Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
39th Annual Grammy Awards • 1997
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996
Wayne Shorter won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance with "High Life"
Winners & Nominees 1997
Winner
Nominees
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High Life
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Between The Lines (Album)
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If Four Was One (Album)
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Joined At The Hip (Album)
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Ratamacue (Album)
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | David Sanborn | Inside | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Pat Metheny | Imaginary Day | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Randy Brecker | Into The Sun | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Wayne Shorter | High Life | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Pat Metheny | We Live Here | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Brecker Brothers | Out Of The Loop | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Manhattan Transfer | Sassy | All Nominees |