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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: Billy Crystal
Date: February 23, 1987
City: Los Angeles

The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Best Album Notes

Best Album Package

  • Winner:
    Eiko Ishioka     Tutu
  • Michael Hodgson, Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff True Stories
  • John Berg The Voice: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 (Frank Sinatra)
  • Andrew Ellis, Colin Chambers Stereotomy
  • Buddy Jackson Songs Unspoken

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

  • Winner:
    Patrick Williams     Suite Memories
  • Jorge Calandrelli The First Letter track from The Color Purple soundtrack
  • Jorge Calandrelli Solfeggietto Metamorphosis
  • Don Sebesky Cherokee
  • Bill Meyers AM/PM

Best Chamber Music Performance

  • Winner:
    Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax     Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C and Variations
  • Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Cello and Piano Sonata
  • Members of the Chicago Symphony winds, vocalists Mozart: Music for Basset Horns (Divertimenti, Notturni, Adagios)
  • Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy Brahms: Violin and Piano Sonatas No. 1 in G, No. 2 in A and No. 3 in D Minor; Hungarian Dances
  • Benny Goodman, Berkshire String Quartet, Fritz Maag, Leon Pammers Benny Goodman: Private Collection

Best Choral Performance

  • Winner:
    James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director     Orff: Carmina Burana
  • Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Choral Masterpieces
  • Riccardo Muti conducting the Westminser Choir and Philadelphia Orchestra; Joseph Flummerfelt, choral director Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Singverein and Wiener Philharmoniker; Heimuth Froschauer, chorus master Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
  • John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists Bach: Mass in B Minor

Best Classical Album

  • Winner:
    Vladimir Horowitz     Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985
  • Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C and Variations
  • Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Benita Valente, Jerry Hadley, Florence Kopleff, John Cheek) Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
  • Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo (Complete Ballets)
  • John Manuceri conducting the New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Erie Mills, David Eisler, John Lankston, Joyce Castle, Scott Reeve, Jack Harrold, James Billings, Maris Clement) Bernstein: Candide
  • Kathleen Battle, Christopher Parkening Pleasures of Their Company (Bach, Gounod, Villa-Lobos)
  • Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mendelssohn: Symphonies No. 3 in A Minor (Scottish) and No. 4 in A (Italian)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording

  • Winner:
    Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra     Liszt: A Faust Symphony
  • Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Choral)
  • Riccardo Muti conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Roman Festival
  • Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo (Complete Ballets)
  • Bernard Haitink conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antarctica

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Or Without Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Vladimir Horowitz     Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985
  • Dale Clevenger (Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony) Mozart: Horn Concertos
  • Wynton Marsalis (Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra) Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra; Jolivet: Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet; Concertino for Trum
  • Adolph Herseth (Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony) Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E Flat
  • Claudio Arrau (Davis conducting the Dresden State Orchestra) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat (Emperor)
  • Andras Schiff Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Kathleen Battle (Previn conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)     Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart
  • Teresa Stratas (Schwarz conducting the Chamber Symphony) Stratas Sings Weill
  • Luciano Pavarotti (Chiaramello conducting the Orchestra del Teatro Communale di Bologna) Passione Pavarotti (Favorite Neapolitan Love Songs)
  • Marilyn Horne (Davis conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) Beautiful Dreamer (The Great American Songbook)
  • Frederica von Stade (de Almeida conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Vol. 2

Best Comedy Recording

Best Contemporary Composition

Best Contemporary Folk Recording

Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist

Best Country & Western Performance - Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Country & Western Song

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

Best Country Vocal Performance - Female

Best Engineered Recording

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Winner:
    Vladimir Horowitz     Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985
  • Muti conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Respighi: The Pines of Rome, The Fountains of Rome, Roman Festivals
  • Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Liszt: A Faust Symphony
  • Mauceri conducting the New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra Bernstein: Candide
  • Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo (Complete Ballets)

Best Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir Or Chorus

  • Winner:
    Sandi Patti, Deniece Williams     They Say
  • First Call Undivided
  • DeGarmo & Key Street Light
  • CeCe Winans, Carman Our Blessed Saviour Has Come
  • Petra Back to the Street

Best Gospel Performance - Female

Best Gospel Performance - Male

Best Historical Album

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental

  • Winner:
    Bob James, David Sanborn     Double Vision
  • The Chick Corea Elektric Band Chick Corea
  • Lee Ritenour Earth Run
  • Lyle Mays Lyle Mays

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band

  • Winner:
    Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen     The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
  • Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra Sentimental Journey
  • Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Let's Dance
  • Woody Herman & His Big Band 50th Anniversary Tour
  • Mel Lewis Orchestra 20 Years at the Village Vanguard

