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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

1981 • 23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980

1981 Winner is George Benson with "Dinorah, Dinorah"

Dinorah, Dinorah

Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones

Nominees 1981

Winners

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

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