| 2025 | Dan Pugach Big Band (Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence)beat 4 others- John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band (Returning To Forever)
- The Clayton (Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – And So It Goes)
- Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band (Walk A Mile In My Shoe)
- Miguel Zenón (Golden City)
| Not credited |
| 2024 | Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Scotty Barnhart (Basie Swings The Blues)beat 4 others- ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vincent & Emilio Solla (The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute - Ritmo)
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society (Dynamic Maximum Tension)
- Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest (Olympians)
- Mingus Big Band (The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions)
| Not credited |
| 2023 | Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra (The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra)unverifiedbeat 4 others- John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & the SWR Big Band (Bird Lives)
- Ron Carter & the Jazzaar Festival Big Band directed by Christian Jacob (Remembering Bob Freedman)
- Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & the WDR Big Band conducted by Michael Abene (Center Stage)
- Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows (Architecture of Storms)
| Not credited |
| 2022 | Christian McBride Big Band (For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver)beat 4 others- The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart (Live at Birdland!)
- Jazzmeia Horn and her Noble Force (Dear Love)
- Sun Ra Arkestra (Swirling)
- Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band (Jackets XL)
| Mack Avenue |
| 2021 | Maria Schneider Orchestra (Data Lords)beat 4 others- Gregg August (Dialogues on Race)
- John Beasley (MONK'estra Plays John Beasley)
- Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band (The Intangible Between)
- John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace & the Frankfurt Radio Big Band (Songs You Like A Lot)
| ArtistShare |
| 2020 | Brian Lynch Big Band (The Omni-American Book Club)beat 4 others- Anat Cohen Tentet (Triple Helix)
- Miho Hazama (Dancer In Nowhere)
- Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra (Hiding Out)
- Terraza Big Bang (One Day Wonder)
| Not credited |
| 2019 | John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists (American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom)beat 4 others- Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart (All About That Basie)
- Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band (Presence)
- John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble (All Can Work)
- Jim McNeely & the Frankfurt Radio Big Band (Barefoot Dances and Other Visions)
| Not credited |
| 2018 | Christian McBride Big Band (Bringin' It)beat 4 others- John Beasley (Monk'estra Vol. 2)
- Alan Ferber Big Band (Jigsaw)
- Vince Mendoza & the WDR Big Band Cologne (Homecoming)
- Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge (Whispers on the Wind)
| Mack Avenue |
| 2017 | Ted Nash Big Band (Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom)beat 4 others- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society (Real Enemies)
- John Beasley (Presents Monk'estra, Volume 1)
- John Daversa (Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles)
- Bob Mintzer (All L. A. Band)
| Motéma |
| 2016 | Maria Schneider Orchestra (The Thompson Fields)beat 4 others- Gil Evans Project (Lines of Color)
- Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band (Köln)
- Arturo O'Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (Cuba: The Conversation Continues)
- Patrick Williams (Home Suite Home)
| ArtistShare |
| 2015 | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (Life in the Bubble)beat 4 others- Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (The L. A. Treasures Project)
- Rufus Reid (Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project)
- Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra (Live: Hear the Sound)
- Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Overtime: Music of Bob Brookmeyer)
| Telarc |
| 2014 | Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio, Kalisz Philharmonic (Night in Calisia)beat 4 others- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society (Brooklyn Babylon)
- Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano (Wild Beauty)
- Alan Ferber (March Sublime)
- Dave Slonaker Big Band (Intrada)
| Pawlik/Summit |
| 2013 | Arturo Sandoval (Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You))beat 2 others- Gil Evans Project (Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans)
- Bob Mintzer Big Band (For the Moment)
| Concord Jazz |
