Juno Award/Best Jazz Album

Der Juno Award für das Best Jazz Album war ein Musikpreis, der von der Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) jährlich im Rahmen der gleichnamigen Preisverleihung verliehen wurde. Er richtete sich an kanadische Künstler, die dem Jazz zuzuordnen sind. Der Preis wurde von 1977 bis 1993 vergeben. Anschließend wurde er in zwei Kategorien aufgeteilt: Juno Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year und Mainstream/Traditional Jazz.

Übersicht

Jahr	Sieger	Album	Nominierungen	Ref.
1977	Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	The Atlantic Suite	Jingle Man — Moe Koffman Travelin' On — Oscar Peterson The Jazz Album — Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Nowhere But Here — Joel Shulman
1978	Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Big Band Jazz	Ed Bickert — Ed Bickert Museum Pieces — Moe Koffman Transformations/Invocation — Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Country Place — Don Thompson
1979	Tommy Banks Big Band feat. Big Miller	Jazz Canada Montreux 1978	Big Band Jazz, Vol. II — Humber College Jazz Ensemble Things Are Looking Up — Moe Koffman Bones Blues — Pete Magadini More Than Ever — Ted Moses
1980	Ed Bickert and Don Thompson	Sackville 4005	Determination — Michael Stuart, Keith Blackley Night Child — Oscar Peterson Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass Again — Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Walking on Air — Jim Galloway
1981	Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Present Perfect	The Book of the Heart — Glen Hall Circles — Don Thompson Entre Amis — Bob Stroup Live in Jazz City — Bob Stroup Tommy Ambrose at Last — Tommy Ambrose with the Doug Riley Band
1982	The Brass Connection	The Brass Connection	Au Privave — Wray Downes and Dave Young Clear Vision — Joe Sealy Jump Street — Peter Leitch Live in Digital — Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
1983	Fraser MacPherson and Oliver Gannon	I Didn't Know About You	Bells — Don Thompson and Rob Piltch Blues Tales in Time — Paul Cram Sometime in Another Life — Peter Leitch and George McFetridge Time Warp — Time Warp
1984	Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	All in Good Time	A New Look — Doug Hamilton and The Brass Connection Bye Bye Baby — Ed Bickert Indian Summer — Fraser MacPherson The Lion's Eyes — Steve Holt
1985	Don Thompson	A Beautiful Friendship	Avenue B — The Bill King Quintet Free for Now — The Oliver Whitehead Quintet MacPherson — Fraser MacPherson The Many Moods of Oliver Jones — Oliver Jones
1986	Oliver Jones	Lights of Burgundy	Atras De Porta — Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Boss Brass & Woods — Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass featuring Phil Woods Doomsday Machine — Denny Christianson Big Band The Rob McConnell Sextet Old Friends/New Music — The Rob McConnell Sextet
1987	Oscar Peterson	If You Could See Me Now	Cafe Alto — Dave Turner Speak Low, Swing Hard —Oliver Jones Trio Streetniks — The Shuffle Demons Trio Jon Ballantyne — Jon Ballantyne
1989	The Hugh Fraser Quintet	Looking Up	Beyond Benghazi — Paul Cram Orchestra Contredanse — Karen Young and Michel Donato In Dew Time — Jane Bunnett Jean Beaudet Quartet — Jean Beaudet Quartet
1990	Jon Ballantyne Trio feat. Joe Henderson	Skydance	Friday the 14th — Bernie Senensky Off Centre — Time Warp Pas de Probleme — The Hugh Fraser Quintet Something's Here — The Edmonton Jazz Ensemble
1991	Mike Murley	Two Sides	The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra — Dave McMurdo Oscar Peterson Live — Oscar Peterson Renee Rosnes — Renee Rosnes Time Warp Live at George's Jazz Room — Time Warp
1992	Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	The Brass Is Back	Climbing — Barry Elmes Gliding — Stan Samole
	Brian Dickinson	In Transition
	Renee Rosnes	For the Moment
1993	P. J. Perry	My Ideal	Brassy and Sassy — Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass Last Call at the Blue Note — Oscar Peterson Trio Rectangle Man — John Stetch Time & Tide — Mike Murley

Einzelnachweise

1. "Quirky mix of nominees for 1994 Junos". The Globe and Mail, 9. Februar 1994.
2. "Worth waiting for: A Juno award in March for best jazz album was one more indication that P.J. Perry's career, more than 35 years on, is finally unfolding as it should". The Globe and Mail, 26. Juni 1993.

Die Kategorien des Juno Awards

Aktuelle Kategorien:
Artist of the Year | Juno Fan Choice Award | Group of the Year | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award | Recording Engineer of the Year | Songwriter of the Year | Album of the Year | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | Alternative Album of the Year | Blues Album of the Year | Children’s Album of the Year | Comedy Album of the Year | Classical Composition of the Year | Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment | Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year | Country Album of the Year | Dance Recording of the Year | Electronic Album of the Year | Francophone Album of the Year | Indigenous Music Album of the Year | Instrumental Album of the Year | International Album of the Year | Jazz Album of the Year – Solo | Jazz Album of the Year – Group | Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year | Pop Album of the Year | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year | Rap Recording of the Year | Recording Package of the Year | Reggae Recording of the Year | Rock Album of the Year | Contemporary Roots Album of the Year | Traditional Roots Album of the Year | Single of the Year | Video of the Year | Vocal Jazz Album of the Year | World Music Album of the Year

Spezialkategorien:
Canadian Music Hall of Fame | Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award | Allan Waters Humanitarian Award

Ehemalige Kategorien:
Best Jazz Album | Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year | Traditional Jazz Album of the Year | Best Roots and Traditional Album | Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo | Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group