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This is truly the grand-daddy of all awards shows. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognizes outstanding musical achievements. The Grammys always prove to be a night of spectacle and performance that truly can't be missed.

Host: Andy Williams
Date: February 28, 1975
City: in New York

The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Album Of The Year - Classical

  • Winner:
    Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony     Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony; Edinburgh Festival Chorus (solos: Baker, Armstrong) Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
  • Various Artists Ives: The 100th Anniversary
  • Isao Tomita Snowflakes Are Dancing
  • Benjamin Britten conducting the English Chamber Orchestra (solos: Fischer-Dieskau, Pears, Shirley-Quirk) Schumann: Faust
  • Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chors, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (solos: Gedda, Bastin, Veasey, Van Allan) Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust
  • Carlos Kleiber conducting the Dresden State Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus (solos: Mathis, Janowitz, Schreier, Adam) Weber: Der Freischutz

Best Album Notes

  • Winner:
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys     For the Last Time
  • Winner:
    Coleman Hawkins     The Hawk Flies
  • Les Paul, Mary Ford The World Is Still Waiting for the Sunrise
  • Duke Ellington The Pianist

Best Album Notes - Classical

  • Winner:
    solo: Hoeischer; Mattes, conductor     Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  • Davis conducting the Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Mozart: Don Giovanni
  • Ormandy, conductor; Temple University Choirs Rachmaninov: The Bells and 3 Russian Songs
  • Levine conducting the New Philharmonia Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
  • Morris conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 10
  • Kleiber, conductor Weber: Der Freischutz
  • Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Herrmann: Citizen Kane
  • Eichhorn conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra; solos: Moffo, Donath Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel
  • Davis conducting the London Symphony Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust

Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special

Best Album Package

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

  • Winner: Joni Mitchell Down to You
  • Singers Unlimited Where Is Love
  • Singers Unlimited We've Only Just Begun
  • Carol Shive; Mahavishnu Orchestra with the London Symphony Smile of the Beyond
  • Chuck Mangione, Hamilton Philharmonic Land of Make Believe

Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal

  • Albenitz, Giuliani, Granados, etc. Julian and John, Vol. 2

Best Classical Performance - Choral

  • Winner:
    Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (solos: Gedda, Bastin, Veasey, Van Allan)     Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust
  • Russell Burgess conducting the Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Wandsworth School Choir; Benjamin Britten conducting the English Chamber Orchestra Schumann: Faust
  • John Alldis, chorus master, London Philharmonic Choir; Sir Adrian Boult conducting the orchestra Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
  • Aleksander Svenshnikov conducting the USSR Russian Chorus Rachmaninov: Vespers (Mass), Op. 37
  • Jozef Bok, chorus master, Chorus of National Philharmonic Warsaw; Wladyslaw Skoraczewski, chorus master, Pioneer Choir; Andrezej Markowski conducting the Symphony Orchestra of National Philharmonic Penderecki: Utrenja
  • Sir Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra Holst: Choral Symphony
  • Rudolf Kempe conducting the Royal Philharmonic and Brighton Festival Chorus Janacek: Glagolitic Mass (Slavonic Mass)
  • Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra; Robert Page directing the Temple University Choirs Rachmaninov: The Bells

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra

  • Winner:
    David Oistrakh (M. Shostakovich conducting the New Philharmonic)     Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Norbert Hauptmann (von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic) Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E Flat Major
  • Barry Tuckwell (Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) Weber: Concertino in E Minor for Horn and Orchestra
  • Kyung-Wha Chung (Previn conducting the London Symphony) Walton: Violin Concerto; Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
  • Andre Watts (Leinsdorf conducting the London Symphony) Liszt: Todtentunz for Piano and Orchestra; Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
  • Alfred Brendel (Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra) Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major
  • Claudio Arrau (Inbal conducting the London Philharmonic) Chopin: Variations on La ci darem la mano; Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13; Andante Spianato and Gran
  • Itzhak Perlman (Previn conducting the London Symphony) Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony     Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
  • Jose Serebrier conducting the London Philharmonic Ives: Symphony No. 4
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Bernstein Conducts Ravel
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
  • Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Holst: The Planets

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Leontyne Price     Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss
  • Elly Ameling Schubert: Goethe-Lieder
  • Martina Arroyo There's a Meeting Here Tonight
  • Birgit Nilsson, Helge Brilioth Wagner: Duets from Parsifal and Die Walkure
  • Marilyn Horne French and Spanish Songs
  • Julius Eastman Davies: 8 Songs for a Mad King
  • Janet Baker Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
  • Cathy Berberian Cathy Berberian at the Edinburgh Festival
  • Jan DeGaetani Crumb: Night of the Four Moons
  • Sherrill Milnes Amazing Grace (Agnus Dei, Bless the Lord, O My Soul, etc.)