| 2012 | Christian McBride Big Band (The Good Feeling)beat 4 others- Randy Brecker with DR Big Band (The Jazz Ballad Song Book)
- Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (40 Acres and a Burro)
- Gerald Wilson Orchestra (Legacy)
- Miguel Zenón (Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook)
| Mack Avenue |
| 2011 | Mingus Big Band (Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard)beat 4 others- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society (Infernal Machines)
- Billy Childs Ensemble featuring the Ying String Quartet (Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2)
- Dave Holland Octet (Pathways)
- Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza (54)
| Jazz Workshop/Sue Mingus Music |
| 2010 | New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (Book One)beat 4 others- Bob Florence Limited Edition (Legendary)
- John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble (Eternal Interlude)
- Sammy Nestico and The SWR Big Band (Fun Time)
- University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band (Lab 2009)
| Not credited |
| 2009 | Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard)beat 4 others- Vince Mendoza (Blauklang)
- Joe Lovano with WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra (Symphonica)
- Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (Act Your Age)
- Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band (Appearing Nightly)
| Planet Arts |
| 2008 | Terence Blanchard (A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina))beat 4 others- Bob Florence (Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition)
- The Bill Holman Band (Hommage)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra (Sky Blue)
- Charles Tolliver Big Band (With Love)
| Blue Note |
| 2007 | Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln (Some Skunk Funk)beat 4 others- Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestra (Spirit Music)
- The Joe Lovano Ensemble (Streams of Expression)
- Mingus Big Band (Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note)
- The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Up From The Skies, Music of Jim McNeely)
| Telarc/BHM Productions |
| 2006 | Dave Holland (Overtime)beat 4 others- John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble (A Blessing)
- The Bill Holman Band (Bill Holman Band: Live)
- Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty (I Am Three)
- The Chris Walden Big Band (Home of My Heart)
| Dare2/Sunnyside |
| 2005 | Maria Schneider (Concert in the Garden)beat 4 others- Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra (Get Well Soon)
- John LaBarbera Big Band (On The Wild Side)
- David Sánchez (Coral)
- The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (The Way: Music of Slide Hampton)
| ArtistShare |
| 2004 | Michael Brecker (Wide Angles)beat 4 others- Wayne Bergeron Big Band (You Call This a Living?)
- The Carla Bley Big Band (Looking for America)
- Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (XXL)
- Gerald Wilson Orchestra (New York, New Sound)
| Verve |
| 2003 | Dave Holland (What Goes Around)beat 4 others- Slide Hampton and SWR Big Band (Jazz Matinee)
- Mingus Big Band (Tonight at Noon... Three or Four Shades of Love)
- Sammy Nestico (This Is the Moment)
- Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Can I Persuade You?)
| ECM |
| 2002 | Bob Mintzer Big Band (Homage to Count Basie)beat 4 others- Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer and the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra (Impulsive!)
- Rob McConnell Tentet (Rob McConnell Tentet)
- Jim McNeely Tentet (Group Therapy)
- Nicholas Payton (Dear Louis)
| DMP |
| 2001 | Joe Lovano (52nd Street Themes)beat 4 others- Buddy Collette Big Band (The Buddy Collette Big Band In Concert - The Music Of William "Buddy" Collette)
- The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely (Nice Work)
- Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra (Culmination)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra (Allégresse)
| Blue Note |
| 2000 | Bob Florence (Serendipity 18)beat 4 others- Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra (Far East Suite)
- Tom Harrell (Time's Mirror)
- Vince Mendoza (Epiphany)
- Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra (Inspiration)
| MAMA |
| 1999 | Grover Mitchell, Count Basie Orchestra (Count Plays Duke)unverifiedbeat 4 others- The Gerald Wilson Orchestra (Theme for Monterey)
- Jon Faddis (Remembrances)
- The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Lickety Split - Music of Jim McNeely)
- Bill Holman and The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra (Further Adventures)
| Not listed |
| 1998 | Joe Henderson (Big Band)unverifiedbeat 4 others- J.J. Johnson (The Brass Orchestra)
- Phil Woods and The Festival Orchestra (Celebration!)
