Шестнадцатая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 2 марта 1974
Шестнадцатая церемония состоялась 2 марта 1974 в Hollywood Palladium в Лос-Анджелесе. Наибольшее число номинаций получили Стиви Уандер (Stevie Wonder), Чарли Рич (Charlie Rich) и Бетте Мидлер (Bette Midler). Все пять самых престижных наград были вручены Стиви Уандеру (Stevie Wonder).
Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Lyrics
- Bette Midler - The Divine Miss M
- Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
- Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
- Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Победитель: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Lyrics
Best Album Notes
Номинанты:
- Art Tatum - God Is in the House
- Waylon Jennings - Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
- Frank Sinatra - Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back
- Marilyn Monroe - Remember Marilyn
- Jimmie Rodgers - This Is Jimmie Rodgers
Победитель: Art Tatum - God Is in the House
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Quincy Jones - Summer in the City
- Bob James - Easy Living/Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (Medley) (Grover Washington Jr.)
- Lee Holdridge - Prologue/Crunchy Granola Suite
- Chick Corea - Spain
- Bill Holman - The Daily Dance (Stan Kenton & His Orchestra)
Победитель: Quincy Jones - Summer in the City
Best Instrumental Composition
Номинанты:
- Gato Barbieri - Last Tango in Paris
- Edgar Winter - Frankenstein
- Thus van Leer, Jan Akkerman - Hocus Pocus
- Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
- Billy Preston - Space Race
Победитель: Gato Barbieri - Last Tango in Paris
Best Jazz Performance - Big Band
Номинанты:
- Woody Herman - Giant Steps
- Don Ellis - Soaring
- Gil Evans - Svengali
- Oliver Nelson - Swiss Suite
- Randy Weston – Tanjah
Победитель: Woody Herman - Giant Steps
Best Jazz Performance - Group
Номинанты:
- Supersax - Supersax Plays Bird
- Oregon - Music of Another Present Era
- Jim Hall, Ron Carter - Alone Together
- Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Inside Straight
- Chick Corea, Return to Forever - Light as a Feather
Победитель: Supersax - Supersax Plays Bird
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist
Номинанты:
- Art Tatum - God Is in the House
- Freddie Hubbard - In a Mist
- Hubert Laws - Morning Star
- Clifford Brown - The Beginning and the End
- Ray Brown (Milt Jackson Quintet) - The Very Thought of You
Победитель: Art Tatum - God Is in the House
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Номинанты:
- Eumir Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathurstra (2001)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra - Bird of Fire
- Edgar Winter - Frankenstein
- Billy Preston - Space Race
- Quincy Jones - You've Got It Bad Girl
Победитель: Eumir Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathurstra (2001)
Hall Of Fame
Номинанты:
- Bing Crosby, The Ken Darby Singers - White Christmas
- Coleman Hawkins - Body and Soul
- George Gershwin with Paul Whiteman - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
- Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five - West End Blues
- Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song Lyrics
Победитель: Bing Crosby, The Ken Darby Singers - White Christmas