Best Comedy Recording

Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance

  • Winner:
    Chet Atkins, Merle Travis     The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show
  • Floyd Cramer The Young and the Restless
  • Charlie McCoy The Nashville Hit Man
  • Charlie McCoy, Barefoot Jerry Boogie Woogie
  • Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass Nashville Brass in Blue Grass Country

Best Country & Western Song

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Recording

  • Winner:
    Geoff Emerick     Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)
  • Rik Pekkonen, Peter Granet Southern Comfort (Crusaders)
  • Tommy Vicari, Larry Forkner Powerful People (Gino Vannelli)
  • Bill Schnee Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues, Vol. 3 (Lincoln Mayorga)
  • Ken Scott, John Jansen Crime of the Century (Supertramp)

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Winner:
    Kenneth Wilkinson     Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony)
  • Anthony Salvatore Puccini: La Boheme (Solti conducting the London Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Caballe)
  • Isao Tornita Snowflakes Are Dancing (Isao Tomita)
  • Marc Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz Percussion Music (New Jersey Percussion Ensemble)
  • Paul Goodman, Robert Auger Ives: Symphony No. 4 (Serebrier conducting the London Philharmonic)
  • Bud Graham, Ray Moore Bernstein: Candide (original cast)
  • Stanley Tonkel, Ray Moore, Milt Cherin Copland: Appalachian Spring (Copland conducting the Columbia Chamber Players)

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording

Best Gospel Performance

Best Inspirational Performance

Best Instrumental Arrangement

  • Winner:
    Pat Williams     Threshold (Pat Williams)
  • Bob James Night on Bald Mountain
  • Les Hooper Look What They've Done (Les Hooper Big Band)
  • Don Sebesky Firebird/Birds of Fire (Don Sebesky)
  • Les Hooper Circumvent (Les Hooper Big Band)

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Jazz Performance - Big Band

  • Winner:
    Woody Herman     Thundering Herd
  • Don Sebesky Giant Box
  • Pat Williams Threshold
  • Les Hooper Big Band Look What They've Done
  • Chuck Mangione, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Land of Make Believe

Best Jazz Performance - Group

  • Winner:
    Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Niels Pedersen     The Trio
  • Bill Evans The Tokyo Concert
  • McCoy Tyner Sama Layuca
  • Supersax Salt Peanuts
  • Freddie Hubbard High Energy

Best Jazz Performance - Soloist

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic (solos: Caballe, Domingo, Milnes, Blegen, Raimondi)     Puccini: La Boheme
  • Kurt Eichhorn conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra (solos: Moffo, Ludwig, Fischer-Dieskau) Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel
  • Rafael Kubelik conducting the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Donath, Fassbaender, Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau, Prey) Pfitzner: Palestrina
  • James Levine conducting the New Philharmonia; John Alldis Choir (solos: Arroyo, Domingo, Milnes, Raimondi) Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
  • Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic (solos: Lorengar, Berganza, Berbie, Davies, Krause, Bacquier) Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
  • Colin Davis conducting the Chorus and Orchestra Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (solos: Wixell, Ganzarolli, Arroyo, Te Kanawa, Freni, Burrows) Mozart: Don Giovanni
  • Carlos Kleiber conducting the Dresden State Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus (solos: Mathis, Janowitz, Schreier, Adam, Crass, Weikl) Weber: Der Freischutz

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Recording For Children

  • Winner:
    Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway, Paul Winchell     Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too
  • various artists, narrated by Roger Miller Robin Hood
  • Mel Blanc New Adventures of Bugs Bunny, Vol. 2
  • Eli Wallach Eli Wallach Reads Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • Burl Ives, others America Sings

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo, Group Or Chorus

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album

Best Soul Gospel Performance

Best Spoken Word Recording

  • Winner:
    Peter Cook, Dudley Moore     Good Evening
  • Sam Ervin Senator Sam at Home
  • Rod McKuen Autumn
  • Eric Sevareid An Ear to the Sounds of Our History

Hall Of Fame

New Artist

Pop Female Vocalist

Pop Male Vocalist

Pop Vocal Group

Producer Of The Year

Record Of The Year

Song Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch     The Way We Were
  • Paul Williams, Ken Ascher You and Me against the World
  • Jeff Barry, Peter Allen I Honestly Love You
  • Eugene McDaniels Feel Like Makin' Love
  • David Nichtern Midnight at the Oasis
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