Grammy Award du meilleur solo de jazz improvisé

Le Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo (« Grammy Award du meilleur solo en improvisation jazz ») est une récompense musicale décernée depuis 1959 à des artistes de jazz lors de la cérémonie des Grammy Awards.

Grammy Award du meilleur solo en improvisation jazz
Nom original	Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Description	Récompense musicale
Organisateur	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Pays	États-Unis
Date de création	1959
Site officiel	grammy.com

Historique

L'intitulé de la catégorie a changé plusieurs fois au cours de son histoire.

Titre donné à la catégorie depuis 1959.

Année	Titre
1959	Best Jazz Performance, Individual
1960	Best Jazz Performance - Soloist
1961 à 1971	Confondu avec Best Jazz Instrumental Album
1972 à 1978	Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
1979 à 1988	Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
1989 et 1990	Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist (on a jazz recording)
1991	Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
1992 à 2008	Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Depuis 2009	Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Liste des lauréats

L'année indiquée est celle de la cérémonie et récompense un travail réalisé l'année précédente.

Année	Artiste récompensé	Composition	Autres nommés et leur composition	Lauréat	Ref.
1959	Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook	Johan Jones – Baubles, Bangles and Beads Jonah Jones – Jumpin’ with Jonah Matty Matlock – Dixieland Story George Shearing – Burnished Brass
1960	Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Swings Lightly	Ruby Braff – Easy Now Urbie Green – Best of New Broadway Show Hits Earl Hines – Quintessential Recording Session Red Norvo – Red Norvo in Hi-Fi Andre Previn – Like Young Bobby Troup – Bobby Troup and His Stars of Jazz
1961 à 1971	Voir Best Jazz Instrumental Album
1972	Bill Evans	The Bill Evans Album	Larry Coryell – Gypsy Queen Dizzy Gillespie – Portrait of Jenny Earl Hines – Quintessential Recording Session Carmen McRae – Carmen McRae Jimmy Rushing – The You and Me That Used to Be
1973	Gary Burton	Alone at Last	Freddie Hubbard – The Hub of Hubbard Tom Scott – Great Scott Sonny Stitt – Tune-Up! McCoy Tyner – Sahara
1974	Art Tatum	God Is in the House	Freddie Hubbard – In a Mist Hubert Laws – Morning Star Clifford Brown – The Beginning and the End Ray Brown – The Very Thought of You
1975	Charlie Parker	First Recordings!	Freddie Hubbard – High Energy Keith Jarrett – Solo Concerts Hubert Laws – In the Beginning McCoy Tyner – Naima
1976	Dizzy Gillespie	Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie	John Coltrane – Giant Steps Jim Hall – Concierto Phineas Newborn Jr – Solo Piano Phil Woods – Images
1977	Count Basie	Basie and Zoot	Jim Hall – Commitment Jaco Pastorius – Donna Lee Art Tatum – Works of Art Clark Terry – Clark Terry and His Jolly Giants Phil Woods – The New Phil Woods Album
1978	Oscar Peterson	The Giants	John Coltrane – Afro Blue Impressions Hank Jones – 'Bop Redux Jaco Pastorius – Heavy Weather Phil Woods – The Phil Woods Six - Live from the Showboat
1979	Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77	Al Cohn – Heavy Love Stan Getz – Stan Getz Gold Dexter Gordon – Sophisticated Giant Woody Shaw – Rosewood
1980	Oscar Peterson	Jousts	Pepper Adams – Reflectory Paul Desmond – Paul Desmond Dexter Gordon – Manhattan Symphonie Zoot Sims – Warm Tenor
1981	Bill Evans	I Will Say Goodbye	Pepper Adams du Helen Merrill Sextet – Chasin' the Bird Hank Jones – I Remember You Jimmy Knepper – Cunningbird Phil Woods – The Phil Woods Quartet, Vol. 1
