Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1966 • 8th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1964 and Aug 30, 1965
1966 Winner is Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass with "A Taste Of Honey"
Nominees 1966
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A Taste Of Honey
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Girl Talk (Album)
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The Great Race
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Walk In The Black Forest
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Yakety Axe
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jeff Beck | Nessun Dorma |
| 2010 | Béla Fleck | Throw Down Your Heart |
| 2009 | Eagles | I Dreamed There Was No War |
| 2008 | Joni Mitchell | One Week Last Summer |
| 2007 | George Benson | Mornin' |
| 2006 | Les Paul | Caravan |
| 2005 | Ben Harper | 11th Commandment |
| 2004 | George Harrison | Marwa Blues |
| 2003 | B.B. King | Auld Lang Syne |
| 2002 | Eric Clapton | Reptile |
| 2001 | Brian Setzer | Caravan |
| 2000 | Santana | El Farol |
| 1999 | Brian Setzer | Sleepwalk |
| 1998 | Sarah McLachlan | Last Dance |
| 1997 | Béla Fleck | The Sinister Minister |
| 1996 | Los Lobos | Mariachi Suite |
| 1995 | Booker T & The MG's | Cruisin' |
| 1994 | Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis | Barcelona Mona |
| 1993 | Richard Kaufman | Beauty And The Beast |
| 1992 | Michael Kamen | Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves |
| 1991 | Angelo Badalamenti | Twin Peaks Theme |
| 1990 | Neville Brothers | Healing Chant |
| 1989 | David Sanborn | Close-up |
| 1988 | Larry E. Carlton | Minute By Minute |
| 1987 | Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens | Top Gun Anthem |
| 1986 | Jan Hammer | Miami Vice Theme |
| 1985 | Ray Parker, Jr. | Ghostbusters (Instrumental) |
| 1984 | George Benson | Being With You |
| 1983 | Ernie Watts | Chariots Of Fire Theme (Dance Version) |
| 1982 | Larry E. Carlton, Mike Post | The Theme From Hill Street Blues |
| 1981 | Bob James, Earl Klugh | One On One |
| 1980 | Herb Alpert | Rise |
| 1979 | Chuck Mangione | Children Of Sanchez |
| 1978 | John Williams | Star Wars |
| 1977 | George Benson | Breezin' |
| 1976 | Van McCoy | The Hustle |
| 1975 | Marvin Hamlisch | The Entertainer |
| 1974 | Eumir Deodato | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) |
| 1973 | Billy Preston | Outa-Space |
| 1973 | Isaac Hayes | Black Moses |
| 1972 | Quincy Jones | Smackwater Jack |
| 1968 | Chet Atkins | Chet Atkins Picks The Best |
| 1967 | Herb Alpert | What Now My Love |
| 1966 | Herb Alpert | A Taste Of Honey |
| 1965 | Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther |
| 1964 | Al Hirt | Java |
| 1964 | Count Basie | This Time By Basie! Hits Of The 50's And 60's |
| 1963 | Peter Nero | The Colorful Peter Nero |
| 1963 | Joe Harnell | Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova |
| 1962 | Si Zentner | Up A Lazy River |
| 1962 | Henry Mancini | Breakfast At Tiffany's |
| 1961 | Count Basie | Dance With Basie |
| 1961 | Henry Mancini | Mr. Lucky |
| 1960 | Andre Previn | Like Young |
| 1960 | Duke Ellington | Anatomy Of A Murder |
| 1959 | Count Basie | Basie |
| 1959 | Billy May | Billy May's Big Fat Brass |