GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST ALBUM NOTES

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

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

2000s

★ Grammy Awards of 2007

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★ Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for ''If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!'' performed by Fats Waller

★ Grammy Awards of 2006

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★ Alan Lomax John Szwed (notes writer) for ''The Complete Library of Congress Recordings'' performed by Jelly Roll Morton

★ Grammy Awards of 2005

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★ Loren Schoenberg (notes writer) for ''The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)''

★ Grammy Awards of 2004

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★ Tom Piazza (notes writer) for '' performed by various artists

★ Grammy Awards of 2003

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★ David H. Evans Jr. (notes writer) for ''Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton'' performed by Charlie Patton

★ Grammy Awards of 2002

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★ Walter Mosley] (notes writer) for ''...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)'' performed by Richard Pryor

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ Bob Blumenthal (notes writer) for ''John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings'' performed by John Coltrane

1990s

★ Grammy Awards of 1999

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★ AJ Majidian, Michael Cuscuna & Todd Coolman (notes writers) for ''Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968'' performed by the Miles Davis Quintet

★ Grammy Awards of 1998

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ Rob Bowman (notes writer) for ''The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972 - 1975'' performed by various artists

★ Grammy Awards of 1995

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★ 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

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★ 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

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★ Ahmet Ertegün, 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

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★ Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown & Nelson George (notes writers) for ''Star Time'' performed by James Brown

★ Grammy Awards of 1991

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★ Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for ''Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown'' performed by Clifford Brown

★ Grammy Awards of 1990

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★ Phil Schaap (notes writer) for ''Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve'' performed by Charlie Parker

1980s

★ Grammy Awards of 1989

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★ Anthony DeCurtis (notes writer) for ''Crossroads'' performed by Eric Clapton

★ Grammy Awards of 1988

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★ Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for ''Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings'' performed by Thelonious Monk

★ Grammy Awards of 1987

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★ 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

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★ Peter Guralnick (notes writer) for ''Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963'' performed by Sam Cooke

★ Grammy Awards of 1985

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★ 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

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★ Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for ''The Interplay Sessions'' performed by Bill Evans

★ Grammy Awards of 1983

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★ John Chilton & Richard M. Sudhalter (notes writers) for ''Bunny Berigan - Giants of Jazz'' performed by Bunny Berigan

★ Grammy Awards of 1982

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★ Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for '' Erroll Garner - Master of the Keyboard'' performed by Erroll Garner

★ Grammy Awards of 1981

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★ David McClintick (notes writer) for ''Trilogy: Past, Present and Future'' performed by Frank Sinatra

★ Grammy Awards of 1980

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★ Bob Porter & James Patrick (notes writers) for ''Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions'' performed by Charlie Parker

1970s

★ Grammy Awards of 1979

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★ Michael Brooks (notes writer) for ''A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II'' performed by Bing Crosby

★ Grammy Awards of 1978

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★ George T. Simon (notes writer) for ''Bing Crosby - A Legendary Performer'' performed by Bing Crosby

★ Grammy Awards of 1977

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★ Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for ''The Changing Face of Harlem, the Savoy Sessions'' performed by various artists

★ Grammy Awards of 1976

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★ Pete Hamill (notes writer) for ''Blood on the Tracks'' performed by Bob Dylan

★ Grammy Awards of 1975

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★ Charles R. Townsend (notes writer) for ''For the Last Time'' performed by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

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★ Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for ''The Hawk Flies'' performed by Coleman Hawkins

★ Grammy Awards of 1974

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★ Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for ''God Is in the House'' performed by Art Tatum

★ Grammy Awards of 1973

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★ Tom T. Hall (notes writer) for ''Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits'' performed by Tom T. Hall

★ Grammy Awards of 1972

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★ Sam Samudio (notes writer) for ''Sam, Hard and Heavy'' performed by Sam Samudio

★ Grammy Awards of 1971

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★ Chris Albertson (notes writer) for ''The World's Greatest Blues Singer'' performed by Bessie Smith

★ Grammy Awards of 1970

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★ Johnny Cash (notes writer) for ''Nashville Skyline'' performed by Bob Dylan

1960s

★ Grammy Awards of 1969

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★ Johnny Cash (notes writer) for ''Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison'' performed by Johnny Cash

★ Grammy Awards of 1968

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★ John D. Loudermilk (notes writer) for ''Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse'' performed by John D. Loudermilk

★ Grammy Awards of 1967

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★ Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for ''Sinatra at the Sands'' performed by Frank Sinatra

★ Grammy Awards of 1966

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★ Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for ''September of My Years'' performed by Frank Sinatra

★ Grammy Awards of 1965

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★ Carleton Beals & Stanton Catlin (album notes writer) for ''Mexico (Legacy Collection)'' performed by Carlos Chávez

★ Grammy Awards of 1964

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★ Stanley Dance & Leonard Feather (notes writers) for ''The Ellington Era'' performed by Duke Ellington