Grammy Awards of 1962

The 4th Grammy Awards were held in 1962. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1961.

• Record of the Year
  • Henry Mancini for "Moon River"

• Album of the Year
  • Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie Hall

• Song of the Year
  • Johnny Mercer (songwriter) for "Moon River" performed by Henry Mancini

• Best New Artist
  • Peter Nero[?]

Childrens

• Best Recording for Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken[?]
  • Leonard Bernstein for Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf

Classical

• Best Classical Album[?]
  • Igor Stravinsky for Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre Du Printemps; Petrouchka performed by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Igor Stravinsky
• Best Classical Orchestral Performance[?]
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe conducted by Charles Munch[?]
• Best Opera Recording[?]
  • Rome Opera Orchestra[?] for Puccini: Madama Butterfly conducted by Gabriele Santini[?]
• Best Choral Performance, Classical[?]
  • Robert Shaw Orchestra[?] for Bach: B Minor Mass performed by the Robert Shaw Orchestra and Chorale[?] conducted by Robert Shaw
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)[?]
  • Isaac Stern for Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 conducted by Eugene Ormandy[?]
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)[?]
  • Laurindo Almeida[?] for Reverie For Spanish Guitar
• Best Chamber Music Performance[?]
  • Jascha Heifetz[?] & William Primrose for Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Zoltán KodályKodaly[?]: Duo For Violin And Cello, Op. 7 performed by Jascha Heifetz, William Primrose & Gregor Piatigorsky[?]
• Best Classical Vocal Performance[?]
  • Joan Sutherland[?] for The Art Of The Prima Donna performed by Joan Sutherland and the Royal Opera House Orchestra[?] conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli[?]
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition[?]
  • Laurindo Almeida[?] for Discantus
  • Igor Stravinsky for Stravinsky: Movements For Piano And Orchestra

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical
  • Mike Nichols for An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May performed by Mike Nichols & Elaine May[?]

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)[?]
  • Galt MacDermott[?] (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly[?]
• Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television[?]
  • Henry Mancini for Breakfast At Tiffany's
• Best Arrangement[?]
  • Henry Mancini for "Moon River"

Country

• Best Country & Western Performance[?]
  • Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John"

Folk

• Best Folk Performance[?]
  • Belafonte Folk Singers[?] for Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad

Gospel

• Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording[?]
  • Mahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel The Spirit

Jazz

• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group[?]
  • Andre Previn[?] for Andre Previn Plays Harold Arlen
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance[?]
  • Stan Kenton[?] for West Side Story
• Best Original Jazz Composition[?]
  • Galt MacDermott[?] (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly[?]

Musical Show

• Best Sound Track Album[?]
  • Irwin Kostal[?], John Green[?], Saul Chaplin[?] & Sid Ramin[?] (music directors) for West Side Story performed by the original cast
• Best Musical Show Album[?]
  • Frank Loesser (composer) for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying performed by Robert Morse[?], Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly[?], Bonnie Scott[?], Claudette Southerland[?] & Sammy Smith[?]

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Cover[?]
  • Jim Silke[?] (art director) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
• Best Album Cover, Classical[?]
  • Marvin Schwartz[?] (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra[?] conducted by Gabriele Santini[?]

Pop

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie Hall
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Jack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Lambert, Hendricks & Ross[?] for High Flying
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance[?]
  • Henry Mancini for Breakfast At Tiffany's
• Best Performance By a Chorus[?]
  • Johnny Mann[?] for Great Band With Great Voices performed by Johnny Mann Singers[?] and Si Zentner Orchestra[?]
• Best Performance By a Band for Dancing[?]
  • Si Zentner[?] for "Up A Lazy River"
• Best Rock and Roll Recording[?]
  • Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again"

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical[?]
  • Robert Arnold[?] (engineer) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
  • John Kraus[?] (engineer) for Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America performed by Stan Freberg[?]
• Best Classical Engineered Recording[?]
  • Lewis W. Layton[?] (engineer) for Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch[?]

R&B

• Best Rhythm & Blues Performance[?]
  • Ray Charles for "Hit The Road Jack"

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album[?]
  • Leonard Bernstein for Humor In Music

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Other Grammy Award Years

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