Пятнадцатая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 3 марта 1973
Пятнадцатая церемония проходила 3 марта 1973 в Tennessee Auditorium в Нешвилле. Права на трансляцию выкупила компания CBS. Наибольшее число номинаций получили Нил Даймонд (Neil Diamond), Кёртис Мейфилд (Curtis Mayfield) и Дон МакЛин (Don McLean). Арита Френклин (Aretha Franklin) получила наибольшее число наград. Престижную "Награду за достижения в течения жизни" получила Махалия Джексон (Mahalia Jackson).
Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- George Harrison and Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh
- Don McLean - American Pie Lyrics
- Neil Diamond - Moods
- Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
- Original Broadway Cast - Jesus Christ Superstar
Победитель: George Harrison and Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(S)
Номинанты:
- Sarah Vaughan - What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
- Sylistics - Betcha by Golly, Wow
- Jackie & Roy - Day by Day
- Sarah Vaughan - The Summer Knows
Победитель: Sarah Vaughan - What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Don Ellis - Theme from The French Connection (Don Ellis)
- Richard Carpenter - Flat Baroque (Carpenters)
- Don Sebesky - Lonely Town (Freddie Hubbard)
- Quincy Jones - Money Runner (Quincy Jones)
- Henry Mancini - Theme from The Mancini Generation (Henry Mancini)
Победитель: Don Ellis - Theme from The French Connection (Don Ellis)
Best Instrumental Composition
Номинанты:
- Michel Legrand - Brian's Song
- Henry Mancini - Brass on Ivory
- Billy Preston, Joe Greene - Outa-Space
- Don Ellis - [Theme] {From the French Connection} Lyrics
- Nino Rota - Theme from The Godfather
Победитель: Michel Legrand - Brian's Song
Best Jazz Performance - Big Band
Номинанты:
- Duke Ellington - Togo Brava Suite
- Kenny Clark, Francy Boland Big Band - All Smiles
- Don Ellis - Connection
- Maynard Ferguson - M.F. Horn Two
- Gerry Mulligan - The Age of Steam
Победитель: Duke Ellington - Togo Brava Suite
Best Jazz Performance - Group
Номинанты:
- Freddie Hubbard - First Light
- Weather Report - I Sing the Body Electric
- Joe Farrell - Outback
- McCoy Tyner - Sahara
- Chuck Mangione - The Chuck Mangione Quartet
- George Benson - White Rabbit
Победитель: Freddie Hubbard - First Light
Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist
Номинанты:
- Gary Burton - Alone at Last
- Tom Scott - Great Scott
- McCoy Tyner - Sahara
- Freddie Hubbard - The Hub of Hubbard
- Sonny Stitt - Tune-Up!
Победитель: Gary Burton - Alone at Last
Best Pop Instrumental Peformance - Instrumental Performer
Номинанты:
- Billy Preston - Outa-Space
- Pipes & Drums & Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace
- Doc Severinsen - Doc
- Apollo 100 - Joy
- Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin - The Inner Mounting Flame
Победитель: Billy Preston - Outa-Space
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - With Vocal Coloring
Номинанты:
- Isaac Hayes - Black Moses
- Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen - Brass on Ivory
- Santana - Caravanserai
- Quincy Jones - Money Runner
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition Lyrics
- Cy Coleman - Theme from The Garden of the Finzi Continis
Победитель: Isaac Hayes - Black Moses