Year
|
Recipients(s)
|
Work
|
Performing artist(s)
|
Nominees Performers are in parentheses
|
Ref.
|
1964
|
Leonard Feather and Stanley Dance
|
The Ellington Era
|
Duke Ellington
|
|
[3]
|
1965
|
Stanton Catlin and Carleton Beals
|
Mexico (Legacy Collection)
|
Carlos Chávez
|
|
[4]
|
1966
|
Stan Cornyn
|
September of My Years
|
Frank Sinatra
|
|
[5]
|
1967
|
Stan Cornyn
|
Sinatra at the Sands
|
Frank Sinatra
|
|
[6]
|
1968
|
John D. Loudermilk
|
Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse
|
John D. Loudermilk
|
|
[7]
|
1969
|
Johnny Cash
|
At Folsom Prison
|
Johnny Cash
|
|
[8]
|
1970
|
Johnny Cash
|
Nashville Skyline
|
Bob Dylan
|
|
[9]
|
1971
|
Chris Albertson
|
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
|
Bessie Smith
|
|
[10]
|
1972
|
Sam Samudio
|
Sam, Hard and Heavy
|
Sam the Sham
|
|
[11]
|
1973
|
Best Album Notes
|
[12]
|
Tom T. Hall
|
Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits
|
Tom T. Hall
|
|
Best Album Notes – Classical
|
James Lyons
|
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 ("A London Symphony")
|
André Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
|
|
1974
|
Best Album Notes
|
[13]
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
God Is in the House
|
Art Tatum
|
|
Best Album Notes – Classical
|
Glenn Gould
|
Hindemith: Sonatas for Piano Complete
|
The Villa Musica Ensemble
|
|
1975
|
Best Album Notes
|
[14]
|
Charles R. Townsend
|
For the Last Time
|
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
|
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
The Hawk Flies
|
Coleman Hawkins
|
Best Album Notes – Classical
|
Rory Guy
|
The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold
|
Willy Mattes (conductor) with a solo by Ulf Hoelscher
|
|
1976
|
Best Album Notes
|
[15]
|
Pete Hamill
|
Blood on the Tracks
|
Bob Dylan
|
|
Best Album Notes – Classical
|
Gunther Schuller
|
Footlifters: A Century of American Marches
|
Gunther Schuller conducting the All-Star Band
|
|
1977
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
The Changing Face of Harlem: Savoy Sessions
|
Various Artists
|
|
[16]
|
1978
|
George T. Simon
|
Bing Crosby: A Legendary Performer
|
Bing Crosby
|
|
[17]
|
1979
|
Michael Brooks
|
A Bing Crosby Collection, Volumes 1 and 2
|
Bing Crosby
|
|
[18]
|
1980
|
Bob Porter & James Patrick
|
Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy Sessions · Savoy
|
Charlie Parker
|
|
[19]
|
1981
|
David McClintock
|
Trilogy: Past Present Future · Reprise
|
Frank Sinatra
|
|
[20]
|
1982
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
Erroll Garner: Master of the Keyboard · Book of the Month Records
|
Erroll Garner
|
|
[21]
|
1983
|
John Chilton and Richard Sudhalter
|
Giants of Jazz: Bunny Berigan · Time-Life
|
Bunny Berigan
|
- Gary Giddins – Duke Ellington 1941 (Duke Ellington & His Orchestra) (Smithsonian)
- Thornton Hagert – An Experiment in Modern Music: Paul Whiteman at Aeolian Hall (Paul Whiteman) (Smithsonian)
- William Ivey – The Greatest Country Music Recordings of All Time (Various Artists) (Franklin Mint Record Society)
- William Ivey and Bob Pinson – 60 Years of Country Music (Various Artists) (RCA)
- Robert Palmer – Young Blood (The Coasters) (Atlantic/DeLuxe)
|
[22]
|
1984
|
Orrin Keepnews
|
The "Interplay" Sessions · Milestone
|
Bill Evans
|
|
[23]
|
1985
|
Gunther Schuller and Martin Williams
|
Big Band Jazz · Smithsonian
|
Various Artists
|
|
[24]
|
1986
|
Peter Guralnick
|
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 · RCA
|
Sam Cooke
|
- Lenny Kaye – Bleecker and McDougal: The Folk Scene of the 1960s (Various Artists) (Elektra)
- Lenny Kaye – Crossroads: White Blues in the 1960s (Various Artists) (Elektra)
- James R. Morris, J.R. Taylor, and Dwight Blocker Bowers – American Popular Song (Various Artists) (Smithsonian/CBS Special Products)
- Neil Tesser – The Girl from Ipanema: The Bossa Nova Years (Stan Getz) (Verve)
|
[25]
|
1987
|
Gary Giddins, Wilfrid Sheed, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Andrew Sarris, Stephen Holden, and Frank Conroy
|
The Voice: The Columbia Years 1943–1952 · Columbia/CBS
|
Frank Sinatra
|
|
[26]
|
