Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition


The Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition was awarded from 1961 to 1967. In 1961 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration. The award was presented to the composer of the music.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
YearCompositionComposerPerformer
1961Sketches of SpainGil Evans & Miles Davis
1962"African Waltz"Galt MacDermotCannonball Adderley
1963"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"Vince GuaraldiVince Guaraldi Trio
1964"Gravy Waltz"Steve Allen & Ray BrownSteve Allen
1965"The Cat"Lalo Schifrin
1966Jazz Suite on the Mass TextsLalo SchifrinPaul Horn
1967"In the Beginning God"Duke Ellington