Grammy Awards of 1962

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

Award winners:

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

*Album of the Year (other than classical)
**Judy Garland for "Judy at Carnegie Hall"

*Song of the Year
**Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Moon River" performed by Henry Mancini

*Best New Artist
**Robert Goulet

Children's

*Best Recording for Children
**Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf" performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical

*Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
**Charles Munch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for "Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé"
*Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
**Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Joan Sutherland & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for "The Art of the Prima Donna"
*Best Opera Recording
**Gabriele Santini (conductor), Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni & the Rome Opera Orchestra for "Puccini: Madama Butterfly"
*Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
**Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale for "Bach: B Minor Mass"
* Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
**Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for "Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1"
*Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
**Laurindo Almeida for "Reverie for Spanish Guitar"
*Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
**Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for "Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7"
*Best Contemporary Classical Composition
**Laurindo Almeida (composer and artist) for "Discantus"
**Igor Stravinsky (composer and artist) for "Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra"
*Album of the Year - Classical
**Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for "Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrushka"

Comedy

*Best Comedy Performance
**Elaine May & Mike Nichols for "An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May"

Composing and arranging

*Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song
**Galt MacDermot for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly
*Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television
**Henry Mancini (composer) for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
*Best Arrangement
**Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) for "Moon River"

Country

*Best Country & Western Recording
**Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John"

Folk

*Best Folk Recording
**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 Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)
**André Previn for "André Previn Plays Harold Arlen"
*Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
**Stan Kenton for "West Side Story"
*Best Original Jazz Composition
**Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly

Musical Show

* Best Original Cast Show Album
**Frank Loesser (composer) & the original cast with Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
*Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television
**Irwin Kostal, John Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin (music directors) & the original cast for "West Side Story"

Packaging and Notes

*Best Album Cover - Classical
**Marvin Schwartz (art director) for "Puccini: Madama Butterfly" performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Santini
*Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
**Jim Silke (art director) for "Judy at Carnegie Hall" performed by Judy Garland

Pop

*Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
**Judy Garland for "Judy at Carnegie Hall"
*Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
**Jack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses"
*Best Performance by a Vocal Group
**Lambert, Hendricks & Ross for "High Flying"
*Best Performance by a Chorus
**Johnny Mann for "Great Band With Great Voices" performed by the Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner Orchestra
*Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
**Si Zentner for "Up a Lazy River"
*Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than Dancing
**Henry Mancini for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
*Best Rock and Roll Recording
**Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again"

Production and engineering

*Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording
**Robert Arnold (engineer) for "Judy at Carnegie Hall" performed by Judy Garland
*Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
**Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for "Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé"
*Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
**John Kraus (engineer) for "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America" performed by Stan Freberg

R&B

*Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
**Ray Charles for "Hit the Road Jack"

poken

*Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)
**Leonard Bernstein for "Humor in Music"

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