Contemporary Jazz Album

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2006 and Aug 30, 2007

2008 Winner is Herbie Hancock with "River: The Joni Letters"

River: The Joni Letters

Year	Winner	Nomination	Actions
2011	The Stanley Clarke Band, Stanley Clarke	The Stanley Clarke Band	All Nominees
2010	Joe Zawinul, Joe Zawinul And The Zawinul Syndicate	75	All Nominees
2009	Randy Brecker	Randy In Brasil	All Nominees
2008	Herbie Hancock	River: The Joni Letters	All Nominees
2007	Béla Fleck	The Hidden Land	All Nominees
2006	Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group	The Way Up	All Nominees
2005	Bill Frisell	Unspeakable	All Nominees
2004	Randy Brecker	34th N Lex	All Nominees
2003	Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group	Speaking Of Now	All Nominees
2002	Marcus Miller	M²	All Nominees
2001	Béla Fleck	Outbound	All Nominees
2000	David Sanborn	Inside	All Nominees
1999	Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group	Imaginary Day	All Nominees
1998	Randy Brecker	Into The Sun	All Nominees
1997	Wayne Shorter	High Life	All Nominees
1996	Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group	We Live Here	All Nominees
1995	Brecker Brothers	Out Of The Loop	All Nominees
1994	Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group	The Road To You	All Nominees
1993	Pat Metheny	Secret Story	All Nominees
1992	Manhattan Transfer	Sassy	All Nominees

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