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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 27, 1976
City: Los Angeles

The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Best Album Notes

Best Album Notes - Classical

  • Winner:
    Gunther Schuller conducting the All-Star Band     Footlifters (A Century of American Marches - Sousa, Joplin, Ives)
  • Antal Dorati conducting the Hungarian Philharmonic Kodaly: Orchestral Works
  • Leinsdorf conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra; solos: Kollo, Neblett, Prey, Luxon Korngold: Die Tote Stadt
  • Igor Kipnis The English Harpsichord (Byrd, Farnaby etc.)
  • solos: Itzhak Perlman, Andre Previn Joplin: The Easy Winners
  • Dick Hyman Joplin: The Complete Works of Scott Joplin
  • Vorwerk conducting the Musica Pacifica Gagliano: La Dafne
  • solos: Ralph Grierson, Artie Kane Gershwin: Gershwin's Wonderful
  • Dorati conducting the Philharmonia Hungarica Haydn: Symphonies 93-104

Best Album Package

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Best Cast Show Album

Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal

  • Winner:
    Artur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier     Schubert: Trios No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 99, and No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 100 (The Trios)
  • Mstislav Rostropovich, Vasso Devetzi R. Strauss: Sonata in F for Cello and Piano
  • Jaime Laredo, Ruth Laredo, Jeffery Solow Ravel: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
  • Itzhak Perlman, Andre Previn Joplin: The Easy Winners and Other Ragtime Music of Scott Joplin
  • Concord Quartet Ives: Quartets Nos. 1 and 2
  • Jean Pierre Rampal, Claude Bolling Bolling: Suite for Flute and Piano
  • Ralph Grierson, Artie Kane Gershwin: Gershwin's Wonderful (Side 1: American in Paris 3 preludes)
  • Heinz Hollinger, Christiane Jaccottet, Marcal Cervera Baroque Oboe Recital: Works by Bach, Couperin and Marais

Best Choral Performance

  • Winner:
    Robert Page directing the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Boys' Choir; Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (solos: Blegen, Binder, Riegel)     Orff: Carmina Burana
  • Tadeusz Dobrzanski, chorus master, Polish Radio Chorus of Krakow; Palka and Wietrzny, chorus masters, soloists and Boys' Choir from Krakow; Kryzysztof Penderecki conducting the Philharmonic Chorus Polish Radio National Symphony Penderecki: Magnifi
  • Pierre Boulez conducting the BBC Symphony Chorus, Goldsmith's Choral Union, Gentlemen of London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony (solos: Napier, Minton Thomas) Schoenberg: Guerrelieder
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the Westminster Choir and New York Philharmonic Haydn: Harmoniemesse
  • John Oliver, chorus master, Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Theodore Marier, chorus master, Boston Boys' Choir; Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
  • John McCarth directing the Ambrosian Singers; Riccardo Muti conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra Cherubini: Requiem in D Minor for Male Chorus and Orchestra
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Singverein and Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Alicia de Larrocha (De Burgos conducting the London Philharmonic)     Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand / Concerto for Piano in G Major / Faure: Fantaisie for Piano and Orche
  • Alfred Brendel (Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) Mozart: Concertos No. 18 in B Flat Major and No. 27 in B Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra
  • Itzhak Perlman (Martinon conducting the Orchestre de Paris) Sainte-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso / Havanaise / Chausson: Poeme / Ravel: Tzigane
  • Peter Serkin (Schneider conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) Mozart: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Composed in 1784 (6) (Nos. 14-19)
  • Lynn Harrell (Levine conducting the London Symphony) Dvorak: Concerto in B Minor for Cello
  • Maurice Andre (von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic) 4 Trumpet Concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann, Mozard, Hummel
  • Julian Bream (Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Orchestra) Berkeley: Guitar Concerto / Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar
  • Murray Perahia (Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) Mendelssohn: Concertos No. 1 in G Minor for Piano and No. 2 in D Minor for Piano

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Nathan Milstein     Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied
  • Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
  • Peter Serkin Messiaen: 20 Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy Chopin: Etudes, Opp. 10 and 25
  • John Williams Bach: Suites for Lute
  • Alicia de Larrocha Falla: Music of Fallas (Three-Cornered Hat / El Amor Brujo etc.)

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic     Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
  • Seiji Ozawa conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor
  • Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
  • Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete
  • James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
  • Rafael Kubelik conducting the Boston Symphony Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
  • Colin Davis conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra Berlioz: Symphonie Fantasique

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Janet Baker (Bernstein conducting the Israel Philharmonic)     Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Parsons, accompanist) Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
  • Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo (Santi conducting the New Philharmonic) Verdi and Puccini Duets (Othello, Ballo en Maschera, Manon Lescaut, Madame Butterfly)
  • Elly Ameling (Baldwin, accompanist) Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben
  • Joan Morris (Bolcom, accompanist) After the Ball (A Treasury of Turn-of-the-Century Popular Songs)
  • Cleo Laine (Nash Ensemble, Howarth/Hymas, piano) Cleo Laine Sings Pierrot Lunaire and Songs by Ives
  • Victoria de los Angeles (Jacquillat conducting the Lamoureux Concerts Orchestra) Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Album 2

Best Comedy Recording

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

  • Winner:
    Chips Moman, Larry Butler     (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
  • Vivian Keith, Ben Peters Before the Next Teardrop Falls
  • John Martin Sommers That God I'm a Country Boy
  • Jessi Colter I'm Not Lisa
  • Fred Rose Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Best Country Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Country Vocal Performance - Female

