Первая церемония вручения премии Grammy - 4 мая 1959
Первая церемония состоялась 4 мая 1959. За два года до этого была создана National Academy of Recording Arts and Science. Фактически одновременно прошли две церемонии: одна в Beverly Hilton Hotel в Beverly Hills California, вторая - в Park Sheraton Hotel в New York City. Френк Синатра (Frank Sinatra) был номинирован в семи категориях. Элла Фитцджеральд (Ella Fitzgerald), Генри Манчини (Henry Mancini), Домеником Модуно (Domenico Modugno) и Росс Багдасарян ст. (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) получили по две награды.
Best Album Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
- Frank Sinatra – Only the Lonely
- Frank Sinatra – Come Fly with Me
- Van Cliburn – Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23
Победитель: Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
Best Arrangement
Номинанты:
- Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
- Billy May – Billy May’s Big Fat Brass
- Billy May – Come Fly with Me
- Jack Marshall – Fever
- Nelson Riddle – Witchcraft
Победитель: Henry Mancini – The Music from Peter Gunn
Best Dance Band Performance
Номинанты:
- Count Basie – Basie
- Jonah Jones – Baubles, Bangles and Beads
- Perez Prado – Patricia
- Warren Covington & the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – Tea for Two Cha Cha
- Ray Anthony – The Music from Peter Gunn
Победитель: Count Basie – Basie
Best Female Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
- Doris Day – Everybody Loves a Lover
- Eydie Gorme – Eydie in Love
- Peggy Lee – Fever Lyrics
- Keely Smith – I Wish You Love
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
Best Group Jazz Performance
Номинанты:
- Count Basie – Basie
- Jonah Jones – Baubles, Bangles and Beads
- George Shearing – Burnished Brass
- Basie Rhythm Section, Dave Lambert Singers – Sing a Song of Basie
- Four Freshmen – The Four Freshmen in Person
Победитель: Count Basie – Basie
Best Group Or Chorus Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Louis Prima, Keely Smith – That Old Black Magic
- Kirby Stone Four – Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
- The King Sisters – Imagination
- Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross – Sing a Song of Basie
- Kingston Trio – Tom Dooley Lyrics
Победитель: Louis Prima, Keely Smith – That Old Black Magic
Best Individual Jazz Performance
Номинанты:
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Johan Jones – Baubles, Bangles and Beads
- George Shearing – Burnished Brass
- Matty Mattock – Dixieland Story
- Jonah Jones – Jumpin’ with Jonah
Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Best Male Vocal Performance
Номинанты:
- Perry Como Lyrics
- Frank Sinatra Lyrics
- Andy Williams Lyrics
- Domenico Modugno
- Frank Sinatra Lyrics
Победитель: Perry Como Lyrics
Best Musical Composition
Номинанты:
- Nelson Riddle – Cross Country Suite
- Johnny Mandel – I Want to Live
- Kurt Weill – Mahagonny
- Richard Rodgers – Victory at Sea, Vol. 3
- Samuel Barber – Vanessa
Победитель: Nelson Riddle – Cross Country Suite
Best Orchestra Performance
Номинанты:
- Billy May – Billy May’s Big Fat Brass
- George Shearing – Burnished Brass
- Buddy Defranco – Cross Country Suite
- Johny Mandel – I Want to Live
- Jack Kane – Kane Is Able
Победитель: Billy May – Billy May’s Big Fat Brass
Best Record Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Domenico Modugeno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
- David Seville - The Chipmunk Song
- Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft Lyrics
- Peggy Lee - Fever Lyrics
- Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star Lyrics
Победитель: Domenico Modugeno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
Best Song Of The Year
Номинанты:
- Domecnico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
- Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe - Gigi
- Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh - Witchcraft
- Johnny Davenport, Eddie Conley - Fever
- Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss - Catch a Falling Star
Победитель: Domecnico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)