1982	John Coltrane	Bye Bye Blackbird	Pepper Adams – The Master… Pepper Adams Pete Christlieb – Self Portrait Jimmy Rowles – Music's the Only Thing on My Mind Ira Sullivan – The Incredible Ira Sullivan
1983	Miles Davis	We Want Miles	Tommy Flanagan – The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis Jimmy Rowles – Jimmy Rowles Plays Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Ira Sullivan – Night and Day
1984	Wynton Marsalis	Think of One	Art Blakey – Keystone 3 Chick Corea – Trio Music Sonny Stitt – The Last Stitt Sessions, Vol. I Phil Woods – At the Vanguard
1985	Wynton Marsalis	Hot House Flowers	Pepper Adams, Kenny Wheeler – Live at Fat Tuesday's Tommy Flanagan – Thelonica Ira Sullivan – Ira Sullivan… Does It All Zoot Sims – Quietly There
1986	Wynton Marsalis	Black Codes (From the Underground)	Miles Davis – Human Nature Dizzy Gillespie – Sing Joy Spring track from Vocalese (Manhattan Transfer) Stanley Jordan – Magic Touch James Moody – Meet Benny Bailey track from Vocalese (Manhattan Transfer)
1987	Miles Davis	Tutu	Eddie Daniels – Breakthrough Dizzy Gillespie – Closer to the Source Branford Marsalis – Royal Garden Blues Wynton Marsalis – Insane Asylum
1988	Dexter Gordon	The Other Side of 'Round Midnight	Michael Brecker – Michael Brecker Eddie Daniels – To Bird with Love Branford Marsalis – Cottontail Wynton Marsalis – Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1
1989	Michael Brecker	Don't Try This at Home	Miles Davis – Music from Siesta Branford Marsalis – Random Abstract Wynton Marsalis – The Wynton Marsalis Quartet Live at Blues Alley Rob Wasserman – Duets
1990	Miles Davis	Aura	Chick Corea – Sophisticated Lady Wynton Marsalis – The Majesty of the Blues John Patitucci – Bessie's Blues Andre Previn – After Hours
1991	Oscar Peterson	The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note	Miles Davis – The Hot Spot George Benson – Basie's Bag Stan Getz – Anniversary Branford Marsalis – Crazy People Music
1992	Stan Getz	I Remember You	Dave Grusin – How Long Has This Been Going On? David Sanborn – Another Hand Toots Thielemans – Bluesette Phil Woods – All Bird's Children
1993	Joe Henderson	Lush Life	Randy Brecker – Above and Below Miles Davis – Fantasy Stan Getz – Kenny Barron Soul Eyes Wynton Marsalis – Blue Interlude
1994	Joe Henderson	Miles Ahead	Benny Carter – The More I See You Herbie Hancock – Brasil Lee Ritenour – 4 on 6 Phil Woods – Nostalgico
1995	Benny Carter	Prelude to a Kiss	Michael Brecker – African Skies Chick Corea – Lush Life Charlie Haden – Alone Together Wayne Shorter – Pinocchio
1996	Michael Brecker	Impressions	Kenny Barron – Take the Coltrane Pete Christlieb – But Beautiful Eliane Elias, Herbie Hancock – The Way You Look Tonight Charlie Haden, Hank Jones – Go Down Moses
1997	Michael Brecker	Cabin Fever	Charlie Haden – Now Is the Hour Joe Lovano – Duke Ellington's Sound of Love Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Agua de Beber
1998	Doc Cheatham, Nicholas Payton	Stardust	Buddy DeFranco – You Must Believe in Swing Tommy Flanagan – Dear Old Stockholm Antonio Hart – The Community Brad Mehldau – Blame It on My Youth
1999	Chick Corea, Gary Burton	Rhumbata	Kenny Barron – For Heaven's Sake Randy Brecker – My Funny Valentine Benny Golson – Body & Soul David Liebman – My Favorite Things
2000	Wayne Shorter	In Walked Wayne	Gary Burton – Straight Up and Down Chick Corea – Wigwam Stefon Harris – There Is No Greater Love Chris Potter – In Vogue
2001	Pat Metheny	(Go) Get It	Terence Blanchard – I Thought About You Kenny Barron – Passion Dance Michael Brecker – Outrance Keith Jarrett – I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
