4th Annual Grammy Awards
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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Henry Mancini won 5 awards.
Award winners
The following awards were given at the 1961 ceremony (winners in bold).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 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
- 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 Dalmatians performed by Various Artists
Classical
- 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
- 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
- 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"
- Bob Florence (arranger) for "Up A Lazy River" performed by Si Zentner
- J.J. Johnson (arranger) for "Perceptions" performed by Dizzy Gillespie
- Peter Nero (arranger & performer) for New Piano In Town
- George Russell (arranger) for "All About Rosie" performed by Gerry Mulligan
Country
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tutti Camarata (music director) for Parent Trap (Motion Picture) performed by original cast including Hayley Mills
- Ken Darby & Alfred Newman (music directors) for Flower Drum Song (Motion Picture) performed by original cast
- Elvis Presley (performer) for Blue Hawaii (Motion Picture)
- Tutti Camarata (music director) for Babes In Toyland (Motion Picture) performed by original cast including Ann Jillian, Ed Wynn & Ray Bolger
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover - Classical
- Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Santini
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Gould: Ballet Music Fall River Legend Interplay, Latin American Symphonette conducted by Morton Gould
- Meyer Miller (art director) for Golden Age Of English Lute Music performed by Julian Bream
- Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Beethoven Nine Symphonies conducted by Otto Klemperer
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Albeniz Iberia/Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole conducted by Jean Morel
- Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
- Jim Silke (art director) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
- Kenneth Deardoff (art director) for New Orleans - The Living Legend performed by Peter Bocage
- Reid Miles (art director) for Jackie's Bag performed by Jackie McLean
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Breakfast At Tiffany's performed by Henry Mancini
- Robert "Bob" Cato (art director) for A Touch Of Elegance performed by Andre Previn
Pop
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
- Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie Hall
- Billie Holiday for The Essential Billie Holiday (Carnegie Hall Concert)
- Ella Fitzgerald for Mr. Paganini
- Lena Horne for Lena At The Sands
- Peggy Lee for Basin Street East
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- Jack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses"
- Steve Lawrence for "Portrait Of My Love"
- Andy Williams for "Danny Boy"
- Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John"
- Burl Ives for "A Little Bitty Tear"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Lambert, Hendricks & Ross for High Flying
- The Four Freshman for Voices In Fun
- The Lettermen for "The Way You Look Tonight"
- The Limeliters for The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters
- The Kingston Trio for Close Up
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Johnny Mann for Great Band With Great Voices performed by the Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner Orchestra
- Norman Luboff Choir for This Is Norman Luboff
- Pete King for "Hey, Look Me Over"
- Belafonte Folk Singers for Belafonte Folk Singers At Home And Abroad
- Roger Wagner Chorale for A Song At Twilight
- Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
- Si Zentner for Up a Lazy River
- Les Brown for The Lerner And Loewe Bandbook
- Billy May & Glen Gray for "Shall We Swing?"
- Henry Mancini for Mr. Lucky Goes Latin
- Quincy Jones for I Dig Dancers
- Lawrence Welk for Calcutta
- Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than Dancing
- Henry Mancini for Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Stan Kenton for West Side Story
- Al Hirt for The Greatest Horn In The World
- Andre Previn for A Touch Of Elegance
- Gerry Mulligan for A Concert In Jazz
- Best Rock and Roll Recording
Production and engineering
- Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording
- Robert Arnold (engineer) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
- Robert Fine (engineer) for Stereo 35/MM performed by Enoch Light
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for Great Band With Great Voices performed by Johnny Mann Singers & Si Zentner
- Bill MacMeekin (engineer) for Cozy performed by Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for Breakfast At Tiffany's performed by Henry Mancini
- Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
- Heinrich Keilholtz (engineer) for R. Strauss: Elektra conducted by Karl Bohm
- Chris Parker (engineer) for Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 conducted by Erich Leinsdorf with piano by John Browning
- Walter Ruhlmann & Paul Vavasseur (engineers) for Poulenc: Concerto In G For Organ, Strings And Timpani conducted by Georges Pretre with organ by Maurice Durufle
- Robert Fine (engineer) for Brahms: Symphony No. 2 conducted by William Steinberg
- Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
- John Kraus (engineer) for Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America performed by Stan Freberg
- Rafael O. Valentin (engineer) for X-15 And Other Sounds Of Rockets, Missiles And Jets
- Eddie Brackett (engineer) for The Soupy Sales Show performed by Soupy Sales
- Ted Keep (engineer) for The Alvin Show performed by David Seville
- Bruno Vineis (engineer) for Cartoons In Stereo effects by Bob Prescott
R&B
- Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
- Ray Charles for "Hit the Road Jack"
- LaVerne Baker for Saved
- Ernie K-Doe for "Mother In Law"
- Etta James for "Fool That I Am"
- Jimmy Reed for "Bright Lights, Big City"
Spoken
- Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)
- Leonard Bernstein for Humor in Music
- Various artists for Wisdom: Conversations With The Elder Wise Men Of Our Day Vol. 1
- Dorothy Parker for The World Of Dorothy Parker
- Alexander Scourby & Robert Russell Bennett for The Coming Of Christ
- Hal Holbrook for More Of Hal Holbrook In Mark Twain Tonight!