1988
|
Orrin Keepnews
|
The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings · Riverside
|
Thelonious Monk
|
- Peter Guralnick – The Complete Sun Sessions (Elvis Presley) (BMG Music/RCA)
- Nolan Porterfield – Jimmie Rodgers on Record: America's Blue Yodeler (Jimmie Rodgers) (Smithsonian)
- Mark Tucker – Singers and Soloists of the Swing Bands (Various Artists) (Smithsonian)
- Charles K. Wolfe – The Bristol Sessions (Various Artists) (Country Music Foundation)
|
[27]
|
1989
|
Anthony DeCurtis
|
Crossroads · Polydor
|
Eric Clapton
|
|
[28]
|
1990
|
Phil Schaap
|
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve · Verve
|
Charlie Parker
|
- Dwight Blocker Bowers – American Musical Theater: Shows, Songs and Stars (Various Artists) (Smithsonian)
- Gene Lees – The Complete Fantasy Recordings (Bill Evans) (Fantasy)
- Howard Wright Marshall, Amy E. Skillman, and Charles Walden – Now That's a Good Tune (Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling) (Grey Eagle)
- Martin Williams, Dick Katz & Francis Davis – Jazz Piano 1898–1964 (Various Artists) (Smithsonian)
|
[29]
|
1991
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
Brownie: The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown · EmArcy
|
Clifford Brown
|
|
[30]
|
1992
|
James Brown, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, Nelson George, and Alan M. Leeds
|
Star Time · Polydor
|
James Brown
|
|
[31]
|
1993
|
Dave Marsh, Jerry Wexler, David Ritz, Thulani Davis, Ahmet Ertegun, Tom Down, and Arif Mardin
|
Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings · Rhino
|
Aretha Franklin
|
|
[32]
|
1994
|
Buck Clayton, Phil Schaap, and Joel E. Siegel
|
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959 · Verve
|
Billie Holiday
|
|
[33]
|
1995
|
Dan Morgenstern and Loren Schoenberg
|
Louis Armstrong: Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man, 1923–1934 · Columbia/Legacy/Smithsonian
|
Louis Armstrong
|
|
[34]
|
1996
|
Rob Bowman
|
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972–1975 · Stax
|
Various Artists
|
|
[35]
|
1997
|
George Avakian, Bob Belden, Bill Kirchner, and Phil Schaap
|
Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings · Columbia
|
Miles Davis and Gil Evans
|
|
[36]
|
1998
|
John Fahey, Luis Kemnitzer, Jon Pankake, Chuck Pirtle, Jeff Place, Neil V. Rosenberg, Lucy Sante, Peter Stampfel, and Eric Von Schmidt
|
Anthology of American Folk Music · Smithsonian Folkways
|
Various Artists
|
|
[37]
|
1999
|
Bob Belden, Todd Coolman, and Michael Cuscuna
|
Miles Davis Quintet 1965–1968 · Columbia/Legacy
|
Miles Davis Quintet
|
- Joel Dorn, Tom Dowd, Andrew Homzy, Patrick Milligan, Sue Mingus, Tina Marisa Rocchio, and Stefano Zenni – Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956–1961 (Charles Mingus) (Rhino)
- Daniel Cooper & Colin Escott – The Complete Hank Williams (Hank Williams) (Mercury Nashville)
- Bill Ivey, Bill C. Malone, Claudia Perry, John W. Rumble, and Ron Wynn – From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music (Various Artists) (Warner Bros. Nashville)
- Sedgwick Clark, Barbara Haws, Kurt Masur, Alan Rich, Robert Sherman, and Steven Smolian – The Historic Broadcasts 1923 to 1987 (The New York Philharmonic) (New York Philharmonic Special Editions)
|
[38]
|
2000
|
Bob Blumenthal
|
The Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Recordings · Impulse
|
John Coltrane
|
|
[39]
|
2001
|
Bob Blumenthal
|
The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955–1961 · Columbia/Legacy
|
Miles Davis and John Coltrane
|
|
[40]
|
2002
|
Walter Mosley
|
...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968–1992) · Warner Archives/Rhino
|
Richard Pryor
|
|
[41]
|
Elijah Wald
|
Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960–2000 The Journey of Chris Strachwitz · Arhoolie
|
Various Artists
|
2003
|
David Evans
|
Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton · Revenant
|
Charlie Patton
|
|
[42]
|
2004
|
Tom Piazza
|
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey · Hip-O
|
Various Artists
|
|
[43]
|
2005
|
Loren Schoenberg
|
The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945–1947) · Mosaic
