Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
2026 • 68th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2024 and Aug 30, 2025
2026 Winner is Christian McBride Big Band with "Without Further Ado, Vol 1"
Nominees 2026
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Without Further Ado, Vol 1
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Orchestrator Emulator
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Lumen
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Basie Rocks!
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Lights on a Satellite
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Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Christian McBride | Without Further Ado, Vol 1 |
| 2025 | Dan Pugach | Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence |
| 2024 | Scotty Barnhart | Basie Swings The Blues |
| 2023 | Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson | Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra |
| 2022 | Christian McBride | For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver |
| 2021 | Maria Schneider | Data Lords |
| 2020 | Brian Lynch | The Omni-American Book Club |
| 2019 | John Daversa | American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom |
| 2018 | Christian McBride | Bringin' It |
| 2017 | Ted Nash | Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom |
| 2016 | Maria Schneider | The Thompson Fields |
| 2015 | Gordon Goodwin | Life In The Bubble |
| 2014 | Włodek Pawlik | Night In Calisia |
| 2013 | Arturo Sandoval | Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) |
| 2012 | Christian McBride | The Good Feeling |
| 2011 | Mingus Big Band | Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard |
| 2010 | New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Book One |
| 2009 | Vanguard Jazz Orchestra | Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard |
| 2008 | Terence Blanchard | A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) |
| 2007 | Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor, WDR Big Band | Some Skunk Funk |
| 2006 | Dave Holland | Overtime |
| 2005 | Maria Schneider | Concert In The Garden |
| 2004 | Michael Brecker | Wide Angles |
| 2003 | Dave Holland | What Goes Around |
| 2002 | Bob Mintzer | Homage To Count Basie |
| 2001 | Joe Lovano | 52nd Street Themes |
| 2000 | Bob Florence | Serendipity 18 |
| 1999 | Grover Mitchell | Count Plays Duke |
| 1998 | Joe Henderson | Joe Henderson Big Band |
| 1997 | Grover Mitchell | Live At Manchester Craftsmen's Guild |
| 1996 | Tom Scott | All Blues |
| 1995 | McCoy Tyner | Journey |
| 1994 | Miles Davis, Quincy Jones | Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux |
| 1993 | McCoy Tyner | The Turning Point |
| 1992 | Dizzy Gillespie | Live At The Royal Festival Hall |
| 1991 | Frank Foster | Basie's Bag |
| 1990 | Miles Davis | Aura |
| 1989 | Gil Evans | Bud & Bird |
| 1988 | Mercer Ellington | Digital Duke |
| 1987 | Doc Severinsen | The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen |
| 1986 | John Barry, Bob Wilber | The Cotton Club - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| 1985 | Count Basie | 88 Basie Street |
| 1984 | Rob McConnell | All In Good Time |
| 1983 | Count Basie | Warm Breeze |
| 1982 | Gerry Mulligan | Walk On The Water |
| 1981 | Count Basie | On The Road |
| 1980 | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live |
| 1979 | Thad Jones, Mel Lewis | Live In Munich |
| 1978 | Count Basie | Prime Time |
| 1977 | Duke Ellington | The Ellington Suites |
| 1976 | Michel Legrand, Phil Woods | Images |
| 1975 | Woody Herman | Thundering Herd |
| 1974 | Woody Herman | Giant Steps |
| 1973 | Duke Ellington | Toga Brava Suite |
| 1972 | Duke Ellington | New Orleans Suite |
| 1971 | Miles Davis | Bitches Brew |
| 1970 | Quincy Jones | Walking In Space |
| 1969 | Duke Ellington | And His Mother Called Him Bill |
| 1968 | Duke Ellington | Far East Suite |
| 1966 | Duke Ellington | Ellington '66 |
| 1965 | Laurindo Almeida | Guitar From Ipanema |
| 1964 | Woody Herman | Encore: Woody Herman, 1963 |
| 1963 | Stan Kenton | Adventures In Jazz |
| 1962 | Stan Kenton | West Side Story |
| 1961 | Henry Mancini | Blues And The Beat |