Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals is an arranger's award, recognizing excellence in arrangements that feature instrumental and vocal performance in any combination.

42nd Annual Grammy Awards • 2000

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1998 and Aug 30, 1999

Charlie Haden Quartet West Featuring Shirley Horn won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals with "Lonely Town"

Winners & Nominees 2000

Winner

Nominees

Lonely Town

Alan Broadbent
Day Dream (Track)

Jorge Calandrelli
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (Track)

Johnny Mandel

Livin' La Vida Loca (Single)

Randy Cantor
The Prayer (Track)

David Foster, William Ross

Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Work
2026	Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith, Amanda Taylor	Big Fish	All Nominees
2025	Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Amanda Taylor	Alma	All Nominees
2024	Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Amanda Taylor	In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning	All Nominees
2023	Vincent Mendoza	Songbird (Orchestral Version)	All Nominees
2022	Vincent Mendoza	To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)	All Nominees
2021	Jacob Collier	He Won't Hold You	All Nominees
2020	Jacob Collier	All Night Long	All Nominees
2019	Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman, Justin Wilson	Spiderman Theme	All Nominees
2018	Randy Newman	Putin	All Nominees
2017	Jacob Collier	Flintstones	All Nominees
2016	Maria Schneider	Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)	All Nominees
2015	Billy Childs	New York Tendaberry	All Nominees
2014	Gil Goldstein	Swing Low	All Nominees
2013	Thara Memory, Esperanza Spalding	City Of Roses	All Nominees
2012	Jorge Calandrelli	Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)	All Nominees
2011	Christopher Tin	Baba Yetu	All Nominees
2010	Claus Ogerman	Quiet Nights	All Nominees
2009	Nan Schwartz	Here's That Rainy Day	All Nominees
2008	John Clayton	I'm Gonna Live Till I Die	All Nominees
2007	Jorge Calandrelli	For Once In My Life	All Nominees
2006	Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein, Heitor Pereira	What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?	All Nominees
2005	Victor Vanacore	Over The Rainbow	All Nominees
2004	Vincent Mendoza	Woodstock	All Nominees
2003	Dave Grusin	Mean Old Man	All Nominees
2002	Paul Buckmaster	Drops Of Jupiter	All Nominees
2001	Vincent Mendoza	Both Sides Now	All Nominees
2000	Alan Broadbent	Lonely Town	All Nominees
1999	Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, Stevie Wonder	St. Louis Blues	All Nominees
1998	Slide Hampton	Cotton Tail	All Nominees
1997	Alan Broadbent, David Foster	When I Fall In Love	All Nominees
1996	Rob McConnell	I Get A Kick Out Of You	All Nominees
1995	Lebo Morake, Hans Zimmer	Circle Of Life	All Nominees
1994	David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock	When I Fall In Love	All Nominees
1993	Johnny Mandel	Here's To Life	All Nominees
1992	Johnny Mandel	Unforgettable	All Nominees
1991	Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Clif Magness	The Places You Find Love	All Nominees
1990	Dave Grusin	My Funny Valentine	All Nominees
1989	Jonathan Tunick	No One Is Alone	All Nominees
1988	Frank Foster	Deedles' Blues	All Nominees
1987	David Foster	Somewhere	All Nominees
1986	Nelson Riddle	Lush Life	All Nominees
1985	David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock	Hard Habit To Break	All Nominees
1984	Nelson Riddle	What's New	All Nominees
1983	Jerry Hey, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro	Rosanna	All Nominees
1982	Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones	Ai No Corrida	All Nominees
1981	Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian	Sailing	All Nominees
1980	Michael McDonald	What A Fool Believes	All Nominees
1979	Maurice White	Got To Get You Into My Life	All Nominees
1978	Ian Freebairn-Smith	Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)	All Nominees
1977	James Guercio, Jimmie Haskell	If You Leave Me Now	All Nominees
1976	Ray Stevens	Misty	All Nominees
1975	Joni Mitchell, Tom Scott	Down To You	All Nominees
1974	George Martin	Live And Let Die	All Nominees
1973	Michel Legrand	What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?	All Nominees
1972	Paul McCartney	Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey	All Nominees
1971	Ernie Freeman, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon	Bridge Over Troubled Water	All Nominees
1970	Fred Lipsius	Spinning Wheel	All Nominees
1969	Jimmy L. Webb	Mac Arthur Park	All Nominees
1968	Jimmie Haskell	Ode To Billie Joe	All Nominees
1967	Ernie Freeman	Strangers In The Night	All Nominees
1966	Gordon Jenkins	It Was A Very Good Year	All Nominees
1965	Peter Matz	People	All Nominees
1964	Henry Mancini	Days Of Wine And Roses	All Nominees
1963	Marty Manning	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	All Nominees