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