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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 18, 1977
City: Los Angeles

The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Album Of The Year - Classical

  • Winner:
    Daniel Barenboim conducting the London Philharmonic (solo: Artur Rubinstein)     Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos
  • Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Columbia Jazz Band / Gershwin: An American in Paris; Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the New York Philharmonic Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  • Sir Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic (solos: Troyanos, Domingo, Kanawa, van Dam) Bizet: Carmen
  • Lorin Mazzael conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (solos: Mitchell, White) Gerswhin: Porgy and Bess
  • David Munrow conducting the Early Music Consort of London The Art of Courtly Love
  • Arturo Toscanini conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Arturo Toscanini, the Philadelphia Orchestra
  • (Schumann, Scriabin) (solo: Horowitz) Horowitz Concerts 1975/76
  • Gunther Schuller conducting the original cast orchestra and chorus (solos: Balthrop, Allen, White) Joplin: Treemonisha

Best Album Notes

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

  • Winner:
    Car Wash     Norman Whitefield
  • Omen Jerry Goldsmith
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nitzsche
  • Three Days of the Condor Dave Grusin
  • Taxi Drvier Bernard Herrmann
  • Rich Man, Poor Man Alex North

Best Album Package

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Best Arrangement For Voices

Best Cast Show Album

Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal

  • Winner:
    David Munrow conducting the Early Music Consort of London     The Art of Courtly Love
  • Fitzwilliam Quartet Shostakovich: Quartet No. 14 in F Sharp Major
  • Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts
  • Thomas Iglois, Alberni Quartet Schumbert: Quintet in C, Op. 163
  • Tashi (Peter Serkin, Fred Sherry, Ida Kavafian, Richard Stoltzman) Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
  • Jacqueline Du Pre, Daniel Barenboim Beethoven: Sonatas for Cello (Complete)
  • Prague String Quartet Dvorak: Quartets, Opp. 96 and 105
  • Glenn Gould, Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Hindemith: Sonatas for Brass and Piano (Complete)
  • Cleveland Quartet Barber: Quartet for Strings, Op. 11 / Ives: Quartet No. 2 for Strings (Two American Masterpieces)

Best Classical Performance - Choral

  • Winner:
    Arthur Oldham, chorus master, London Symphony Chorus; Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony     Rachmaninov: The Bells
  • Colin Davis conducting the BBC Singers and Choral Society and BBC Symphony Tippett: A Child of Our Time
  • Romano Gandolfi, chorus master, Chorus of La Scala, Milan; Claudio Abbado conducting the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Opera Choruses (from Nabucco, Il Trovatore, Otello, Aida, etc)
  • Dom Jean Claire conducting the Choir of the Monks of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey Gregorian Chant
  • Franz Muller, chorus master, Netherlands Radio Chorus; Jean Fournet conducting the Rotterdam Philharmonic Faure: Requiem
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the Choeurs de Radio France, Orchestre National de France and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (Burrows, tenor) Berlioz: Requiem
  • Phillip Ledger conducting the Kings College Choir, Cambridge Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
  • Sir Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic Chorus and London Philharmonic Orchestra Elgar: The Kingdom, Op. 51
  • Walter Hagen-Groll, chorus master, New Philharmonia Chorus; Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the London Philharmonic Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Artur Rubinstein, piano (Barenboim conducting the London Philharmonic)     Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
  • Mstislav Rostropovich, cello (von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic) Strauss: Don Quixote
  • Aldo Ciecolini, piano (Martinon conducting the Orchestre de Paris) Ravel: Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra and Concerto in D Major for Left Hand
  • Nathan Milstein, violin (Jochum conducting the Vienna Philharmonic) Brahms: Concerto in D Major for Violin
  • Stephen Bishop, piano (David conducting the London Symphony) Bartok: Concertos for Piano Nos. 1 and 3
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano (Previn conducting the London Symphony) Profofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Vladimir Horowitz, piano     Horowitz Concerts 1975/76
  • Andres Segovia, guitar The Intimate Guitar - 2
  • Andre Watts, piano Watts by George: Andre Watts Plays George Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue, preludes for piano (3), 13 son
  • Alfred Brendel, piano Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, Op. 42 / Hungarian Melody in B Minor (D. 817)
  • Lazar Berman, piano Liszt: Legendary Soviet Pianist Lazar Berman Plays Liszt
  • Itzhak Perlman, violin Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler
  • Maurizio Pollini, piano Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Rachmaninov: 23 Preludes

