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