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The Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition was awarded from 1961 to 1967. In 1961 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration. The award was presented to the composer of the music.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
| Year | Winner(s) | Title | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Miles Davis, Gil Evans | Sketches of Spain |
|
[1] |
| 1962 | Galt MacDermot (composer), Cannonball Adderley (performer) | "African Waltz" |
|
[2] |
| 1963 | Vince Guaraldi (composer), Vince Guaraldi Trio (performer) | "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" |
|
[3] |
| 1964 | Steve Allen, Ray Brown (composer), Steve Allen (performer) | "Gravy Waltz" |
|
[4] |
| 1965 | Lalo Schifrin | "The Cat" |
|
[5] |
| 1966 | Lalo Schifrin (composer), Paul Horn (performer) | Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts |
|
[6] |
| 1967 | Duke Ellington | "In the Beginning God" |
|
[7] |
