Вторая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 29 ноября 1959
Вторая церемония вручения наград проходила в Лос-Анджелесе и Нью-Йорке. Дюк Эллингтон (Duke Ellington) стал обладателем трёх наград Grammy, Френк Синатра (Frank Sinatra) был объявлен победителем четырежды.
Best Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me
- Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
- Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
- Robert Russell Bennett - Victory at Sea, Vol. 1
- Van Cliburn - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me
Best Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Esquivel - Strings Aflame
- Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
- Johnny Green - An Evening with Lerner and Loewe
- Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me
Best Female Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Ella Fitzgerald - But Not for Me Lyrics
- Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay
- Pat Suzuki - Broadway '59
- Caterina Valenta - La Starda del Amore
- Lena Horne - Porgy and Bess
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - But Not for Me Lyrics
Best Jazz Peformance – Soloist
Номинанты:
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Lightly
- Urbie Green - Best of New Broadway Show Hits
- Ruby Braff - Easy Now
- Andre Previn - Like Young
- Red Norvo - Red Norvo in Hi-Fi
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Lightly
Best Jazz Performance – Group
Номинанты:
- Jonah Jones - I Dig Chicks
- Shorty Rogers - Chances Are It Swings
- Duke Ellington - Ellington Jazz Party
- Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
- Red Norvo - Red Norvo in Hi-Fi
Победитель: Jonah Jones - I Dig Chicks
Best Male Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me Lyrics
- Robert Merrill - An Evening with Lerner and Loewe
- Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
- Jess Belvin - Guess Who
- Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Lyrics
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me Lyrics
Best Musical Composition
Номинанты:
- Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
- Dmitri Shostakovitch - Shostakovitch: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 101
- Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
- Morton Gould - St. Lawrence Suite
- Serge Prokofiev - Prokofiev: The Overture Russe, Op. 72
Победитель: Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
Best Performance by a Dance Band
Номинанты:
- Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
- Count Basie - Breakfast Dance and Barbecue
- Glenn Miller - For the Very First Time
- Larry Elgart - New Sounds at the Roosevelt
- Perez Prado - Pops and Prado
Победитель: Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
Best Performance by a Top 40 Artist
Номинанты:
- Nat King Cole - Midnight Flyer
- Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love Lyrics
- The Coasters - Charlie Brown
- Floyd Robinson - Makin' Love
- Neil Sedaka - Neil Sedaka
Победитель: Nat King Cole - Midnight Flyer
Best Record of the Year
Номинанты:
- Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Lyrics
- Andre Previn - Like Young
- Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I Lyrics
- Frank Sinatra - High Hopes Lyrics
- The Browns - Three Bells Lyrics
Победитель: Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Lyrics
Best Soundtrack Album of Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television
Номинанты:
- Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
- Dick Cathcart - Pete Kelly's Blues
- Franz Waxman - The Nun's Story
- Henry Mancini - More Music from Peter Gunn
- Stanley Wilson - The Music from M Squad
Победитель: Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder
Best Soundtrack of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or Television
Номинанты:
- Andre Previn, Ken Darby - Porgy and Bess
- Mario Lanza - For the First Time
Победитель: Andre Previn, Ken Darby - Porgy and Bess