Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist

28th Annual Grammy Awards1986

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1984 – September 30, 1985

Wynton Marsalis won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist with "Black Codes From The Underground"

Winners & Nominees 1986

Winner
Nominees
  • Black Codes From The Underground

    Wynton Marsalis

  • Human Nature (Track)

    Miles Davis

  • Magic Touch (Album)

    Stanley Jordan

  • Meet Benny Bailey (Track)

    James Moody

  • Sing Joy Spring (Track)

    Dizzy Gillespie

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
1991 Oscar Peterson The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note All Nominees
1988 Dexter Gordon The Other Side Of Round Midnight All Nominees
1987 Miles Davis Tutu All Nominees
1986 Wynton Marsalis Black Codes From The Underground All Nominees
1985 Wynton Marsalis Hot House Flowers All Nominees
1984 Wynton Marsalis Think Of One All Nominees
1983 Miles Davis We Want Miles All Nominees
1982 John Coltrane Bye Bye Blackbird All Nominees
1981 Bill Evans I Will Say Goodbye All Nominees
1980 Oscar Peterson Jousts All Nominees
1979 Oscar Peterson Montreaux '77 - Oscar Peterson Jam All Nominees