Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album
Awarded forquality albums of latin instrumental music
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2001
Currently held byCamilo Valencia & Richard Bravo for Made in Miami (2023)
Website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. [1] The award goes to solo artists, duos or groups, producer(s), recording engineer(s) and mixing engineer(s) of 51% or more of the total playing time of the album. [2]

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The award was first presented in 2001 in the pop field under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Album when it was handed out to Nestor Torres for the album This Side Of Paradise. [3] However it wasn't until the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004 when the instrumental field was created and the award received its current denomination Best Instrumental Album which was awarded to Yo-Yo Ma for Obrigado Brazil. [4]

Chick Corea is the biggest winner in this category with two awards. Furthermore, musicians from the United States have received this award on four occasions. The rest of the winners come from Argentina, Cuba, Colombia and Puerto Rico. In 2013, the album Presente by Bajofondo became the first instrumental album to be nominated for Album of the Year.

History

Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana won the peer category Best Pop Instrumental Performance for this award in 2000. Carlos Santana 2.jpg
Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana won the peer category Best Pop Instrumental Performance for this award in 2000.

At the first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony a category intended for instrumental recordings was presented in the pop field under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Performance for singles and tracks only. The winner was Mexican guitarist Santana for the song "El Farol", which also happened to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance that same year, who competed against; Raul di Blasio for "El Despertar Escandalo", Ivan Lins for "Dois Córregos", Frankie Marcos featuring Arturo Sandoval for "Oh Havana, When I Think Of You" and Nestor Torres for "Luna Latina". [5] The following year a category was created under the name of Best Pop Instrumental Album now intended for full albums. In 2004 the category was renamed Best Instrumental Album and moved to the newly created instrumental field which now includes all forms of Latin instrumental music.

Recipients

Jazz flautist Nestor Torres was the first winner of the award under the name Best Pop Instrumental Album. OWWnestortorres.JPG
Jazz flautist Néstor Torres was the first winner of the award under the name Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Yo-Yo Ma, 2004 winner, the first recipient of this award under its current denomination. MX MM YO-YOMA (cropped).jpg
Yo-Yo Ma, 2004 winner, the first recipient of this award under its current denomination.
Two-time winners Bajofondo. Bajofondo Tangoclub.jpg
Two-time winners Bajofondo.
Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sanchez won the award in 2005. Kenny Werner Quartet, 21 mei 2014 Lantaren Venster Rotterdam - David Sanchez (51280865486).jpg
Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sánchez won the award in 2005.
Bebo Valdes winner in 2006. Bebo Valdes - 2008 (cropped).jpg
Bebo Valdés winner in 2006.
2010 winner Arturo Sandoval. Arturo Sandoval photo.jpg
2010 winner Arturo Sandoval.
Two-time winner Hamilton de Holanda. 26 Premio da Musica Brasileira (18083140863).jpg
Two-time winner Hamilton de Holanda.
Toquinho Cremona 5th aug 2010.jpg
Yamandu Costa 2024.jpg
Brazilian musicians Toquinho (top) and Yamandu Costa (bottom) received the award together in 2021 for Toquinho e Yamandu Costa - Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreaux Jazz Festival).
Year [I] Performing artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
2001 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nestor Torres This Side Of Paradise
 [3]
2002 Flag of Cuba.svg Chucho Valdés Canciones Inéditas
 [6]
2003 Flag of Argentina.svg Bajofondo Tango Club Bajofondo Tango Club
[7]
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Yo-Yo Ma Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert
 [4]
2005 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg David Sánchez Coral
 [8]
2006 Flag of Cuba.svg Bebo Valdés Bebo
  • Banda Mantiqueira – Terra Amantiquira
  • Paquito D'Rivera – The Jazz Chamber Trio
  • Luis Salinas – Luis Salinas Y Amigos En España
  • Mario Adnet & Zé Nogueira – Moacir Santos: Choros y Alegría
 [9]
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Chick Corea & Béla Fleck The Enchantment
 [10]
2008 Flag of Colombia.svg Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá – 40 Años
 [11]
2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Franzetti & Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Eddie Gómez Duets
 [12]
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Arturo Sandoval A Time for Love
[13]
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White Forever
 [14]
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Chick Corea, Paul Motian & Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Eddie Gómez Further Explorations
2013 Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Uruguay.svg Bajofondo Presente
2014 Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Final Night at Birdland
Flag of Venezuela.svg Ed Calle & Mamblue Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue
Flag of Brazil.svg Hamilton de Holanda Samba de Chico
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Michel Camilo & Flag of Spain.svg Tomatito Spain Forever
  • Cesar Camargo Mariano featuring Rudiger Liebermann, Walter Seyfarth & Benoit Fromanger – Joined
  • Gustavo Casenave – Conversations with Vladimir Stowe
  • Daniel Minimalia – Origen
  • Luis Salinas – El Tren
Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel SisoIdentidad
 [15]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Gustavo CasenaveBalance
  • Cuban Sax Quintet – Saxofones Live Sessions
  • Edu Ribeiro, Fábio Peron & Toninho Ferragutti – Folia De Treis
  • Moisés P. Sánchez – Unbalanced Concerto For Ensemble
  • Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet – Yo Soy La Tradición
 [16]
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel MinimaliaTerra
  • Leo Amuedo – Plays Daniel Figueiredo
  • Caetano Brasil – Cartografías
  • Compasses – Sotavento
  • Yamandu Costa featuring Marcelo Jiran – Festejo
 [17]
2021 Flag of Brazil.svg Toquinho & Yamandu Costa Toquinho e Yamandu Costa - Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreaux Jazz Festival)
 [18]
2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Hamilton de Holanda Maxixe Samba Groove
s [19]
2023 Flag of Cuba.svg Camilo Valencia & Richard Bravo Made in Miami
  • Renesito Avich – Tres
  • Cristovão Bastos & Mauro Senise – Choro Negro
  • Jorge Glem & Sam Reider – Brooklyn-Cumana
  • ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent & Emilio Solla – The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute. Ritmo
  • Miguel Zenón, José A. Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn – Romance al Campesino Porteño
 [20]
2024 TBATBA
  • Omar Acosta – Impronta
  • Carlomagno Araya, Jose Valentino & The Latin Music Ensemble – Claude Bolling Goes Latin – Suite for Flute and Latin Music Ensemble
  • Alexis Cárdenas – Capriccio Latino
  • Yamandu Costa & Armandinho Macêdo – Encontro Das Águas
  • Hamilton de Holanda & C4 Trio – Tembla
 [21]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

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