Best Original Jazz Composition
1961 • 3rd Annual GRAMMY Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1959 and Aug 30, 1960
1961 Winner is Gil Evans And Miles Davis with "Sketches Of Spain"
Sketches Of Spain
Nominees 1961
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Blue Rondo A La Turk
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Blues Suite
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Idiom '59
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Newport Suite (Single)
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Sketch
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Western Suite
Winners
| Year | Winner | Nomination | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Duke Ellington | In The Beginning God | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Lalo Schifrin | Jazz Suite On The Mass Texts | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Lalo Schifrin | The Cat | All Nominees |
| 1964 | Steve Allen, Ray Brown | Gravy Waltz | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Vince Guaraldi | Cast Your Fate To The Wind | All Nominees |
| 1962 | Galt MacDermott | African Waltz | All Nominees |
| 1961 | Miles Davis, Gil Evans | Sketches Of Spain | All Nominees |
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