Двадцать первая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 15 февраля 1979
Двадцать первая церемония Grammy Awards прошла 15 февраля 1979 в Shrine Auditorium в Лос-Анджелесе. Наибольшее число номинаций получили Earth, Wind & Fire, John Williams и Quincy Jones. Earth, Wind & Fire взяли три Grammys; John Williams и Billy Joel получили по 2 Grammy Awards каждый.
Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Soundtrack Album - Saturday Night Fever
- Even Now - Barry Manilow
- Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
- Grease - Original Soundtrack Album
- The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Победитель: Soundtrack Album - Saturday Night Fever
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(S)
Номинанты:
- Earth Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life Lyrics
- Chick Corea - Falling Alice
- Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy Lyrics
- Andrea Marcovicci - It Happens Very Softly
- Christmas Festival Choracle and Orchestra - We Three Kings
Победитель: Earth Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life Lyrics
Best Arrangement For Voices
Номинанты:
- Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive Lyrics
- Singers Unlimited - Cry Me a River
- Vocal Jazz Inc. - High Clouds
- McCoy Tyner - Rotunda
- Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That Lyrics
Победитель: Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive Lyrics
Best Cast Show Album
Номинанты:
- Thomas Fats Waller and others - Ain't Misbehavin'
- Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Cy Coleman - On the Twentieth Century
- Carol Hall - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr - Beatlemania
- Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II - The King and I
Победитель: Thomas Fats Waller and others - Ain't Misbehavin'
Best Engineered Recording
Номинанты:
- Steely Dan - FM (No Static at All)
- Diahann Carroll - A Tribute to Ethel Waters
- Earth, Wind & Fire - All 'n' All
- John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid
- Quincy Jones - Sounds ...and Stuff Like That
Победитель: Steely Dan - FM (No Static at All)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Quincy Jones, Robert Freedman - Main Title (Overture Part One), The Wiz original soundtrack
- Alan Broadbent - Aja (Woody Herman Band)
- Joe Roccisano - Green Earrings (Woody Herman Band)
- Chick Corea - Mad Hatter Rhapsody (Chick Corea)
- Tom Tom 84 - Runnin' (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Победитель: Quincy Jones, Robert Freedman - Main Title (Overture Part One), The Wiz original soundtrack
Best Instrumental Composition
Номинанты:
- John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Chick Corea - Friends
- Chuck Mangione - Consuelo's Love Theme
- Lee Ritenour - The Captain's Journey
- Quincy Jones, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson - End of the Yellow Brick Road
Победитель: John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band
Номинанты:
- Thad Jones, Mel Lewis - Live in Munich
- Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass - Big Band Jazz
- Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band - Insights
- Dexter Gordon & Orchestra - Sophisticated Giant
- Thad Jones - Thad Jones Greetings and Salutations
Победитель: Thad Jones, Mel Lewis - Live in Munich
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group
Номинанты:
- Chick Corea - Friends
- Al Cohn, Jimmy Rowles - Heavy Love
- Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble - Rosewood
- Phil Woods Quintet - Song for Sisyphus
- Stan Getz, Jimmy Rowles - The Peacocks
Победитель: Chick Corea - Friends
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist
Номинанты:
- Oscar Peterson - Montreaux '77, Oscar Peterson Jam
- Al Cohn - Heavy Love (Al Cohn, Jimmy Rowles)
- Woody Shaw - Rosewood
- Dexter Gordon - Sophisticated Giant
- Stan Getz - Stan Getz Gold
Победитель: Oscar Peterson - Montreaux '77, Oscar Peterson Jam
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Al Jarreau - All Fly Home
- Irene Kral - Gentle Rain
- Sarah Vaughan - How Long Has This Been Going On
- Eddie Jefferson - The Main Man
- Mel Torme - Together Again, for the First Time
- Ray Charles - True to Life
Победитель: Al Jarreau - All Fly Home
Best Latin Recording
Номинанты:
- Tito Puente - Homenaje a Beny More
- Eddie Palmieri - Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo
- Fania All Stars - Coro Miyare
- Laurindo Almeida - Laurindo Almeida Trio
- Mongo Santamaria - Mongo a la Carte
- Orchestra Harlow - La Raza Latina
Победитель: Tito Puente - Homenaje a Beny More
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Номинанты:
- Chuck Mangione - Children of Sanchez
- Chet Atkins, Les Paul - Guitar Monsters
- Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic - Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther Theme ('78)
- John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (soundtrack)
Победитель: Chuck Mangione - Children of Sanchez
Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
Номинанты:
- Earth, Wind & Fire - Runnin'
- Crusaders - Images
- Stanley Clarke - Modern Man
- Brothers Johnson - Streetwave
- Average White Band - Sweet and Sour
Победитель: Earth, Wind & Fire - Runnin'
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
Номинанты:
- Donna Summer - Last Dance Lyrics
- Alicia Bridges - I Love The Night Life Lyrics
- Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman Lyrics
- Natalie Cole - Our Love Lyrics
- Aretha Franklin - Almighty Fire
Победитель: Donna Summer - Last Dance Lyrics
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
Номинанты:
- George Benson - On Broadway Lyrics
- Teddy Pendergrass - Close The Door Lyrics
- Peter Brown - Dance with Me
- Ray Charles - I Can See Clearly Now
- Lou Rawls - When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
Победитель: George Benson - On Broadway Lyrics
Hall Of Fame Inductees
Номинанты:
- Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump
- Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High the Moon
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano), Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Победитель: Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump