Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1972 • 14th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1970 and Aug 30, 1971
1972 Winner is Quincy Jones with "Smackwater Jack"
Nominees 1972
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Smackwater Jack
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Burt Bacharach (Album)
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Theme From Love Story
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Theme From Summer Of '42
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Theme From Summer Of '42
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 |