Восьмая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 15 марта 1966
Восьмая церемония прошла в Beverly Hilton в Лос-Анджелесе. Роджер Миллер (Roger Miller), Френк Синатра (Frank Sinatra) и Барбра Стрейзанд (Barbra Streisand) получили наибольшее число номинаций в том году. Френк Синатра также получил престижную награду за "Достижения в течение жизни" (“Lifetime Achievement Award”).
Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
- Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra
- Eddy Arnold - My World
- Julie Andrews and cast - The Sound of Music
- The Beatles - Help!
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
Best Album Notes
Номинанты:
- Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
- Karl Bohm conducting the German Opera - Berg: Wozzeck
- Earl Hines - Grand Terrace Band
- Adlai Stevenson - The Voice of the Uncommon Man
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist
Номинанты:
- Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year Lyrics
- Astrud Gilberto - Day by Day
- Vikki Carr - Everything I've Got
- Kenny Burrell - Greensleeves
- Jackie Deshannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love Lyrics
- Beatles - Yesterday Lyrics
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year Lyrics
Best Engineered Recording
Номинанты:
- Larry Levine - A Taste of Honey (Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass)
- Richard Bogert, James Malloy - Latin Sounds of Henry Mancini (Henry Mancini)
- Al Pachucki, Chuck Seitz - More of That Guitar Country (Chet Atkins)
- Frank Laico - My Name Is Barbra (Barbra Streisand)
- Lowell Frank - September of My Years (Frank Sinatra)
Победитель: Larry Levine - A Taste of Honey (Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Taste Of Honey Lyrics
- Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops - A Hard Day's Night
- Neal Hefti - Girl Talk
- Si Zentner Orchestra - Mission to Moscow
- Armbruster Orchestra - The Shadow of Your Smile
- Jankowski Orchestra - Walk in the Black Forest
Победитель: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Taste Of Honey Lyrics
Best Instrumental Performance (Non-Jazz)
Номинанты:
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Taste Of Honey Lyrics
- Neal Hefti - Girl Talk
- Henry Mancini - The Great Race
- Horst Jankowski - Walk in the Black Forest
- Chet Atkins - Yakety Axe Lyrics
Победитель: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Taste Of Honey Lyrics
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
Номинанты:
- Duke Ellington Orchestra - Ellington '66
- Wes Montgomery with String Orchestra - Bumpin'
- Rod Levitt - Insight
- Paul Horn - Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
- Kenny Burrell, Gil Evans Orchestra - Kenny Burrell: Guitar Forms
Победитель: Duke Ellington Orchestra - Ellington '66
Best Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group
Номинанты:
- Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd
- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- Paul Horn - Cycle
- Paul Desmond, Jim Hall - Glad to Be Unhappy
- Gary McFarland Group - Soft Samba
- Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce
Победитель: Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd
Best Original Jazz Composition
Номинанты:
- Lalo Schifrin - Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- Wes Montgomery - Bumpin'
- Oscar Peterson - Canadiana Suite
- Eddie Sauter - Mickey One
- Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Virgin Islands Suite
Победитель: Lalo Schifrin - Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
Female Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Barbra Streisand - My Name is Barbra Lyrics
- Petula Clark - Downtown Lyrics
- Nancy Wilson - Gentle Is My Love
- Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album
- Jackie Deshannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love Lyrics
Победитель: Barbra Streisand - My Name is Barbra Lyrics
Male Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year Lyrics
- Glenn Yarbrough - Baby the Rain Must Fall
- Roger Miller - King Of The Road Lyrics
- Tony Bennett - The Shadow Of Your Smile Lyrics
- Paul McCartney - Yesterday Lyrics
Победитель: Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year Lyrics
Record Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Taste Of Honey Lyrics
- Paul McCartney - Yesterday Lyrics
- Roger Miller - King Of The Road Lyrics
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio - The 'In' Crowd
- Tony Bennett - The Shadow Of Your Smile Lyrics
Победитель: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Taste Of Honey Lyrics
Song Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel - The Shadow of Your Smile
- Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn - September of My Years
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney - Yeterday
- Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel, Jacques Demy - I Will Wait for You
- Roger Miller - King Of The Road Lyrics
Победитель: Paul Francis Webster, Johnny Mandel - The Shadow of Your Smile
Vocal Group Performance
Номинанты:
- The Anita Kerr Quartet - We Dig Mancini
- The Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall Lyrics
- Beatles - Help Lyrics
- Hermans Hermits - Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter Lyrics
- We Five - You Were on My Mind
Победитель: The Anita Kerr Quartet - We Dig Mancini