The 5th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 15, 1963, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1962.[1][2] Tony Bennett and Igor Stravinsky each won 3 awards.
| 5th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 15, 1963 |
| Location | Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City |
| Hosted by | Frank Sinatra |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
Award winners edit
- Record of the Year
- Album of the Year (other than classical)
- Song of the Year
- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for "What Kind of Fool Am I?" performed by Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Best New Artist
Children's edit
- Best Recording for Children
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Classical edit
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet
- Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Eileen Farrell & the New York Philharmonic for Götterdämmerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs
- Best Opera Recording
- Georg Solti (conductor), Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price, Giorgio Tozzi, Jon Vickers, & the Rome Opera House Orchestra for Verdi: Aida
- Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
- Otto Klemperer (conductor), Wilhelm Pitz (choir director) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for Bach: St. Matthew Passion
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz
- Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
- Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario and Guests
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Igor Stravinsky (composer and conductor) for Stravinsky: The Flood
- Album of the Year - Classical
- Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz
Composing and arranging edit
- Best Instrumental Theme
- Bobby Scott & Ric Marlowe (composers) for "A Taste of Honey"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Baby Elephant Walk"
- Best Background Arrangement
- Marty Manning (arranger) for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" performed by Tony Bennett
Country edit
Folk edit
Gospel edit
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
- Mahalia Jackson for Great Songs of Love and Faith
Jazz edit
- Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)
- Stan Getz for "Desafinado"
- Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Vince Guaraldi (composer) for "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
Musical show edit
- Best Original Cast Show Album
- Richard Rodgers (composer) & the original cast (Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll, Bernice Mass, Noelle Adam, Don Chastain, Mitchell Gregg & Noelle Adam) for No Strings
Packaging and notes edit
- Best Album Cover - Classical
- Marvin Schwartz (art director) for The Intimate Bach performed by Laurindo Almeida, Virginia Majewski & Vincent DeRosa
- Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Lena...Lovely and Alive performed by Lena Horne
Pop edit
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Peter, Paul and Mary for "If I Had a Hammer"
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
- Joe Harnell for Fly Me to the Moon and the Bossa Nova Pops
- Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing
- Peter Nero for The Colorful Peter Nero
- Best Rock and Roll Recording
- Bent Fabric for "Alley Cat"
Production and engineering edit
- Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical
- Al Schmitt (engineer) for Hatari! performed by Henry Mancini
- Best Engineered Recording - Classical
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Fritz Reiner (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
- Robert Fine (engineer) for The Civil War, Vol. I performed by Martin Gabel & Frederick Fennell
R&B edit
Spoken edit
- Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)
- Charles Laughton for The Story-Teller: A Session With Charles Laughton
References edit
- ^ "Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald Top Grammy Award List". The Milwaukee Journal. 16 May 1963. Retrieved 1 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1962 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.