- The Bill Holman Band (Brilliant Corners)
- Anthony Wilson (Anthony Wilson)
| Verve |
| 1997 | Grover Mitchell (Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Marcus Roberts with The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (Portraits in Blue)
- Mingus Big Band (Live in Time)
- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (Even Canadians Get the Blues)
- Maria Schneider Orchestra (Coming About)
| Blue Jackel |
| 1996 | Tom Scott, GRP All-Star Big Band (All Blues)unverifiedbeat 4 others- The Gerald Wilson Orchestra (State Street Sweet)
- Joe Lovano (Rush Hour)
- Steve Slagle (Mingus Big Band) (Gunslinging Birds)
- The Bill Holman Band (A View from the Side)
| GRP |
| 1995 | McCoy Tyner (Journey)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Bob Mintzer Big Band (Only in New York)
- Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra (Evanescence)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi (Desert Lady / Fantasy)
- Carla Bley (Big Band Theory)
| Birdology |
| 1994 | Miles Davis & Quincy Jones (Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Johnny Otis and His Orchestra (Spirit of the Black Territory Bands)
- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (Our 25th Year)
- Jimmy Heath (Little Man, Big Band)
- Tom Scott conducting The GRP All-Star Big Band (Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!)
| Not listed |
| 1993 | McCoy Tyner (The Turning Point)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Benny Carter Big Band and The Rutgers University Orchestra (Harlem Renaissance)
- GRP All-Star Big Band (GRP All-Star Big Band)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (Carnegie Hall Concert)
- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (Brassy and Sassy)
| Birdology |
| 1992 | Dizzy Gillespie (Live at the Royal Festival Hall)unverifiedbeat 5 others- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (The Brass is Back)
- Jay McShann (Paris All-Star Blues (A Tribute to Charlie Parker))
- Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band (Once More with Feeling)
- Charlie Haden (Dream Keeper)
- Bob Mintzer (Art of the Big Band)
| Enja |
| 1991 | Frank Foster (Basie's Bag)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Bob Florence (Treasure Chest)
- Mel Lewis (The Definitive Thad Jones (Volume 2: Live from the Village Vanguard))
- Lionel Hampton (Cookin' in the Kitchen)
- Louis Bellson and His Jazz Orchestra (Airmail Special)
| Not listed |
| 1990 | Miles Davis (Aura)unverifiedbeat 4 others- McCoy Tyner Big Band (Uptown/Downtown)
- The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Frank Foster (The Legend, The Legacy)
- Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (The Definitive Thad Jones)
- The Duke Ellington Orchestra conducted by Mercer Ellington (Music is My Mistress)
|  Columbia |
| 1989 | Gil Evans (Bud and Bird)unverifiedbeat 4 others- The Gene Harris All Star Big Band (Tribute to Count Basie)
- Illinois Jacquet and His Big Band (Jacquet's Got It!)
- Richard Stoltzman (Ebony)
- Bill Holman (Bill Holman Band)
| King |
| 1988 | Mercer Ellington (Digital Duke)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Woody Herman and His Big Band (Woody's Gold Star)
- The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen (The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Volume II)
- Louis Bellson and His Jazz Orchestra (Louis Bellson and His Jazz Orchestra)
- Patrick Williams (10th Avenue)
| GRP |
| 1987 | Doc Severinsen (The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (Sentimental Journey)
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Let's Dance)
- Woody Herman and His Band (50th Anniversary Tour)
- Mel Lewis (20 Years at The Village Vanguard)
| Amherst |
| 1986 | Bob Wilber & John Barry (The Cotton Club)unverifiedbeat 4 others- George Russell and The Living Time Orchestra (The African Game)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (March of the Tadpoles)
- Louis Bellson (Don't Stop Now!)
