Il Grammy Award al migliore album new age (Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album) è un premio Grammy istituito nel 1987 che viene conferito dalla National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nell'ambito dei Grammy Awards all'album discografico new Age migliore secondo l'accademia.
Originariamente chiamato Migliore registrazione New Age, il premio è stato assegnato per la prima volta al musicista svizzero Andreas Vollenweider nel 1987 per il suo album Down to the Moon. Dal 1988 al 1991 la categoria era conosciuta come Miglior interpretazione New Age. Dal 1992 il premio è stato presentato come Grammy Award al migliore album new age.
A partire dal 2001, i destinatari del premio includevano i produttori, gli ingegneri e/o i mixer associati al lavoro nominato oltre agli artisti della registrazione.
Vincitori e candidati
Migliore registrazione new age (1987)
1987 Down to the Moon - Andreas Vollenweider Rendez-Vous - Jean-Michel Jarre Canyon - Paul Winter A Winter Solstice - AA.VV. (Windham Hill Records) Windham Hill Records Sampler '86 - AA.VV.
Miglior interpretazione new age (1988-1991) 1988 Yusef Lateef - Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony Paul Horn – Traveler Kitarō – The Field Montreaux – Sweet Intentions Patrick O'Hearn – Between Two Worlds Liz Story – Reconciliations 1989 Shadowfax - Folksongs for a Nuclear Village Suzanne Ciani – Neverland Mark Isham – Castalia Steve Khan e Rob Mounsey – Local Color Paul Winter – Down in Belgorod 1990 Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ Enya – Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) Mark Isham – Tibet Andreas Vollenweider – Dancing with the Lion Paul Winter – Icarus 1991 Mark Isham - Mark Isham Acoustic Alchemy – Caravan of Dreams Michael Hedges – Taproot Mannheim Steamroller – Yellowstone: The Music of Nature Mysterious Voices of Bulgaria – Balkan Paul Winter – Earth: Voices of a Planet
Miglior album new age
Anni 1990 1992 Fresh Aire 7 - Chip Davis In the Wake of the Wind - David Arkenstone Hotel Luna - Suzanne Ciani Borrasca - Ottmar Liebert Canyon Dreams - Tangerine Dream 1993 Shepherd Moons - Enya Dream - Kitarō Esperanto - Shadowfax Rockoon - Tangerine Dream Dare to Dream - Yanni 1994 Spanish Angel - Paul Winter Consort Banba - Clannad The Hours Between Night and Day - Ottmar Liebert e Luna Negra 220 Volt Live - Tangerine Dream In My Time - Yanni 1995 Prayer for the Wild Things - Paul Winter Acoustic Planet - Craig Chaquico Mandala - Kitarō The Garden - Michael Nesmith Turn of the Tides - Tangerine Dream 1996 Forest - George Winston Dream Suite - Suzanne Ciani An Enchanted Evening - Kitarō Trust - Patrick O'Hearn Tyranny of Beauty - Tangerine Dream 1997 The Memory of Trees - Enya Arcanum - Acoustic Alchemy Pianissimo II - Suzanne Ciani Lore - Clannad Opium - Ottmar Liebert e Luna Negra 1998 Oracle - Michael Hedges Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! - Enigma Voyager - Mike Oldfield Oceanic - Vangelis Canyon Lullaby - Paul Winter
1999 Landmarks - Clannad Sound of Wind Driven Rain - William Ackerman The Water Garden - Alex De Grassi Gaia Onbashira - Kitarō Grand Passion - John Tesh
Anni 2000
2000 Celtic Solstice - Paul Winter Citizen of the World - David Arkenstone Turning - Suzanne Ciani Inside Monument Valley - Paul Horn e R. Carlos Nakai Inner Voices - R. Carlos Nakai Plains - George Winston 2001 Thinking of You - Kitarō Whisper to the Wild Water - Maire Brennan Highland Cathedral - Phil Coulter East of the Moon - David Lanz In a Distant Place - R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman e Nawang Khechog 2002 A Day Without Rain - Enya Live from Montana - Philip Aaberg Cello Blue - David Darling Ancient - Kitarō Sacred Spirit II: More Chants and Dances of the Native Americans - Sacred Spirit 2003 Acoustic Garden - Tingstad and Rumbel Hearing Voices - William Ackerman An Ancient Journey - Kitarō Fourth World - R. Carlos Nakai Mondo Rama - Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra 2004 One Quiet Night - Pat Metheny Inner Journeys: Myths & Legends - Cusco Solace - Michael Hoppé Red Moon - Peter Kater Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai - Kitarō 2005 Returning - William Ackerman Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey - David Arkenstone Two Horizons - Moya Brennan Piano - Peter Kater American River - Jonathan