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