- Lionel Hampton (Ambassador at Large)
| Geffen |
| 1985 | Count Basie (88 Basie Street)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Woody Herman Big Band (World Class)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (Ten Gallon Shuffle)
- The Carla Bley Band (Misterioso)
- The Bob Florence Limited Edition (Magic Time)
| Pablo |
| 1984 | Rob McConnell (All in Good Time)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Louis Bellson (The London Gig)
- Bob Florence (Soaring)
- Gil Evans (Priestess)
- Count Basie (Farmer's Market Barbecue)
| Palo Alto |
| 1983 | Count Basie (Warm Breeze)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Bob Florence Big Band (Westlake)
- Woody Herman Band (Live at The Concord Jazz Festival 1981)
- Mel Lewis and The Jazz Orchestra (Make Me Smile and Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer)
- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (Live in Digital)
| Pablo Today |
| 1982 | Gerry Mulligan (Walk on the Water)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (Tribute)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (Tanuki's Night Out)
- Panama Francis and The Savoy Sultans (Panama Francis and The Savoy Sultans - Vol. II)
- Don Menza and His 80's Big Band (Burnin' (Blues for Bird))
| DRG |
| 1981 | Count Basie (On the Road)unverifiedbeat 5 others- Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass (Present Perfect)
- Bob Florence Big Band (Live at Concerts by the Sea)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (Farewell)
- Louis Bellson Big Band (Dynamite)
- Mel Lewis and The Jazz Orchestra (Bob Brookmeyer Composer/Arranger)
| Pablo Today |
| 1980 | Duke Ellington (Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Louis Bellson & The Explosion (Note Smoking)
- Mel Lewis, Thad Jones and Umo (Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO)
- Mel Lewis and The Jazz Orchestra (Naturally)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (Kogun)
| Book-of-the-Month |
| 1979 | The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Live in Munich)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Thad Jones (Thad Jones Greetings and Salutations)
- Dexter Gordon (Sophisticated Giant)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (Insights)
- Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (Big Band Jazz)
| Horizon |
| 1978 | Count Basie (Prime Time)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Woody Herman (The 40th Anniversary, Carnegie Hall Concert)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (Road Time)
- Leon Breeden directing The North Texas State University Lab Band (Lab '76)
- Buddy Rich (Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays)
| Pablo |
| 1977 | Duke Ellington (The Ellington Suites)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Phil Woods (The New Phil Woods Album)
- Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (New Life)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Big Band (Long Yellow Road)
- Dizzy Gillespie and Machito (Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods)
| Pablo |
| 1976 | Michel Legrand & Phil Woods (Images)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Bill Watrous and the Manhattan Wildlife Refuge (The Tiger of San Pedro)
- Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (Potpourri)
- Leon Breeden directing North Texas State University Lab Band (Lab '75)
- Clark Terry (Clark Terry's Big-B-A-D Band Live at The Wichita Jazz Festival)
| RCA Victor |
| 1975 | Woody Herman (Thundering Herd)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others- Patrick Williams (Threshold)
- Les Hooper (Look What They've Done)
- Chuck Mangione (Land of Make Believe)
- Don Sebesky (Giant Box)
| Not listed |
| 1974 | Woody Herman (Giant Steps)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Randy Weston (Tanjah)
- Oliver Nelson (Swiss Suite)
- Gil Evans (Svengali)
- Don Ellis (Soaring)
| Not listed |
| 1973 | Duke Ellington (Togo Brava Suite)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others- Gerry Mulligan (The Age of Steam)