2002	Michael Brecker	Chan's Song	Kenny Barron, Regina Carter – Fragile Gary Burton – Lost In a Fog Terence Blanchard – Outrance Pat Martino – All Blues
2003	Herbie Hancock	My Ship	Michael Brecker – Naima Pete Christlieb – Chelsea Bridge Tommy Flanagan – Sunset & The Mockingbird Pat Metheny – Proof
2004	Chick Corea	Matrix	Joey DeFrancesco – All or Nothing At All Keith Jarrett – Butch & Butch Mike Melvoin – All or Nothing At All Pat Martino – Africa
2005	Herbie Hancock	Speak Like a Child	Alan Broadbent – What's New Don Byron – I Want to Be Happy Donny McCaslin – Buleria, Solea Y Rumba John Scofield – Wee
2006	Sonny Rollins	Why Was I Born?	Alan Broadbent – Round Midnight Ravi Coltrane – Away Herbie Hancock – The Source Branford Marsalis – A Love Supreme
2007	Michael Brecker	Some Skunk Funk	Paquito D'Rivera – Paq Man Taylor Eigsti – Freedome Jazz Dance Roy Haynes – Hippidy Hop Branford Marsalis – Hope
2008	Michael Brecker	Anagram	Terence Blanchard – Levees Herbie Hancock – Both Sides Now Hank Jones – Lullaby Paul McCandless – 1000 Kilometers
2009	Terence Blanchard	Be-Bop	Till Brönner – Seven Steps to Heaven Gary Burton, Chick Corea – Waltz for Debby Pat Metheny – Son of Thirteen James Moody – Be-Bop
2010	Terence Blanchard	Dancin' 4 Chicken	Gerald Clayton – All Of You Roy Hargrove – Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey Martial Solal – On Green Dolphin Street Miguel Zenon – Villa Palmeras
2011	Herbie Hancock	A Change is Gonna Come	Alan Broadbent – Solar Keith Jarrett – Body and Soul Hank Jones – Lonely Woman Wynton Marsalis – Van Gogh
2012	Chick Corea	500 Miles High	Randy Brecker – All or Nothing at All Ron Carter – You are My Sunshine Fred Hersch – Work Sonny Rollins – Sonnymoon for Two		align="center"
2013	Gary Burton et Chick Corea	Hot House	Brad Mehldau – Ode Kenny Garrett – J. Mac Chick Corea – Alice in Wonderland Ravi Coltrane – Cross Roads
2014	Wayne Shorter	Orbits (Without a Net)	Terence Blanchard – Don't Run Paquito d'Rivera – Song for Maura Fred Hersch – Song Without Words #4: Duet Donny McCaslin – Stadium Jazz Run
2015	Chick Corea	Fingerprints	Kenny Barron – The Eye of the Hurricane Fred Hersch – You and the Night and the Music Joe Lovano – Recorda Me Brad Mehldau – Sleeping Giant
2016	Christian McBride	Cherokee	John Scofield – Past Present Joshua Redman – Friend or Foe Donny McCaslin – Arbiters of Evolution Joey Alexander – Giant Steps
2017	John Scofield	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Brad Mehldau – I Concentrate on You Fred Hersch – We See Ravi Coltrane – In Movement Joey Alexander – Countdown
2018	John McLaughlin	Miles Beyond	Sara Caswell – Can't Remember Why Billy Childs – Danse of Shiva Fred Hersch – Whisper Not Chris Potter – Llimba
2019	John Daversa	Don't Fence Me In (American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom)	Regina Carter – Some of that Sunshine Fred Hersch – We See Brad Mehldau – De-Dah Miguel Zenón – Cadenas
2020	Randy Brecker	Sozinho	Melissa Aldana – Elsewhere Julian Lage – Tomorrow is the Question Branford Marsalis – The Windup Christian McBride – Sight Seeing
2021	Chick Corea	All Blues	Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah – Guinnevere Regina Carter – Pachamama Gerald Clayton – Celia Joshua Redman – Moe Honk
2022	Chick Corea	Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)	Terence Blanchard – Absence Jon Batiste – Bigger Than Us Kenny Barron – Kick Those Feet Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah – Sackodougou

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