III (Columbia)
|
Lester Young, Lester Young Story, Vol.
1 (Columbia)
|
Herbie Nichols, The Third World (Blue
Note)
|
Charlie Parker, First Recordings; Art
Tatum, Solo Masterpieces
|
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane
|
Category
Year |
1989
|
1988
|
1987
|
1986
|
1985
|
Category |
1984
|
1983
|
1982
|
1981
|
1980
|
Category |
1979
|
1978
|
1977
|
1976
|
1975
|
1974
|