Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
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The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976 a separate award was presented for Best Album Notes - Classical. The award recognizes albums with excellent liner notes.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
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2000s
- Grammy Awards of 2005
- Loren Schoenberg (notes writer) for The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
- Grammy Awards of 2004
- Tom Piazza (notes writer) for Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey performed by various artists
- Grammy Awards of 2003
- David H. Evans Jr. (notes writer) for Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton performed by Charley Patton
- Grammy Awards of 2002
- Walter Mosley (notes writer) for Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
- Elijah Wald (notes writer) for Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 the Journey of Chris Strachwitz performed by various artists
- Grammy Awards of 2001
- Bob Blumenthal (notes writer) for Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 performed by Miles Davis & John Coltrane
- Grammy Awards of 2000
- Bob Blumenthal (notes writer) for John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings performed by John Coltrane
1990s
- Grammy Awards of 1999
- Bob Belden, Michael Cuscuna & Todd Coolman (notes writers) for Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 performed by the Miles Davis Quintet
- Grammy Awards of 1998
- Chuck Pirtle, Eric von Schmidt, Jeff Place, John Fahey, Jon Pankake, Kip Lornell, Luc Sante, Luis Kemnitzer, Neil V. Rosenberg & Peter Stampfel (notes writers) for Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by various artists
- Grammy Awards of 1997
- Bill Kirchner, Bob Belden, George Avakian & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
- Grammy Awards of 1996
- Rob Bowman (notes writer) for The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972 - 1975 performed by various artists
- Grammy Awards of 1995
- Dan Morgenstern & Loren Schoenberg (notes writers) for Louis Armstrong - Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man 1923-1934 performed by Louis Armstrong
- Grammy Awards of 1994
- Buck Clayton, Joel E. Siegel & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 performed by Billie Holiday
- Grammy Awards of 1993
Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz, Jerry Wexler, Thulani Davis & Tom Dowd (notes writers) for Queen of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings performed by Aretha Franklin
- Grammy Awards of 1992
- Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown & Nelson George (notes writers) for Star Time performed by James Brown
- Grammy Awards of 1991
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown performed by Clifford Brown
- Grammy Awards of 1990
- Phil Schaap (notes writer) for Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve performed by Charlie Parker
1980s
- Grammy Awards of 1989
- Anthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton
- Grammy Awards of 1988
- Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings performed by Thelonious Monk
- Grammy Awards of 1987
- Andrew Sarris, Frank Conroy, Gary Giddins, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Stephen Holden & Wilfrid Sheed for The Voice - The Columbia Years 1943-1952 performed by Frank Sinatra
- Grammy Awards of 1986
- Peter Guralnick (notes writer) for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 performed by Sam Cooke
- Grammy Awards of 1985
- Gunther Schuller & Martin Williams (notes writers) for Big Band Jazz performed by Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman & others
- Grammy Awards of 1984
- Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for The Interplay Sessions performed by Bill Evans
- Grammy Awards of 1983
- John Chilton & Richard M. Sudhalter (notes writers) for Bunny Berigan - Giants Of Jazz performed by Bunny Berigan
- Grammy Awards of 1982
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for Erroll Garner - Master of the Keyboard performed by Erroll Garner
- Grammy Awards of 1981
- David McClintick (notes writer) for Trilogy: Past, Present and Future performed by Frank Sinatra
- Grammy Awards of 1980
- Bob Porter & James Patrick (notes writers) for Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions performed by Charlie Parker
1970s
- Grammy Awards of 1979
- Michael Brooks (notes writer) for A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II performed by Bing Crosby
- Grammy Awards of 1978
- George T. Simon (notes writer) for Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer performed by Bing Crosby
- Grammy Awards of 1977
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for The Changing Face of Harlem, the Savoy Sessions performed by Various Artists
- Grammy Awards of 1976
- Pete Hamill (notes writer) for Blood on the Tracks performed by Bob Dylan
- Grammy Awards of 1975
- Charles R. Townsend (notes writer) for For the Last Time performed by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for The Hawk Flies performed by Coleman Hawkins
- Grammy Awards of 1974
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for God Is in the House performed by Art Tatum
- Grammy Awards of 1973
- Tom T. Hall (notes writer) for Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits performed by Tom T. Hall
- Grammy Awards of 1972
- Sam Samudio (notes writer) for Sam, Hard and Heavy performed by Sam Samudio
- Grammy Awards of 1971
- Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith
- Grammy Awards of 1970
- Johnny Cash (notes writer) for Nashville Skyline performed by Bob Dylan
1960s
- Grammy Awards of 1969
- Johnny Cash (notes writer) for Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison performed by Johnny Cash
- Grammy Awards of 1968
- John D. Loudermilk (notes writer) for Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse performed by John D. Loudermilk
- Grammy Awards of 1967
- Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for Sinatra at the Sands performed by Frank Sinatra
- Grammy Awards of 1966
- Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for September of My Years performed by Frank Sinatra
- Grammy Awards of 1965
- Carleton Beals & Stanton Catlin (album notes writer) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
- Grammy Awards of 1964
- Stanley Dance & Leonard Feather (notes writers) for The Ellington Era performed by Duke Ellington