Восемнадцатая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 28 февраля 1976

Восемнадцатая церемония вручения состоялась 28 февраля 1976 в Hollywood Palladium в Лос-Анджелесе. Наибольшее число номинаций получили Джанис Айян (Janis Ian), Глен Кемпбелл (Glen Campbell) и Линда Ронштадт (Linda Ronstadt). Натали Коул (Natalie Cole), Пол Саймон (Paul Simon) и Джанис Айян (Janis Ian) получили по две премии.

Album Of The Year

Номинанты:

Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Dirt Brown Cowboy Janis Ian - Between the Lines Lyrics Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel The Eagles - One Of These Nights Lyrics

Победитель: Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years

Best Album Notes

Номинанты:

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks Lyrics Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - A Legendary Performer Tom T. Hall - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Lenny Bruce - The Real Lenny Bruce Art Tatum - The Tatum Solo Masterpieces

Победитель: Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks Lyrics

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(S)

Номинанты:

Ray Stevens - Misty Singers Unlimited - April in Paris Singers Unlimited - Autumn in New York Mel Torme - Gershwin Medley Singers Unlimited - Killing Me Softly with His Song

Победитель: Ray Stevens - Misty

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Номинанты:

Mike Post, Pete Carpenter - The Rockford Files (Mike Post) Alan Broadbent - Children of Lima (Woody Herman) Thad Jones - Living for the City (Thad Jones, Mel Lewis) Ron McClure - No Show (Blood, Sweat & Tears) Randy Brecker - Some Skunk Funk (Brecker Brothers) Herbert Spencer - Theme from Jaws (John Williams)

Победитель: Mike Post, Pete Carpenter - The Rockford Files (Mike Post)

Best Instrumental Composition

Номинанты:

Michel Legrand - Images Chuck Mangione - Chase the Clouds Away Silvester Levay, Stephen Praeger - Fly, Robin, Fly Van McCoy - The Hustle Mike Post, Pete Carpenter - The Rockford Files

Победитель: Michel Legrand - Images

Best Jazz Performance - Big Band

Номинанты:

Phil Woods with Michel Legrand & His Orchestra - Images Clark Terry - Clark Terry's Big B-A-D Band Live at the Wichita Jazz Festival North Texas State University Lab Band - Lab '75 That Jones, Mel Lewis - Potpourri Bill Watrous & the Manhattan Wildlife Refuge - The Tiger of San Pedro

Победитель: Phil Woods with Michel Legrand & His Orchestra - Images

Best Jazz Performance - Group

Номинанты:

Return to Forever - No Mystery Lyrics Count Basie - Basie Jam Dizzy Gillespie Quartet - Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 John Coltrane Quartet - Giant Steps Supersax - Supersax Plays Bird with Strings

Победитель: Return to Forever - No Mystery Lyrics

Best Jazz Performance - Soloist

Номинанты:

Dizzy Gillespie - Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie Jim Hall - Concierto John Coltrane - Giant Steps Phil Woods - Images Phineas Newborn Jr. - Solo Piano

Победитель: Dizzy Gillespie - Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie

Best Latin Recording

Номинанты:

Eddie Palmieri - Sun of Latin Music Bobby Paunetto - Paunetto's Point Camilo Sesto - Quieres Ser Mi Amante Fania All-Stars - Fania All-Stars Live at Yankee Stadium, Vol. 1 Mongo Santamaria - Afro-Indio Ray Barretto - Barretto Willie Colon - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Победитель: Eddie Palmieri - Sun of Latin Music

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Номинанты:

Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle The Ritchie Family - Brazil Chuck Mangione - Chase the Clouds Away Mike Post - The Rockford Files Tom Scott & the L.A. Express - Tom Cat

Победитель: Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle

 Hall Of Fame

Номинанты:

Alfred Drake with Original Broadway Cast; Orchestra & Chorus conducting the Jay Blackton - Oklahoma! Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child Lyrics Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Take the A Train Lehman Engel conducting; cast: Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams - Gershwin: Porgy & Bess Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano), Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor

Победитель: Alfred Drake with Original Broadway Cast; Orchestra & Chorus conducting the Jay Blackton - Oklahoma!

New Artist

Номинанты:

Natalie Cole Lyrics The Brecker Brothers K.c. And The Sunshine Band Lyrics Morris Albert Amazing Rhythm Aces

Победитель: Natalie Cole Lyrics