Best Country Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Recording (other Than Classical)

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Winner:
    Maazel conducting the Cleveland Orchestra     Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
  • Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
  • Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete)
  • Thomas conducting the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Chorus and Boys' Choir, Page; solos: Blegen, Riegel, Binder Orff: Carmina Burana
  • Solit conducting the Chicago Symphony Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)
  • Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
  • Kubelik conducting the Boston Symphony Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording

Best Gospel Performance

Best Inspirational Performance

  • Winner:
    Bill Gaither Trio     Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
  • Ray Price This Time Lord
  • Speers Something Good Is About to Happen
  • Larry Hart Amazing Grace
  • Anita Kerr Gentle as Morning

Best Instrumental Arrangement

  • Winner:
    Mike Post, Pete Carpenter     The Rockford Files (Mike Post)
  • Herbert Spencer Theme from Jaws (John Williams)
  • Randy Brecker Some Skunk Funk (Brecker Brothers)
  • Ron McClure No Show (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
  • Thad Jones Living for the City (Thad Jones, Mel Lewis)
  • Alan Broadbent Children of Lima (Woody Herman)

Best Instrumental Composition

  • Winner:
    Michel Legrand     Images
  • Mike Post, Pete Carpenter The Rockford Files
  • Van McCoy The Hustle
  • Chuck Mangione Chase the Clouds Away
  • Silvester Levay, Stephen Praeger Fly, Robin, Fly

Best Jazz Performance - Big Band

Best Jazz Performance - Group

Best Jazz Performance - Soloist

Best Latin Recording

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Colin Davis conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (solos: Caballe, Baker, Gedda, Ganzarolli, Van Allan and Cotrubas)     Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
  • Michael Gielen conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Austrian Radio (solos: Reich, Devos, Csapo, Obrowsky, Lucas) Schoenberg: Moses und Aron
  • Thomas Schippers conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Sills, Verrett, Diaz) Rossini: The Siege of Corinth
  • Meredith Davis conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir (solos: Herinex, Palmer, Tear) Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
  • James Levine conducting the London Symphony and John Alldis Choir (solos: Sills, Milnes, Gedda) Rossini: The Barber of Seville
  • Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus (solos: Kollo, Neblett, Prey, Luxon) Korngold: Die Tote Stadt
  • Antal Dorati conducting the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington; Paul Traver directing the University of Maryland Chorus Dallapiccola: Il Prigioniero

Best Original Score - Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

  • Winner:
    Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony     The Hustle
  • Tom Scott & the L.A. Express Tom Cat
  • Mike Post The Rockford Files
  • The Ritchie Family Brazil
  • Chuck Mangione Chase the Clouds Away

Best Recording For Children

  • Sesame Street cast Merry Christmas from Sesame Street
  • Jim Henson's Sesame Street Sesame Street Monsters
  • Jim Backus Mr. Popper's Penguins
  • Carole King Really Rosie
  • Bert & Ernie Bert and Ernie Sing-Along

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance

  • Winner:
    Silver Convention     Fly, Robin, Fly
  • Brecker Brothers Sneakin' Up Behind You
  • Herbie Hancock Hang Up Your Hangups
  • Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony Disco Baby
  • B.T. Express Express

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

  • Winner:
    H.W. Casey, Richard Finch, Willie Clarke, Betty Wright     Where Is the Love
  • H.W. Casey, Richard Finch That's the Way (I Like It)
  • H.W. Casey, Richard Finch Get Down Tonight
  • Charlie Smalls Ease on Down the Road
  • Barney Perry Walking in Rhythm

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

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Soul Gospel Performance

  • Winner:
    Andrae Crouch & The Disciples     Take Me Back
  • James Cleveland, Southern California Community Choir To the Glory of God
  • The 21st Century The Storm Is Passing Over
  • James Cleveland with Voices of Tabernacle God Has Smiled on Me
  • James Cleveland, Charles Fold Singers Jesus Is the Best Thing

Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording

  • Winner:
    James Whitmore     Give 'Em Hell Harry
  • Richard Harris The Prophet
  • Orson Welles Immortal Sherlock Holmes Mercury Theatre on the Air
  • Maureen Stapleton To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Alistair Cooke Talk About America
  • Claudia McNeil The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Classical Album Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony     Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete
  • Thomas Schippers conducting the London Symphony and Ambrosian Opera Chorus Rossini: The Siege of Corinth
  • Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic; Carmarat Singers Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete)
  • Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Cleveland Orchestra; Robert Page directing the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Boys' Choir Orff: Carmina Burana
  • Colin Davis conducting the Royal Opera House Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
  • Kryzysztof Penderecki conducting the Polish Radio National Symphony and Chorus Penderecki: Magnifcat
  • Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

Hall Of Fame

  • Winner:
    Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano), Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra     Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
  • Winner:
    Lehman Engel conducting; cast: Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams     Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
  • Winner:
    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra     Take the A Train
  • Winner: Billie Holiday God Bless The Child
  • Winner:
    Alfred Drake with Original Broadway Cast; Orchestra & Chorus conducting the Jay Blackton     Oklahoma!

New Artist

Pop Female Vocalist

Pop Male Vocalist

Pop Vocal Group

Producer Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Arif Mardin
  • Gus Dudgeon
  • Peter Asher
  • Bill Szymczyk
  • Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter

Record Of The Year

Song Of The Year

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