| Year | Arranger | Song | |
|---|
| 2009 | Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman | Define Dancing | |
| 2008 | Joe Zawinul | In a Silent Way | |
| 2007 | Gordon Goodwin | Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes | |
| 2006 | Gordon Goodwin | The Incredits | |
| 2005 | Slide Hampton | Past Present and Future | |
| 2004 | Michael Brecker and Gil Goldstein | Timbuktu | |
| 2003 | Thomas Newman | Six Feet Under | |
| 2002 | Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer | Debussy: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum | |
| 2001 | Chick Corea | Spain for Sextet & Orchestra | |
| 2000 | Don Sebesky | Chelsea Bridge | |
| 1999 | Don Sebesky | Waltz for Debby | |
| 1998 | Bill Holman | Straight, No Chaser | |
| 1997 | Michael Kamen | An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus) | |
| 1996 | Robert Farnon | Lament | |
| 1995 | Dave Grusin | Three Cowboy Songs | |
| 1994 | Dave Grusin | Mood Indigo | |
| 1993 | Rob McConnell | Strike Up the Band | |
| 1992 | Dave Grusin | Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy | |
| 1991 | Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Ian Prince and Rod Temperton | Birdland | |
| 1990 | Dave Grusin | Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War | |
| 1989 | Roger Kellaway | Memos From Paradise | |
| 1988 | Bill Holman | Take The "A" Train | |
| 1987 | Patrick Williams | Suite Memories | |
| 1986 | Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour | Early A.M. Attitude | |
| 1985 | Jeremy Lubbock and Quincy Jones | Grace (Gymnastics Theme) | |
| 1984 | Dave Grusin | Summer Sketches '82 | |
| 1983 | John Williams | Flying - Theme From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
| 1982 | Quincy Jones and Johnny Mandel | Velas | |
| 1981 | Jerry Hey and Quincy Jones | Dinorah, Dinorah | |
| 1980 | Claus Ogerman | Soulful Strut | |
| 1979 | Quincy Jones and Robert Freedman | The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One | |
| 1978 | Harry Betts, Perry Botkin, Jr. and Barry De Vorzon | Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless) | |
| 1977 | Chick Corea | Leprechaun's Dream | |
| 1976 | Pete Carpenter and Mike Post | The Rockford Files | |
| 1975 | Patrick Williams | Threshold | |
| 1974 | Quincy Jones | Summer in the City | |
| 1973 | Don Ellis | Theme From The French Connection | |
| 1972 | Isaac Hayes and Johnny Allen | Theme From Shaft | |
| 1971 | Henry Mancini | Theme From Z | |
| 1970 | Henry Mancini | Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet | |
| 1969 | Mike Post | Classical Gas | |
| 1968 | Burt Bacharach | Alfie | |
| 1967 | Herb Alpert | What Now My Love | |
| 1966 | Herb Alpert | A Taste of Honey | |
| 1965 | Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther Theme | |
| 1964 | Quincy Jones | I Can't Stop Loving You | |
| 1963 | Henry Mancini | Baby Elephant Walk | |