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.

54th Annual Grammy Awards • 2012

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2010 and Aug 30, 2011

Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals with "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"

Winners & Nominees 2012

Winner
Nominees

  • Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)

    Jorge Calandrelli

  • Ao Mar

    Vincent Mendoza

  • Moon Over Bourbon Street

    Nicola Tescari

  • Tierney Sutton

    On Broadway

    Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob, Tierney Sutton

  • The Windmills Of Your Mind

    William Ross

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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
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1996 Rob McConnell I Get A Kick Out Of You All Nominees
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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
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1977 James Guercio, Jimmie Haskell If You Leave Me Now All Nominees
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