Best Instrumental Arrangement
1988 • 30th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1986 and Aug 30, 1987
1988 Winner is The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen with "Take The "A" Train"
Nominees 1988
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Take The "A" Train
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Any Time, Any Season (Track)
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Jive Samba (Track)
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Main Title (Children Of A Lesser God) (Track)
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The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Track)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen, Matthew Whitaker | Super Mario Praise Break |
| 2025 | Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly, John Legend | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 2024 | John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin, Roberto Luis Rodriguez | Folsom Prison Blues |
| 2023 | John Beasley | Scrapple From The Apple |
| 2022 | Charlie Rosen, Jake Silverman | Meta Knight's Revenge (From "Kirby Superstar") |
| 2021 | John Beasley | Donna Lee |
| 2020 | Jacob Collier | Moon River |
| 2019 | John Daversa | Stars And Stripes Forever |
| 2018 | John Williams | Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can |
| 2017 | Jacob Collier | You And I |
| 2016 | Ben Bram, Pentatonix, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola | Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy |
| 2015 | Ben Bram, Pentatonix, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola | Daft Punk |
| 2014 | Gordon Goodwin | On Green Dolphin Street |
| 2013 | Gil Evans | How About You |
| 2012 | Gordon Goodwin | Rhapsody In Blue |
| 2011 | Vincent Mendoza | Carlos |
| 2010 | Bill Cunliffe | West Side Story Medley |
| 2009 | Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman | Define Dancing |
| 2008 | Vincent Mendoza | In A Silent Way |
| 2007 | Chick Corea | Three Ghouls |
| 2006 | Gordon Goodwin | The Incredits |
| 2005 | Slide Hampton | Past Present & Future |
| 2004 | Michael Brecker, Gil Goldstein | Timbuktu |
| 2003 | Thomas Newman | Six Feet Under Title Theme |
| 2002 | Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer | Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" From Children's Corner |
| 2001 | Chick Corea | Spain For Sextet & Orchestra |
| 2000 | Don Sebesky | Chelsea Bridge |
| 1999 | Don Sebesky | Waltz For Debby |
| 1998 | Bill Holman | Straight, No Chaser |
| 1997 | Michael Kamen | An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus) |
| 1996 | Robert Farnon | Lament |
| 1995 | Dave Grusin | Three Cowboy Songs |
| 1994 | Dave Grusin | Mood Indigo |
| 1993 | Rob McConnell | Strike Up The Band |
| 1992 | Dave Grusin | Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy |
| 1991 | Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Ian Prince, Rod Temperton | Birdland |
| 1990 | Dave Grusin | Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War |
| 1989 | Roger Kellaway | Memos From Paradise |
| 1988 | Bill Holman | Take The "A" Train |
| 1987 | Pat (Patrick) Williams | Suite Memories |
| 1986 | Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour | Early A.M. Attitude |
| 1985 | Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock | Grace (Gymnastics Theme) |
| 1984 | Dave Grusin | Summer Sketches '82 |
| 1983 | John Williams | Flying |
| 1982 | Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel | Velas |
| 1981 | Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones | Dinorah, Dinorah |
| 1980 | Claus Ogerman | Soulful Strut |
| 1979 | Robert Freedman, Quincy Jones | The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One |
| 1978 | Harry Betts, Perry Botkin Jr., Barry De Vorzon | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) |
| 1977 | Chick Corea | Leprechaun's Dream |
| 1976 | Pete Carpenter, Mike Post | The Rockford Files |
| 1975 | Pat (Patrick) Williams | Threshold |
| 1974 | Quincy Jones | Summer In The City |
| 1973 | Don Ellis | Theme From The French Connection |
| 1972 | Johnny Allen, Isaac Hayes | Theme From Shaft |
| 1971 | Henry Mancini | Theme From "Z" |
| 1970 | Henry Mancini | Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet |
| 1969 | Mike Post | Classical Gas |
| 1968 | Burt Bacharach | Alfie |
| 1967 | Herb Alpert | What Now My Love |
| 1966 | Herb Alpert | A Taste Of Honey |
| 1965 | Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther |
| 1964 | Quincy Jones | I Can't Stop Loving You |
| 1963 | Henry Mancini | Baby Elephant Walk |