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)