Best Jazz Fusion Performance
23rd Annual Grammy Awards • 1981
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980
The Manhattan Transfer won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance with "Birdland"
Winners & Nominees 1981
Winner
Nominees
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Birdland
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American Garage (Album)
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An American Concerto (Album)
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Catching The Sun (Album)
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Dream Come True (Album)
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Fun And Games (Album)
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Quincy Jones | Birdland | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Pat Metheny | Letter From Home | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Yellowjackets | Politics | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Pat Metheny | Still Life (Talking) | All Nominees |
| 1987 | David Sanborn, Bob James | Double Vision | All Nominees |
| 1986 | David Sanborn | Straight To The Heart | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Pat Metheny | First Circle | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Pat Metheny | Travels | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Pat Metheny | Offramp | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Winelight | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Manhattan Transfer | Birdland | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Weather Report | 8:30 | All Nominees |
