Singers Unlimited - Killing Me Softly with His Song
Best Cast Show Album
The Wiz - Charlie Smalls
Shenandoah - Gary Geld, Peter Udell
Chicago - John Kander, Fred Ebb
A Chorus Line - Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban
London cast - Stephen Sondheim - A Little Night Music
Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal
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)
Heinz Hollinger, Christiane Jaccottet, Marcal Cervera - Baroque Oboe Recital: Works by Bach, Couperin and Marais
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)
Concord Quartet - Ives: Quartets Nos. 1 and 2
Itzhak Perlman, Andre Previn - Joplin: The Easy Winners and Other Ragtime Music of Scott Joplin
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
Best Choral Performance
Robert Page directing the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Boys' Choir; Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (solos: Blegen, Binder, Riegel) - Orff: Carmina Burana
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Singverein and Berlin Philharmonic - Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
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
Leonard Bernstein conducting the Westminster Choir and New York Philharmonic - Haydn: Harmoniemesse
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
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) with Orchestra
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
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
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
Lynn Harrell (Levine conducting the London Symphony) - Dvorak: Concerto in B Minor for Cello
Peter Serkin (Schneider conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) - Mozart: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Composed in 1784 (6) (Nos. 14-19)
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
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) without Orchestra
Nathan Milstein - Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied
John Williams - Bach: Suites for Lute
Vladimir Ashkenazy - Chopin: Etudes, Opp. 10 and 25
Alicia de Larrocha - Falla: Music of Fallas (Three-Cornered Hat / El Amor Brujo etc.)
Peter Serkin - Messiaen: 20 Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus
Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Colin Davis conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra - Berlioz: Symphonie Fantasique
James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony - Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Rafael Kubelik conducting the Boston Symphony - Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony - Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete
Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
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
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
Janet Baker (Bernstein conducting the Israel Philharmonic) - Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
Joan Morris (Bolcom, accompanist) - After the Ball (A Treasury of Turn-of-the-Century Popular Songs)
Victoria de los Angeles (Jacquillat conducting the Lamoureux Concerts Orchestra) - Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne, Album 2
Cleo Laine (Nash Ensemble, Howarth/Hymas, piano) - Cleo Laine Sings Pierrot Lunaire and Songs by Ives
Elly Ameling (Baldwin, accompanist) - Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben
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)
Best Comedy Recording
Richard Pryor - Is It Something I Said?
Albert Brooks - A Star Is Bought
George Carlin - An Evening with Wally London featuring Bill Slaszo
Lily Tomlin - Modern Scream
Monty Python - Matching Tie and Handkerchief
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Chet Atkins - The Entertainer
Charlie McCoy - Charlie My Boy
Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed - Colonel Bogey
Asleep at the Wheel - Fat Boy Rag
Vassar Clements - Vassar Clements
Best Country Song
Chips Moman, Larry Butler - (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Maazel conducting the Cleveland Orchestra - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Kubelik conducting the Boston Symphony - Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Solit conducting the Chicago Symphony - Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)
Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
Thomas conducting the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Chorus and Boys' Choir, Page; solos: Blegen, Riegel, Binder - Orff: Carmina Burana
Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete)
Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony - Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
Muddy Waters - The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album
Bruce Jackson - Wake Up Dead Man
Koko Taylor - I Got What It Takes
Memphis Slim - Memphis Blues
San Lucas Band - Music of Guatemala
Best Gospel Performance
Imperials - No Shortage
Connie Smith - Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel
Happy Goodman Family - Happy Goodman Family Hour
Statler Brothers - Holy Bible - New Testament
Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories
Best Inspirational Performance
Bill Gaither Trio - Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
Larry Hart - Amazing Grace
Anita Kerr - Gentle as Morning
Speers - Something Good Is About to Happen
Ray Price - This Time Lord
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Mike Post, Pete Carpenter - The Rockford Files (Mike Post)
Alan Broadbent - Children of Lima (Woody Herman)
Thad Jones - Living for the City (Thad Jones, Mel Lewis)
Ron McClure - No Show (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Randy Brecker - Some Skunk Funk (Brecker Brothers)
Herbert Spencer - Theme from Jaws (John Williams)
Best Instrumental Composition
Michel Legrand - Images
Chuck Mangione - Chase the Clouds Away
Silvester Levay, Stephen Praeger - Fly, Robin, Fly
Van McCoy - The Hustle
Mike Post, Pete Carpenter - The Rockford Files
Best Jazz Performance - Big Band
Phil Woods with Michel Legrand & His Orchestra - Images
Clark Terry - Clark Terry's Big B-A-D Band Live at the Wichita Jazz Festival
North Texas State University Lab Band - Lab '75
That Jones, Mel Lewis - Potpourri
Bill Watrous & the Manhattan Wildlife Refuge - The Tiger of San Pedro
Best Jazz Performance - Group
Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea - No Mystery
Count Basie - Basie Jam
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet - Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4
John Coltrane Quartet - Giant Steps
Supersax - Supersax Plays Bird with Strings
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist
Dizzy Gillespie - Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
Jim Hall - Concierto
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Phil Woods - Images
Phineas Newborn Jr. - Solo Piano
Best Latin Recording
Eddie Palmieri - Sun of Latin Music
Bobby Paunetto - Paunetto's Point
Camilo Sesto - Quieres Ser Mi Amante
Fania All-Stars - Fania All-Stars Live at Yankee Stadium, Vol. 1
Mongo Santamaria - Afro-Indio
Ray Barretto - Barretto
Willie Colon - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Best Opera Recording
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
Antal Dorati conducting the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington; Paul Traver directing the University of Maryland Chorus - Dallapiccola: Il Prigioniero
Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus (solos: Kollo, Neblett, Prey, Luxon) - Korngold: Die Tote Stadt
James Levine conducting the London Symphony and John Alldis Choir (solos: Sills, Milnes, Gedda) - Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Meredith Davis conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir (solos: Herinex, Palmer, Tear) - Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
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
Best Original Score - Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Williams - Jaws
Carradine, Blakley, Baskin, Reicheg, Gibson, Black - Nashville
Henry Mancini - The Return of the Pink Panther
Jerry Goldsmith - The Wind and the Lion
Richard Rodney Bennett - Murder on the Orient Express