Best Classical Performance - Orchestral

  • Winner:
    Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony     Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
  • Jean Martinon conducting the Orchestre de Paris Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete)
  • Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic The Fourth of July! Ives: Symphony No. 2, Variations on America / Copland: Appalachian Spring / Bern
  • Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Columbia Jazz Band Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  • Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (Boulez Conducts Falla)
  • James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
  • Sir Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E Flat Major
  • Jean Martinon conducting the Orchestra National of the Orft Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Beverly Sills (Kostelanetz conducting the London Symphony)     Music of Victor Herbert (Kiss in the Dark, Italian Street Song, Kiss Me Again etc.)
  • Marni Nixon (Leonard Stein, accompanist) Schoenberg: 9 Early Songs; The Cabaret Songs of Arnold Schoenberg
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Sviatoslav Richter, accompanist) Wolfe: Morike Lieder
  • Margaret Price (Lockhart conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) Mozart: Arias (La Clemenza di Tito, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Nozze di Figaro etc)
  • Janet Baker, James King (Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra) Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
  • Barbra Streisand (Ogerman conducting the Columbia Symphony) Classical Barbra (Debussy: Beau Soir; Canteloube: Berceuse; Wolf: Verschwiegene, etc)
  • Jan DeGaetani (Gilbert Kalish, accompanist) Ives: Songs
  • Carlo Bergonzi (Santi conducting the New Philharmonia, Gardelli conducting the Royal Philharmonic) Carlo Bergonzi Sings Verdi

Best Comedy Recording

  • Winner:
    Richard Pryor     Bicentennial Nigger
  • Redd Foxx You Gotta Wash Your Ass
  • National Lampoon Goodbye Pop
  • Cheech And Chong Sleeping Beauty
  • Bill Cosby Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days, Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own

Best Country Instrumental Performance

  • Winner:
    Chet Atkins, Les Paul     Chester and Lester
  • Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass Texas
  • The Marshall Tucker Band Long Hard Ride
  • Floyd Cramer I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
  • Ace Cannon Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Best Country Song

  • Winner: Larry Gatlin Broken Lady
  • Paul Craft Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life
  • Paul Craft Dropkick Me, Jesus
  • Bob McDill, Dickey Lees The Door Is Always Open
  • Charlie Rich, Billy Sherrill Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)

Best Country Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Country Vocal Performance - Female

Best Country Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Winner:
    George Gershwin (1925 piano roll) and Thomas conducting the Columbia Jazz Band     Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  • Mehta conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
  • Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
  • Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (Organ)
  • Maazel conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (solos: Mitchell, White) Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
  • Previn conducting the London Symphony Britten: 4 Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
  • Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic (solo: de Gaetani) Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (Boulez Conducts Falla)
  • James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor

Best Engineered Recording Other Than Classical

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording

  • Winner:
    John Hartford     Mark Twang
  • Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band Bagpipe Marches and Music of Scotland
  • Michael Bloomfield If You Love These Blues, Play 'Em as You Please
  • Chief Dan George, Arliene Nofchissey Williams, Rick Brousseau Proud Earth
  • Hound Dog Taylor Beware of the Dog

Best Gospel Performance

Best Inspirational Performance

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band

Best Jazz Performance By A Group

  • Winner: Chick Corea The Leprechaun
  • Paul Desmond Quartet The Paul Desmond Quartet Live
  • Bill Evans Trio Since We Met
  • Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius
  • Count Basie, Zoot Sims Basie & Zoot

Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

Best Latin Recording

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Lorin Maazel conducting the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Mitchell, White)     Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
  • Sir Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic (solos: Troyanos, Domingo, Te Kanawa, van Dam) Bizet: Carmen
  • Pierre Boulez conducting the BBC Symphony, BBC Symphony Singers, Orpheus Boys' Choir (solos: Reich, Cassilly, Angus, Palmer, Hermann) Schoenberg: Moses und Aron
  • Loriz Maazel conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Aldis Choir (solos: Sills, Milnes, Gedda) Massenet: Thais
  • Claudio Abbado conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala (solos: Verrett, Domingo, Ghiaurov) Verdi: Macbeth
  • Gunther Schuller conducting the original cast orchestra and chorus (solos: Balthrop, Allen, White) Joplin: Treemonisha

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Recording For Children

  • Winner:
    Hermione Gingold, narrator; Bohm conducting the Vienna Philharmonic     Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
  • Sterling Holloway Winnie-the-Pooh for President (Campaign Song)
  • original soundtrack Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Muhammed Ali & His Gang The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay
  • Mickey Mouse and Scrooge McDuck Dickens' Christmas Carol

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

  • Winner:
    Boz Scaggs, David Paich     Lowdown
  • Pam Sawyer, Marilyn McLeod Love Hangover
  • Harvey Scales, Al Vance, Don Davis Disco Lady
  • H.W. Casey, Richard Finch (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
  • Bob Montgomery Misty Blue

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

Best Spoken Word Recording

Hall Of Fame

  • Winner:
    Wanda Landowska     Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Complete)
  • Winner:
    Original Broadway Cast with Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews     My Fair Lady
  • Winner:
    Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke on Cornet     Singin' the Blues
  • Winner:
    Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra (19     Beethoven: Symphonies
  • Winner:
    Artie Shaw & His Orchestra     Begin the Beguine

New Artist

Pop Female Vocalist

Pop Male Vocalist

Pop Vocal Group

Producer Of The Year

Record Of The Year

Song Of The Year

Trustees Award

  • Winner:
    Leopold Stokowski
  • Winner:
    Thomas A. Edison
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