Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Jazz musicians who received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year: list of 12 recipients by year.
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented 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, chart position, or critical reception." Album of the Year is the most prestigious category at the Grammy Awards and is one of the general field categories that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959 alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.
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Recipients
| 2008 | Norah Jones American musician (born 1979) |
| 2007 | Joni Mitchell Canadian musician |
| 2007 | Herbie Hancock American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) |
| 1995 | Tony Bennett American singer (1926–2023) |
| 1992 | Sérgio Mendes Brazilian musician (1941–2024) |
| 1970 | Blood, Sweat & Tears American rock music band |
| 1965 | João Gilberto Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019) |
| 1965 | Stan Getz American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) |
| 1959 | Frank Sinatra American singer and actor (1915–1998) |
| 1959 | Henry Mancini American film composer (1924–1994) |
| — | Lew Soloff American musician (1944-2015) |
| — | Jorge Pardo Spanish musician |