Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Awarded for	Quality male jazz vocal performances
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1981
Last awarded	1991
Website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, ^[1] to male recording artists for quality jazz vocal performances (songs or albums). Honors 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]

Prior to 1981, the gender-neutral category of Best Jazz Vocal Performance existed. ^[3] The first award specifically for male performances was presented to George Benson in 1981 for the song "Moody's Mood". The category remained unchanged until 1985, when it was combined with the award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female and presented in the genderless category. Gender-specific awards were once again presented from 1986 until 1991. In 1992, the two categories were combined and presented as the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance. This category was later renamed to Best Jazz Vocal Album beginning in 2001. While the gender-specific award has not been presented since the category merge in 1992, an official confirmation of its retirement has not been announced.

Bobby McFerrin holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of four consecutive wins from 1986 to 1989 (once along with Jon Hendricks). Mel Tormé and Harry Connick, Jr. each received the award twice. An American artist received the award each year it was presented. Tormé holds the record for the most nominations, with six. Mark Murphy and Joe Williams hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with a total of four each.

Recipients

1982 award winner Al Jarreau

Two-time award winner Mel Tormé

Two-time award winner Harry Connick, Jr.

Chronological list of award recipients and nominees along with all nominated works

Year [I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1981	George Benson	"Moody's Mood"	Bill Henderson – Street of Dreams Mark Murphy – Satisfaction Guaranteed Slam Stewart – Sidewalks of New York Mel Tormé – Tormé: A New Album	[4]
1982	Al Jarreau	"(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk"	Johnny Hartman – Once in Every Life Jimmy Rowles – Music's the Only Thing (That's) On My Mind Mel Tormé – Mel Tormé and Friends Recorded Live at Marty's New York City Joe Turner – Have No Fear, Joe Turner Is Here	[5]
1983	Mel Tormé	An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé	Dave Frishberg – The Dave Frishberg Songbook, Volume One Bill Henderson – A Tribute to Johnny Mercer Mark Murphy – Bop for Kerouac Joe Williams – "8 to 5 I Lose"	[6]
1984	Mel Tormé	Top Drawer	Mose Allison – Lessons in Living Dave Frishberg – The Dave Frishberg Songbook, Volume Two Jon Hendricks – Cloudburst Jimmy Witherspoon – Jimmy Witherspoon Sings the Blues with Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans	[7]
1985 [II]	—	—	—	[8]
1986	Bobby McFerrin and Jon Hendricks	"Another Night in Tunisia"	George Benson – "Beyond the Sea" Dave Frishberg – Live at Vine Street Mark Murphy – Mark Murphy Sings Nat's Choice Alan Paul – "Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford"	[9]
1987	Bobby McFerrin	"'Round Midnight"	Grady Tate – "She's Out of My Life" Mel Tormé – An Elegant Evening Joe Williams – I Just Want to Sing Jimmy Witherspoon – Midnight Lady Called the Blues	[10]
1988	Bobby McFerrin	"What Is This Thing Called Love?"	Billy Eckstine and Benny Carter – Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter Dave Frishberg – Can't Take You Nowhere Arthur Prysock – This Guy's in Love With You Joe Williams – Every Night	[11]
1989	Bobby McFerrin	"Brothers"	Mose Allison – Ever Since the World Ended João Gilberto – Live in Montreux Mark Murphy – September Ballads Mel Tormé – A Vintage Year	[12]
1990	Harry Connick, Jr.	When Harry Met Sally...	George Benson – Tenderly Dr. John – In a Sentimental Mood Lou Rawls – At Last Joe Williams – In Good Company	[13]
1991	Harry Connick, Jr.	We Are in Love	Tony Bennett – Astoria: Portrait of the Artist George Benson – Big Boss Band Jon Hendricks – Freddie Freeloader Bobby McFerrin – "Scrapple from the Apple"	[14]

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} Award was combined with the Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female category and presented in a genderless category known as Best Jazz Vocal Performance.

See also

• Jazz portal

• Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
• List of Grammy Award categories

References

General

• "Past Winners Search: Jazz". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved July 8, 2011.

Specific

1. "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 24, 2010.
2. "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
3. "Ol' Blue Eyes, Barbra and Criss Cross Head Grammy Nominees". The Hour . January 14, 1981. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
4. "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominations". Eugene Register-Guard . Vol. 114, no. 121. Eugene, Oregon. February 21, 1981. p. 36. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
5. "24th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard . Vol. 94, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 23, 1982. p. 90. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
6. "25th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard . Vol. 95, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 22, 1983. p. 67. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
7. "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette . Schenectady, New York. January 9, 1984. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
8. "Prince, Turner, Lauper top Grammy nominations". The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec: Canwest. January 11, 1985. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
9. Hunt, Dennis (January 10, 1986). "'We Are The World' Scores In Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times . p. 4. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
10. Hunt, Dennis (January 9, 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs And Lows". Los Angeles Times . p. 4. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
11. Hunt, Dennis (January 15, 1988). "U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times . p. 3. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
12. "List of Grammy nominees". The Blade . Toledo, Ohio: Block Communications. January 13, 1989. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
13. Silverman, David (January 12, 1990). "Grammy Nominations Break With Tradition". Chicago Tribune . Tribune Company. p. 3. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
14. "List of Grammy nominations". Times-News . Hendersonville, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. January 11, 1991. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2010.

External links

• Official site of the Grammy Awards