Девятнадцатая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 19 февраля 1977
Девятнадцатая церемония прошла 19 февраля 1977 в Hollywood Palladium в Лос-Анджелесе. Наибольшее число номинаций в том году получили Стиви Уандер (Stevie Wonder), Джордж Бенсон (George Benson) и группа Chicago. По четыре статуэтки каждый унесли с собой Стиви Уандер (Stevie Wonder) и Джордж Бенсон (George Benson).
Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life Lyrics
- Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
- Chicago - Chicago X Lyrics
- George Benson - Breezin'
- Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Победитель: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life Lyrics
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(S)
Номинанты:
- Chicago - If You Leave Me Now Lyrics
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - Boto (Porpoise)
- Singers Unlimited - Green Dolphin Street
- Wings - Let'em In Lyrics
- Singers Unlimited - Sentimental Journey
Победитель: Chicago - If You Leave Me Now Lyrics
Best Engineered Recording Other Than Classical
Номинанты:
- George Benson - Breezin'
- Ambrosia - Somewhere I've Never Travelled
- Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe
- Gary Wright - Dream Weaver Lyrics
- Harry James & His Big Band - The King James Version
Победитель: George Benson - Breezin'
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Chick Corea - Leprechaun's Dream (Chick Corea)
- Stanley Clarke - Life Is Just a Game (Stanley Clarke)
- Claus Ogerman - Saudade do Brazil (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
- Henry Mancini, John Williams, Herb Spencer, Al Woodbury - The Disaster Movie Suite (Henry Mancini conducting the London Symphony)
- Bob James - Westchester Lady (Bob James)
Победитель: Chick Corea - Leprechaun's Dream (Chick Corea)
Best Instrumental Composition
Номинанты:
- Chuck Mangione - Bellavia
- Chick Corea - Leprechaun's Dream
- Henry Mancini - The White Dawn
- Maurie White, Skip Scarbrough - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Quincy Jones, Louis Johnson, Dave Grusin - Midnight Soul Patrol
- Stevie Wonder - Contusion Lyrics
Победитель: Chuck Mangione - Bellavia
Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band
Номинанты:
- Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites
- Dizzy Gillespie, Machito - Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
- Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band - Long Yellow Road
- Thad Jones, Mel Lewis - New Life
- Phil Woods - The New Phil Woods Album
Победитель: Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites
Best Jazz Performance By A Group
Номинанты:
- Chick Corea - The Leprechaun
- Count Basie, Zoot Sims - Basie & Zoot
- Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
- Bill Evans Trio - Since We Met
- Paul Desmond Quartet - The Paul Desmond Quartet Live
Победитель: Chick Corea - The Leprechaun
Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist
Номинанты:
- Count Basie - Basie and Zoot
- Clark Terry - Clark Terry and His Jolly Giants
- Jim Hall - Commitment
- Jaco Pastorius - Donna Lee
- Phil Woods - The New Phil Woods Album
- Art Tatum - Works of Art
Победитель: Count Basie - Basie and Zoot
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Ella Fitzgerald - Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
- Sarah Vaughan - More Sarah Vaughan Live in Japan
- Ray Charles, Cleo Laine - Porgy and Bess
- Quire - Quire
- Irene Kral - Where Is Love?
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
Best Latin Recording
Номинанты:
- Eddie Palmieri - Unfinished Masterpiece
- Eydie Gorme - La Gorme
- Fania All-Stars - Salsa Soundtrack
- Joe Cuba - Cocianando la Salsa
- Johnny Pacheco - El Maestro
- Mongo Santamaria – Sofrito
Победитель: Eddie Palmieri - Unfinished Masterpiece
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Номинанты:
- George Benson - Breezin'
- Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band - A Fifth of Beethoven
- Brecker Borthers Band - Back to Back
- Stevie Wonder - Contusion Lyrics
- Jeff Beck – Wired
Победитель: George Benson - Breezin'
Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
Номинанты:
- George Benson - Theme from Good King Bad
- Marvin Gaye - After the Dance Lyrics
- Brass Construction - Brass Construction
- Herbie Hancock - Doin' It
- Stanley Turrentine - Hope That We Can Be Together Soon
- Crusaders - Keep That Same Old Feeling
Победитель: George Benson - Theme from Good King Bad
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
Номинанты:
- Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)
- Melba Moore - Lean On Me
- Diana Ross - Love Hangover Lyrics
- Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
- Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel
Победитель: Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)
Hall Of Fame
Номинанты:
- Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Begin the Beguine
- Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra (19 - Beethoven: Symphonies
- Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke on Cornet - Singin' the Blues
- Original Broadway Cast with Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews - My Fair Lady
- Wanda Landowska - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Complete)
Победитель: Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Begin the Beguine
Pop Female Vocalist
Номинанты:
- Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down the Wind Lyrics
- Emmylou Harris - Here, There And Everywhere Lyrics
- Natalie Cole - Natalie
- Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns Lyrics
- Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around
Победитель: Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down the Wind Lyrics
Pop Male Vocalist
Номинанты:
- Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
- Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Lyrics
- George Benson - This Masquerade Lyrics
- Lou Rawls - You'll Never Finda Another Love Like Mine
Победитель: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Record Of The Year
Номинанты:
- George Benson - This Masquerade Lyrics
- Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs Lyrics
- Chicago - If You Leave Me Now Lyrics
- Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Lyrics
- Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight Lyrics
Победитель: George Benson - This Masquerade Lyrics