Elias 2006 Silver Solstice - Paul Winter Consort Music in the Key of Om - Jack DeJohnette Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 2 - Kitarō People of Peace - R. Carlos Nakai Quartet Montana – A Love Story - George Winston 2007 Amarantine - Enya A posteriori - Enigma Beyond Words - Gentle Thunder con Will Clipman ed AmoChip Dabney Elements Series: Fire - Peter Kater The Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider - Andreas Vollenweider 2008 Crestone - Paul Winter Consort Faces of the Sun - Peter Kater Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 3 - Kitarō One Guitar - Ottmar Liebert Southwest - Eric Tingstad 2009 Peace Time - Jack DeJohnette Meditations - William Ackerman Pathfinder - Will Clipman Ambrosia - Peter Kater The Scent of Light - Ottmar Liebert e Luna Negra
Anni 2010 2010 Prayer for Compassion - David Darling Faith - Jim Brickman Laserium for the Soul - Henta In a Dream - Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins e Jaques Morelenbaum Impressions of the West Lake - Kitarō 2011 Miho: Journey to the Mountain - Paul Winter Consort Ocean - Michael Brant DeMaria Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 - Kitarō Dancing Into Silence - R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton e Will Clipman Instrumental Oasis, Vol 4 - Zamora 2012 What's It All About - Pat Metheny Northern Seas - Al Conti Gaia - Michael Brant DeMaria Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame - Peter Kater Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 - Zamora 2013 Echoes of Love - Omar Akram Live Ananda - Krishna Das Bindu - Michael Brant DeMaria Deep Alpha - Steven Halpern Light Body - Peter Kater Troubadours of the Rhine - Loreena McKennitt 2014 Love's River - Laura Sullivan Lux - Brian Eno Illumination - Peter Kater Final Call - Kitarō Awakening the Fire - Raymond Carlos Nakai e Will Clipman 2015 Winds of Samsara - Ricky Kej e Wouter Kellerman Bhakti - Paul Avgerinos Ritual - Peter Kater e Raymond Carlos Nakai Symphony Live in Istanbul - Kitarō In Love and Longing - Silvia Nakkach e David Darling 2016 Grace - Paul Avgerinos Bhakti Without Borders - Madi Das Voyager - Catherine Duc Love - Peter Kater Asia Beauty - Ron Korb 2017 White Sun II - White Sun Orogen - John Burke Dark Sky Island - Enya Inner Passion - Peter Kater e Tina Guo Rosetta - Vangelis 2018 Dancing on Water - Peter Kater Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 5 - Kitarō Spiral Revelation - Steve Roach Reflection - Brian Eno SongVersation: Medicine - India.Arie 2019 Opium Moon - Opium Moon Hiraeth - Lisa Gerrard e David Kuckhermann Beloved - Snatam Kaur Molecules of Motion - Steve Roach Moku Maluhia – Peaceful Island - Jim Kimo West
Anni 2020
2020 Wings - Peter Kater Fairy Dreams - David Arkenstone Homage to Kindness - David Darling Verve - Sebastian Plano Deva - Deva Premal 2021 More Guitar Stories - Jim West Songs from the Bardo - Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal e Jesse Paris Smith Periphery - Priya Darshini Form//Less - Superposition Meditations - Cory Wong e Jon Batiste 2022 Divine Tides - Stewart Copeland e Ricky Kej Brothers - Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster e Tom Eaton Pangaea - Wouter Kellerman e David Arkenstone Night + Day - Opium Moon Pieces of Forever - Laura Sullivan 2023 Mystic Mirror - White Sun Positano Songs - Will Ackerman Joy - Paul Avgerinos Mantra Americana - Madi Das e Dave Stringer con Bhakti Without Borders The Passenger - Cheryl B. Engelhardt 2024 So She Howls – Carla Patullo ft. Tonality e The Scorchio Quartet Aquamarine – Kirsten Agresta-Copely Moments of Beauty – Omar Akram Some Kind of Peace (Piano Reworks) – Ólafur Arnalds Ocean Dreaming Ocean – David Darling e Hans Christian
2025 Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon Break of Dawn — Ricky Kej Visions Of Sounds De Luxe — Chris Redding Opus — Ryuichi Sakamoto Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn — Anoushka Shankar Warriors Of Light — Radhika Vekaria 2026 Nomadica – Carla Patullo featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality Kuruvinda – Kirsten Agresta-Copely According to the Moon – Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet Into the Forest – Jahnavi Harrison The Colors in My Mind – Chris Redding
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Collegamenti esterni
Album new age