4th Annual Grammy Awards
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| 4th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 29, 1962 |
| Location | Chicago, Los Angeles and New York |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 29, 1962, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1961.[1][2] Henry Mancini won 5 awards.
Award winners
[edit]The following awards were given at the 1961 ceremony (winners in bold).[3]
- Record of the Year
- Henry Mancini for "Moon River"
- Si Zentner for "Up A Lazy River"
- Frank Sinatra for "The Second Time Around"
- Dave Brubeck for "Take Five"
- Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John"
- Album of the Year (other than classical)
- Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie Hall
- John Green for West Side Story (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Nat King Cole for The Nat King Cole Story
- Johnny Mann for Great Band With Great Voices performed by Si Zentner
- Ray Charles for Genius + Soul = Jazz
- Henry Mancini for Breakfast At Tiffany's
- Song of the Year
- Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Moon River" performed by Henry Mancini
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green & Jule Styne (songwriters) for "Make Someone Happy" performed by Perry Como
- Tony Velona (songwriter) for "Lollipops And Roses" performed by Jack Jones
- Jimmy Dean (songwriter) for "Big Bad John" performed by Jimmy Dean
- Hank Cochran (songwriter) for "A Little Bitty Tear" performed by Burl Ives
- Best New Artist
Children's
[edit]- Best Recording for Children
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
- Young Abe Lincoln performed by Original Broadway Cast
- Soupy Sales for The Soupy Sales Show
- David Randolph & James Goodfriend (arrangers) Golden Treasury Of Great Music And Literature performed by Various Artists
- George Bruns (composer) 101 Dalmations performed by Various Artists
Classical
[edit]- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
- Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
- Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Joan Sutherland & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for The Art of the Prima Donna
- Best Opera Recording
- Gabriele Santini (conductor), Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni & the Rome Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama Butterfly
- Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale for Bach: B Minor Mass
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
- Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
- Laurindo Almeida for Reverie for Spanish Guitar
- Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
- Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
- Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Laurindo Almeida (composer and artist) for Discantus
- Igor Stravinsky (composer and artist) for Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra
- Album of the Year - Classical
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrushka
Comedy
[edit]- Best Comedy Performance
- Elaine May & Mike Nichols for An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
- Stan Freberg for Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America
- Bill Dana for Jose Jimenez The Astronaut
- Jonathan Winters Here's Jonathan
- Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks for 2001 Years With Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks
Composing and arranging
[edit]- Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song
- Galt MacDermot for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley
- Bob Merrill (composer) for "Theme From Carnival" performed by Original Broadway Cast
- Dimitri Tiomkin (composer) for The Guns Of Navarone (Motion Picture) performed by Dimitri Tiomkin
- Duke Ellington (composer) for Paris Blues performed by Duke Ellington
- Nino Rota (composer) for La Dolce Vita performed by Nino Rota
- Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television
- Henry Mancini (composer) for Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Dimitri Tiomkin (composer) for The Guns Of Navarone (Motion Picture) performed by Dimitri Tiomkin
- Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington for Paris Blues (Motion Picture) performed by Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
- Nino Rota for La Dolce Vita (Motion Picture) performed by Nino Rota
- John Williams for Checkmate performed by John Williams
- Best Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) for "Moon River"
Country
[edit]- Best Country & Western Recording
- Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John"
- LeRoy Van Dyke for "Walk On By"
- Tex Ritter for "Hillbilly Heaven"
- Faron Young for "Hello Walls"
- Burl Ives for "A Little Bitty Tear"
Folk
[edit]- Best Folk Recording
- The Belafonte Folk Singers for Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad
- The Limeliters for The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
- The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem for The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem
- Bill Broonzy for The Big Bill Broonzy Story
- Alan Lomax for Folk Songs Of Britain Vol. I
Gospel
[edit]- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
- Mahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel the Spirit
- The Staple Singers for Swing Low
- Tex Ritter Lincoln Hymns
- Alex Bradford for "Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross"
- Tennessee Ernie Ford for Hymns At Home
Jazz
[edit]- Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)
- André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold Arlen
- Al Hirt for The Greatest Horn In The World
- Modern Jazz Quartet for European Concert
- Erroll Garner for Dreamstreet
- Bill Evans Trio for Bill Evans At The Village Vanguard
- Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
- Stan Kenton for Kenton's West Side Story
- Gil Evans for Out Of The Cool
- Dizzy Gillespie for Gillespiana
- Count Basie And His Orchestra for Basie At Birdland
- Andre Previn for A Touch Of Elegance
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley
- Dave Brubeck (composer) for "Unsquare Dance" performed by Dave Brubeck
- J.J. Johnson (composer) for "Perceptions" performed by Dizzy Gillespie
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for Gillespiana performed by Dizzy Gillespie
- Andre Previn (composer) for "A Touch Of Elegance" performed by Andre Previn
Musical show
[edit]- Best Original Cast Show Album
- Frank Loesser (composer) & the original cast with Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh (composers) for Wildcat performed by original cast including Lucille Ball
- Jerry Herman (composer) for Milk And Honey performed by original cast including Robert Weede, Mimi Benzell, Molly Picon & Lanna Saunders
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green & Jule Styne for Do Re Mi performed by original cast including Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker, John Reardon & Nancy Dussault
- Bob Merrill (composer) for Carnival performed by original cast including Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Mitchell, Kaye Ballard, Pierre Olaf & Jerry Orbach
- Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television
- Irwin Kostal, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin (music directors) & the original cast for West Side Story
Packaging and notes
[edit]- Best Album Cover - Classical
- Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Santini
- Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
- Jim Silke (art director) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
Pop
[edit]- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Lambert, Hendricks & Ross for High Flying
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Johnny Mann for Great Band With Great Voices performed by the Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner Orchestra
- Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
- Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than Dancing
- Henry Mancini for Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Best Rock and Roll Recording
Production and engineering
[edit]- Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording
- Robert Arnold (engineer) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
- Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
- Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
- John Kraus (engineer) for Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America performed by Stan Freberg
R&B
[edit]Spoken
[edit]- Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)
- Leonard Bernstein for Humor in Music
References
[edit]- ^ Bacon, James (1 June 1962). "Stravinsky, Checker Win Annual Grammy Awards". The Evening Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "1961 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "4th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.