| 2001 | 1995 | Pieces in a Modern Style | William Orbit | Album | 7 |
| 2001 | 1999 | Faith: A Holiday Album | Kenny G | Album | 6 |
| 2001 | 1999 | Audio | Blue Man Group | Album | 4 |
| 2001 | 2000 | Hymns in the Garden | Kirk Whalum | Album | 2 |
| 2001 winner | 1999 | Symphony no. 1 | Joe Jackson | Album | 3 |
| 2002 | 2000 | Unconditional | Kirk Whalum | Album | 3 |
| 2002 | 2001 | Voice | Neal Schon | Album | 1 |
| 2002 | 2001 | A Smooth Jazz Christmas | Dave Koz & Friends | Album | 2 |
| 2002 | 2001 | AArt | Acoustic Alchemy | Album | 1 |
| 2002 winner | 2001 | No Substitution: Live in Osaka | Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather | Album + Live | 1 |
| 2003 | 2001 | The Christmas Message | Kirk Whalum | Album | 2 |
| 2003 | 2001 | Ride | Boney James | Album | 2 |
| 2003 | 2002 | The Power of Love | John Tesh | Album | 1 |
| 2003 | 2002 | Paradise | Kenny G | Album | 3 |
| 2003 winner | 2002 | Just Chillin' | Norman Brown | Album | 2 |
| 2004 | 2002 | Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors | George Winston | Album | 1 |
| 2004 | 2002 | Wishes: A Holiday Album | Kenny G | Album | 2 |
| 2004 | 2003 | N.E.W.S. | Prince | Album | 3 |
| 2004 | 2003 | Peace | Jim Brickman | Album | 3 |
| 2004 winner | 2003 | Mambo sinuendo | Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán | Album | 1 |
| 2005 | 2003 | Saxophonic | Dave Koz | Album | 2 |
| 2005 | 2003 | Music for the Epicurean Harkener | Mason Williams | EP | 1 |
| 2005 | 2004 | Forever, for Always, for Luther | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | 2 |
| 2005 | 2004 | Pure | Boney James | Album | 1 |
| 2005 winner | 2004 | Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar | Various Artists | Album | 1 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Flipside | Jeff Lorber | Album | 4 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Belladonna | Daniel Lanois | Album | 3 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Bloom | Eric Johnson | Album | 3 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Naked Guitar | Earl Klugh | Album | 1 |
| 2006 winner | 2005 | At This Time | Burt Bacharach | Album | 3 |
| 2007 | 2005 | Fire Wire | Larry Carlton | Album | 2 |
| 2007 | 2006 | X | Fourplay | Album | 2 |
| 2007 | 2006 | Wrapped in a Dream | Spyro Gyra | Album | 3 |
| 2007 | 2006 | New Beginnings | Gerald Albright | Album | 1 |
| 2007 winner | 2006 | Fingerprints | Peter Frampton | Album | 2 |
| 2008 | 2007 | Roundtrip | Kirk Whalum | Album | 1 |
| 2008 | 2007 | At the Movies | Dave Koz | Album | 1 |
| 2008 | 2007 | Good to Go-Go | Spyro Gyra | Album | 2 |
| 2008 | 2007 | Italia | Chris Botti | Album | 6 |
| 2008 winner | 2007 | The Mix‐Up | Beastie Boys | Album | 6 |
| 2009 | — | Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One | Larry Carlton | Album + Compilation | 1 |
| 2009 | 2008 | The Spice of Life | Earl Klugh | Album | 2 |
| 2009 | 2008 | Sax for Stax | Gerald Albright | Album | 1 |
| 2009 | 2008 | A Night Before Christmas | Spyro Gyra | Album | 1 |
| 2009 winner | 2008 | Jingle All the Way | Béla Fleck & the Flecktones | Album | 2 |
| 2010 | 2009 | Modern Art | The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman | Album | 1 |
| 2010 | 2009 | In Boston | Chris Botti | Album + Live | 4 |
| 2010 | 2009 | Down the Wire | Spyro Gyra | Album | 1 |
| 2010 | 2009 | Legacy | Hiroshima | Album | 1 |
| 2010 winner | 2009 | Potato Hole | Booker T. | Album | 3 |
| 2011 | 2010 | Pushing The Envelope | Gerald Albright | Album | 1 |