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group

  • Winner: Wynton Marsalis J Mood
  • Teddy Wilson, Benny Carter, Red Norvo, Louis Bellson, Remo Palmier, George Duvivier, Freddie Green Swing Reunion
  • Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette Standards Live
  • Gerry Mulligan, Scott Hamilton Soft Lights and Sweet Music
  • Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Live at Sweet Basil

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

  • Winner:
    Clare Fischer & His Latin Jazz Sextet     2 + 2 Plus - Free Fall
  • L.A. Jazz Choir From All Sides
  • Four Freshmen Fresh!
  • Arthur Prysock, Betty Joplin Teach Me Tonight
  • Jackie Cain, Roy Kral Bogie

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male

Best Latin Pop Performance

Best Mexican-american Performance

  • Winner:
    Flaco Jiminez     Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio
  • Juan Valentin Juan Valentin
  • Steve Jordan Turn Me Loose
  • Los Tigres Del Norte El Otro Mexico
  • Los Yonics Corazon Vacio
  • Rafael Buendia Y ...Zas!
  • Salvador Torres Unidos Cantemos

Best New Age Recording

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    John Mauceri conducting the New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Erie Mills, Maris Clement, David Eisler, John Lankston, Joyce Castle, Scott Reeve, Jack Harrold, James Billings)     Bernstein: Candide
  • Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (solos: Barbara Hendricks, Ruggero Raimondi, Lucia Popp, Agnes Baltsa, Robert Lloyd, Felicity Palmer, Aldo Baldin) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
  • Lorin Maazel conducting the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala (solos: Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz) Verdi: Otello
  • Claudio Abbado conducting the La Scala Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Ruggero Raimondi, Nicolai Ghiaurov) Verdi: Don Carlos
  • Georg Solti conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra (solos: Luciano Pavarotti, Margaret Price, Renato Bruson, Kathleen Battle, Christa Ludwig) Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

Best Polka Recording

  • Winner:
    Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra     I Remember Warsaw
  • Winner:
    Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones     Another Polka Celebration
  • Walter Ostanek By Special Request
  • Hank Haller Ensemble Thank You Dear and Give Her Roses
  • Frank Yankovic America's Favorites

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist

  • Winner:
    Top Gun Anthem     Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens
  • The Brazilian Genesis
  • Overjoyed Stanley Clarke
  • Johnny's Theme (The Tonight Show theme) Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
  • David Foster David Foster

Best Recording For Children

Best Reggae Recording

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

  • Winner:
    Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson, Gary Bias     Sweet Love
  • Prince & the Revolution Kiss
  • Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr. Give Me the Reason
  • James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson What Have You Done For Me Lately
  • Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight Living in America

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Orchestra, Group Or Soloist

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir Or Chorus

  • Winner: Winans Let My People Go
  • Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar Jesus Is Mine
  • James Cleveland & the Southern California Community Choir James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir
  • Dorothy Norwood, Rev. F.C. Barnes, Rev. Janice Brown, Albertina Walker, Rev. James Cleveland Dorothy Norwood and Friends
  • Winans with Vanessa Bell Armstrong Choose Ye

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Female

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Male

Best Spoken Word Or Nonmusical Recording

  • Winner:
    Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson, Chips Moman     Interviews from the Class of '55, Recording Sessions
  • Ray Bradbury The Stories of Ray Bradbury
  • John Gielgud Gulliver
  • F. Murray Abraham Interview with the Vampire
  • Bill Cosby Hardheaded Boys

Best Traditional Blues Recording

Best Traditional Folk Recording

  • Winner: Doc Watson Riding the Midnight Train
  • Rockin' Sidney Hot Steppin' with Rockin' Sidney
  • Queen Ida Caught in the Act
  • New Lost City Ramblers with Elizabeth Cotton, Pete Seeger, Highwood String Band 20th Anniversary Concert
  • Buckwheat Zydecko Waitin' for My Ya Ya

Best Tropical Latin Performance

Classical Producer Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Thomas Frost
  • Steven Epstein
  • Robert Woods
  • Jay David Saks
  • Marc Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz

Hall Of Fame

  • Winner: The Ink Spots If I Didn't Care
  • Winner:
    Victor DeSabata conducting the Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro Alla Scala, Milan; Maria Callas, Giuseppe DiStefano, Tito Gobbi     Puccini Tosca
  • Winner:
    Original Broadway Cast with Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin     South Pacific
  • Winner:
    Juilliard Quartets     Bartok: Quartets
  • Winner: Fats Domino Blueberry Hill
  • Winner:
    Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Martha Tilton, vocal; Ziggy Elman, trumpet     And the Angels Sing

Lifetime Achievement Awards

New Artist

Pop Female Vocalist

Pop Male Vocalist

Pop Vocal Group

Producer Of The Year

Record Of The Year

Rock Female Vocalist

Rock Male Vocalist

Rock Vocal Group

Song Of The Year

Trustees Award

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