- Maynard Ferguson (M.F. Horn Two)
- Don Ellis Big Band (Connection)
- Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band (All Smiles)
| United Artists |
| 1972 | Duke Ellington (New Orleans Suite)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Woody Herman (Woody)
- Maynard Ferguson (M.F. Horn)
- Count Basie (Afrique)
- Buddy Rich (A Different Drummer)
| Atlantic |
| 1971 | Miles Davis (Bitches Brew)unverifiedbeat 7 others- Johnny Hodges (Three Shades of Blue)
- World's Greatest Jazz Band (Live at The Roosevelt Grill)
- Quincy Jones (Gula Matari)
- Duke Ellington (Duke Ellington - 70th Birthday Concert)
- Don Ellis Big Band (Don Ellis at Fillmore)
- Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (Consummation)
- Paul Desmond (Bridge Over Troubled Water)
| Columbia |
| 1970 | Quincy Jones (Walking in Space)unverifiedbeat 7 others- Don Ellis Big Band (The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground)
- Bob Wilber (The Music of Hoagy Carmichael)
- Count Basie (Standing Ovation)
- Woody Herman (Light My Fire)
- Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (Central Park North)
- Buddy Rich Orchestra (Buddy & Soul)
- Gary McFarland (America the Beautiful)
| A&M/CTI |
| 1969 | Duke Ellington (...And His Mother Called Him Bill)repeatunverifiedbeat 5 others- Erroll Garner (Up In Erroll's Room)
- Buddy Rich Big Band (Mercy, Mercy (Recorded Live at Caesars Palace))
- Don Ellis Big Band (Electric Bath)
- Wes Montgomery (Down Here on the Ground)
- Woody Herman (Concerto for Herd)
| Bluebird/RCA |
| 1968 | Duke Ellington (The Far East Suite)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Woody Herman (Woody Live -- East and West)
- Thad Jones and Mel Lewis (Live at the Village Vanguard)
- Don Ellis Big Band (Live at Monterey)
- Buddy Rich (Big Swing Face)
| Bluebird/RCA |
| 1967 | Not awarded (Not awarded)unverified | Not listed |
| 1966 | Duke Ellington (Ellington '66)unverifiedbeat 6 others- Stan Getz (Mickey One)
- Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller Conducting Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra (Love Theme from The Sandpiper)
- Kenny Burrell and Gil Evans Orchestra (Guitar Forms)
- Paul Horn (Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts)
- Rod Levitt (Insight)
- Wes Montgomery with String Orchestra (Bumpin')
| Reprise |
| 1965 | Laurindo Almeida (Guitar from Ipanema)unverifiedbeat 7 others- Woody Herman (Woody Herman '64)
- Gil Evans (The Individualism of Gil Evans)
- Rod Levitt (The Dynamic Sound Patterns of the Rod Levitt Orchestra)
- Quincy Jones (Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini)
- Miles Davis and Gil Evans Orchestra (Quiet Nights)
- Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle)
- Shelly Manne (My Fair Lady with the Un-original Cast)
| Not listed |
| 1964 | Woody Herman (Encore: Woody Herman, 1963)unverifiedbeat 5 others- Miles Davis (Seven Steps to Heaven)
- Quincy Jones (Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits)
- Al Hirt (Our Man in New Orleans)
- Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band (Gerry Mulligan '63)
- Oliver Nelson Orchestra (Full Nelson)
| Philips |
| 1963 | Stan Kenton (Adventures in Jazz)repeatunverifiedbeat 6 others- Jimmy Smith (Walk on the Wild Side)
- Count Basie (The Legend)
- Miles Davis and Gil Evans (Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall)
- Count Basie Orchestra and Duke Ellington Orchestra (First Time!)
- Dizzy Gillespie (Carnegie Hall Concert)
- Gary McFarland and Stan Getz (Big Band Bossa Nova)
| Capitol |
| 1962 | Stan Kenton (Kenton's West Side Story)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Gil Evans (Out of the Cool)
- Dizzy Gillespie (Gillespiana)
- Count Basie Orchestra (Basie at Birdland)
- Andre Previn (A Touch of Elegance)
| Capitol |
| 1961 | Henry Mancini (The Blues and the Beat)unverifiedbeat 4 others- Quincy Jones (The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones)
- Count Basie (The Count Basie Story)
- Miles Davis and Giles Evans (Sketches of Spain)
- Gerry Mulligan (I'm Gonna Go Fishin')
| RCA Victor |