| 2011 | 2010 | Heart and Soul | Kenny G | Album | 3 |
| 2011 | 2010 | Singularity | Robby Krieger | Album | 1 |
| 2011 | 2010 | Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway | Kirk Whalum | Album | 1 |
| 2011 winner | 2010 | Take Your Pick | Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto | Album | 1 |
| 2012 | 2010 | Hello Tomorrow | Dave Koz | Album | 4 |
| 2012 | 2011 | Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney | Jenny Oaks Baker | Album | 1 |
| 2012 | 2011 | E Kahe Malie | Daniel Ho | Album | 1 |
| 2012 | 2011 | Setzer Goes Instru‐Mental! | Brian Setzer | Album | 2 |
| 2012 winner | 2011 | The Road From Memphis | Booker T. Jones | Album | 3 |
| 2013 | 2012 | Four Hands & a Heart, Volume One | Larry Carlton | Album | 1 |
| 2013 | 2012 | 24/7 | Gerald Albright & Norman Brown | Album | 5 |
| 2013 | 2012 | Rumbadoodle | Arun Shenoy | Album | 1 |
| 2013 | 2013 | Live at the Blue Note Tokyo | Dave Koz | Album + Live | 1 |
| 2013 winner | 2012 | Impressions | Chris Botti | Album | 4 |
| 2014 | 2013 | The Beat | Boney James | Album | 5 |
| 2014 | 2013 | Summer Horns | Dave Koz and Friends | Album | 5 |
| 2014 | 2013 | HandPicked | Earl Klugh | Album | 6 |
| 2014 | 2013 | Hacienda | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Album | 3 |
| 2014 winner | 2013 | Steppin’ Out | Herb Alpert featuring Lani Hall | Album | 3 |
| 2015 | 2014 | Nathan East | Nathan East | Album | 5 |
| 2015 | 2014 | Jazz Funk Soul | Jazz Funk Soul | Album | 4 |
| 2015 | 2014 | Wild Heart | Mindi Abair | Album | 7 |
| 2015 | 2014 | Slam Dunk | Gerald Albright | Album | 2 |
| 2015 winner | 2014 | Bass & Mandolin | Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer | Album | 1 |
| 2016 | 2014 | Guitar in the Space Age! | Bill Frisell | Album | 4 |
| 2016 | 2015 | Afrodeezia | Marcus Miller | Album | 10 |
| 2016 | 2015 | The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV | Kirk Whalum | Album + Live | 2 |
| 2016 | 2015 | Love Language | Wouter Kellerman | Album | 1 |
| 2016 winner | 2015 | Sylva | Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest | Album + Live | 13 |
| 2017 | 2016 | Way Back Home - Live From Rochester, NY | Steve Gadd Band | Album + Live | 1 |
| 2017 | 2016 | When You Wish Upon a Star | Bill Frisell | Album | 3 |
| 2017 | 2016 | Human Nature | Herb Alpert | Album | 3 |
| 2017 | 2016 | Unspoken | Chuck Loeb | Album | 1 |
| 2017 winner | 2016 | Culcha Vulcha | Snarky Puppy | Album | 6 |
| 2018 | 2017 | Bad Hombre | Antonio Sánchez | Album | 1 |
| 2018 | 2017 | What If | Jerry Douglas Band | Album | 2 |
| 2018 | 2017 | Mount Royal | Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge | Album | 1 |
| 2018 | 2017 | Spirit | Alex Han | Album | 1 |
| 2018 winner | 2017 | Prototype | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Album | 2 |
| 2019 | 2017 | Protocol 4 | Simon Phillips | Album | 1 |
| 2019 | 2017 | The Emancipation Procrastination | Christian Scott | Album | 2 |
| 2019 | 2018 | Modern Lore | Julian Lage | Album | 2 |
| 2019 | 2018 | Laid Black | Marcus Miller | Album | 6 |
| 2019 winner | 2018 | Steve Gadd Band | Steve Gadd Band | Album | 2 |
| 2020 | 2019 | Ancestral Recall | Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah | Album | 3 |
| 2020 | 2019 | Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! | Mark Guiliana | Album | 2 |
| 2020 | 2019 | Star People Nation | Theo Croker | Album | 3 |
| 2020 | 2019 | Elevate | Lettuce | Album | 5 |
| 2020 winner | 2019 | Mettavolution | Rodrigo y Gabriela | Album | 15 |
