The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been handed out since 1977. From the year of its inception till 2001 the award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. From 1981 to 1991 except for 1985 the category was presented as separate awards for female and male. American jazz singer Dianne Reeves won the award four times making her the most awarded artist in the category.

Winners: Grammys Best Jazz Vocal Album

Year
Winner/s
Album
2010
Kurt Elling
Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman
2009
Cassandra Wilson
Loverly
2008
Patti Austin
Avant Gershwin
2007
Nancy Wilson
Turned to Blue
2006
Dianne Reeves
Good Night, and Good Luck. (Soundtrack)
2005
Nancy Wilson
R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
2004
Dianne Reeves
A Little Moonlight
2003
Diana Krall
Live in Paris
2002
Dianne Reeves
The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan
2001
Dianne Reeves
In the Moment * Live in Concert
2000
Diana Krall
When I Look in Your Eyes
1999
Shirley Horn
I Remember Miles
1998
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dear Ella
1997
Cassandra Wilson
New Moon Daughter
1996
Lena Horne
An Evening with Lena Horne
1995
Etta James
Mystery Lady * Songs of Billie Holiday
1994
Natalie Cole
Take a Look
1993
Bobby McFerrin
" 'Round Midnight"
1992
Take 6
He Is Christmas
1985
Joe Williams
Nothin' but the Blues
1980
Ella Fitzgerald
Fine and Mellow
1979
Al Jarreau
All Fly Home
1978
Al Jarreau
Look to the Rainbow
1977
Ella Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald and Pass... Again