|
Woody Herman and His Orchestra
|
|
[44]
|
2006
|
Alan Lomax and John Szwed
|
The Complete Library of Congress Recordings · Rounder
|
Jelly Roll Morton
|
|
[45]
|
2007
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It! · Bluebird/Legacy
|
Fats Waller
|
|
[46]
|
2008
|
Bruce Nemerov
|
John Work III: Recording Black Culture · Spring Fed
|
Various Artists
|
|
[47]
|
2009
|
Francis Davis
|
Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition · Columbia/Legacy
|
Miles Davis
|
|
[48]
|
2010
|
Dan Morgenstern
|
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) · Mosaic
|
Louis Armstrong
|
|
[49]
|
2011
|
Robert Gordon
|
Keep an Eye on the Sky · Rhino
|
Big Star
|
|
[50]
|
2012
|
Adam Machado
|
Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s · Arhoolie
|
Various Artists
|
|
[51]
|
2013
|
Billy Vera
|
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles · Concord
|
Ray Charles
|
|
[52]
|
2014
|
Neil Tesser
|
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded) · Pablo/Concord
|
John Coltrane
|
|
[53]
|
2015
|
Ashley Kahn
|
Offering: Live at Temple University · Resonance/Impulse
|
John Coltrane
|
|
[54]
|
2016
|
Joni Mitchell
|
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced · Rhino
|
Joni Mitchell
|
|
[55]
|
2017
|
Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin
|
Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along · Harbinger/Musical Theater Project
|
Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle
|
- Mikal Gilmore – The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection (Kris Kristofferson) (Legacy)
- Ted Olson & Tony Russell – The Knoxville Sessions, 1929–1930: Knox County Stomp (Various Artists) (Bear Family)
- Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley – Ork Records: New York, New York (Various Artists) (Numero)
- Richard Martin – Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890–1900 (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
|
[56] [57]
|
2018
|
Lynell George
|
Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings · Stax
|
Otis Redding
|
|
[58]
|
2019
|
David Evans
|
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris · Dust-to-Digital
|
Various Artists
|
|
[59]
|
2020
|
Steve Greenberg
|
Stax '68: A Memphis Story · Craft Recordings/Stax/Concord
|
Various Artists
|
- Judy Cantor-Navas – The Complete Cuba Jam Sessions (Various Artists) (Craft Recordings)
- Robert Marovich – The Gospel According to Malaco (Various Artists) (Malaco)
- Brendan Greaves – Pedal Steal + Four Corners (Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band) (Paradise of Bachelors)
- Jeff Place – Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Pete Seeger) (Smithsonian Folkways)
|
[60]
|
2021
|
Bob Mehr
|
Dead Man's Pop · Warner
|
The Replacements
|
- Tim Brooks – At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines from the Studio, 1894-1926 (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
- Scott B. Bomar – The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974 (Various Artists) (Bear Family)
- Colin Hancock – The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us from Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
- David Sager – Out of a Clear Blue Sky (Nat Brusiloff) (Rivermont)
|
[61]
|
2022
|
Ricky Riccardi
|
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions, 1946-1966 · Mosaic
|
Louis Armstrong
|
- Ann-Katrin Zimmermann – Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas (Sunwook Kim) (Accentus)
- Kevin Howes – Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (Willie Dunn) (Light In The Attic)
- David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille – Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 (Various Artists) (Archeophone)
- Robert Marovich – The King of Gospel Music: The Life and Music of Reverend James Cleveland (Various Artists) (Malaco)
|
[62]
|
2023
|
Bob Mehr
|
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) · Rhino
|
Wilco
|
|
[63]
|
2024
|
Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker
|
Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
|
Various Arists
|
|
|