Grammy Awards of 1963 (original) (raw)
The 5th Grammy Awards were held in 1963. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1962
- Record of the Year
- Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
- Album of the Year (other than classical)
- Vaughn Meader for The First Family
- Song of the Year
- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for "What Kind of Fool Am I" performed by Anthony Newley
- Best New Artist
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Saint-Sa�ns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet
- Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Eileen Farrell & the New York Philharmonic for Gotterdamerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs
- Best Opera Recording
- Georg Solti (conductor), Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price, Giorgio Tozzi, Jon Vickers, & the Rome Opera House Orchestra for Verdi: Aida
- Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
- Otto Klemperer (conductor), Wilhelm Pitz (choir director) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for Bach: St. Matthew Passion
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz
- Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
- Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario and Guests
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Igor Stravinsky (composer and conductor) for Stravinsky: The Flood
- Album of the Year - Classical
- Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz
Comedy
- Best Comedy Performance
- Vaughn Meader for The First Family
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Theme
- Bobby Scott & Ric Marlowe (composers) for "A Taste of Honey"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Baby Elephant Walk"
- Best Background Arrangement
- Marty Manning (arranger) for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" performed by Tony Bennett
Country
- Best Country & Western Recording
- Burl Ives for "Funny Way of Laughin' "
Folk
- Best Folk Performance
- Peter, Paul and Mary for "If I Had a Hammer"
Gospel
- Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical
- Mahalia Jackson for Great Songs of Love and Faith
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
- Stan Getz for "Desafinado"
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Stan Kenton for Adventures in Jazz
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Vince Guaraldi (composer) for "Cast Your Fate to the Winds" performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
Musical Show
- Best Musical Show Album
- Richard Rodgers (composer) for No Strings performed by Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll, Bernice Mass, Noelle Adam, Don Chastain, Mitchell Gregg & Noelle Adam
Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Cover
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Lena...Lovely and Alive performed by Lena Horne
- Best Album Cover, Classical
- Marvin Schwartz (art director) for The Intimate Bach performed by Laurindo Almeida, Virginia Majewski & Vincent de Rosa
Pop
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Peter Paul And Mary for "If I Had a Hammer"
- Best Performance By a Chorus
- The New Christy Minstrels for Presenting the New Christy Minstrels
- Best Performance by a Band for Dancing
- Joe Harnell for Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova
- Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist With Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing
- Peter Nero for The Colorful Peter Nero
- Best Rock and Roll Recording
- Bent Fabric for "Alley Cat"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for Hatari performed by Henry Mancini
- Robert Fine (engineer) for The Civil War, Vol. I performed by Martin Gabel & Frederick Fennell
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra conducted by Fritz Reiner
R&B
- Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
- Ray Charles for "I Can't Stop Loving You"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Charles Laughton for The Story-Teller: A Session With Charles Laughton
Other Grammy Award Years
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