6th Annual Grammy Awards

6th Annual Grammy Awards
Date	May 12, 1964
Location	Chicago,Los AngelesandNew York
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The6th Annual Grammy Awardswere held on May 12, 1964, atChicago,Los AngelesandNew York.They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1963.Henry Manciniwon 4 awards.

Award winners

• Record of the Year
  • Henry Mancinifor "Days of Wine and Roses"
• Album of the Year (other than classical)
  • Barbra StreisandforThe Barbra Streisand Album
• Song of the Year
  • Henry Mancini&Johnny Mercer(songwriters) for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed byHenry Mancini
• Best New Artist
  • Ward Swingle(The Swingle Singers)

Children's

• Best Recording for Children
  • Leonard Bernstein(conductor) forBernstein Conducts for Young Peopleperformed by theNew York Philharmonic

Classical

• Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Erich Leinsdorf(conductor) & theBoston Symphony OrchestraforBartók:Concerto for Orchestra
• Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
  • Skitch Henderson(conductor),Leontyne Price& theRCA OrchestraforGreat Scenes FromGershwin's Porgy and Bess
• Best Opera Recording
  • Erich Leinsdorf(conductor),Rosalind Elias,Leontyne Price,Richard Tucker& theRCA Italiana Opera OrchestraforPuccini:Madama Butterfly
• Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
  • Benjamin Britten(conductor),Edward Chapman,David Willcocks(choir directors), theBach Choir,Highgate School Choir& theLondon Symphony Orchestra & ChoirforBritten: War Requiem
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
  • Erich Leinsdorf(conductor),Arthur Rubinstein& theBoston Symphony OrchestraforTchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
  • Vladimir HorowitzforThe Sound of Horowitz
• Best Classical Music Performance - Chamber Music
  • Julian BreamforEvening of Elizabethan Musicperformed by theJulian Bream Consort
• Best Classical Composition by a Contemporary Composer
  • Benjamin Britten(composer & conductor) & theLondon Symphony OrchestraforBritten: War Requiem
• Best Classical Album
  • Benjamin Britten(conductor) & theLondon Symphony OrchestraforBritten: War Requiem
• Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
  • André Watts

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance
  • Allan Shermanfor "Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah"

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Theme
  • Riz Ortolani(composer) for "More - Theme FromMondo Cane"
• Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show
  • John Addison(composer) forTom Jones
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Quincy Jones(arranger) for "I Can't Stop Loving You"performed byCount Basie
• Best Background Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini(arranger) for "Days of Wine and Roses"

Country

• Best Country & Western Recording
  • Bobby Barefor "Detroit City"

Folk

• Best Folk Recording
  • Peter, Paul and Maryfor "Blowin' in the Wind"

Gospel

• Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
  • Soeur Sourirefor "Dominique"

Jazz

• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group
  • Bill EvansforConversations with Myself
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group
  • Woody HermanforEncore: Woody Herman, 1963
• Best Original Jazz Composition
  • Steve Allen&Ray Brown(composers) for "Gravy Waltz" performed by Steve Allen

Musical show

• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
  • Jerry Bock,Sheldon Harnick(composers) & the original cast (Barbara Cook,Jack Cassidy,Barbara Baxley,Daniel Massey,Nathaniel Frey, Ralph Williams & Jo Wilder) forShe Loves Me

Packaging and notes

• Best Album Cover - Classical
  • Robert M. Jones(art director) forPuccini:Madama Butterflyconducted byErich Leinsdorf
• Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
  • John BergforThe Barbra Streisand Albumperformed byBarbra Streisand
• Best Album Notes
  • Stanley Dance&Leonard Feather(notes writers) forThe Ellington Eraperformed byDuke Ellington

Pop

• Best Vocal Performance, Female
  • Barbra StreisandforThe Barbra Streisand Album
• Best Vocal Performance, Male
  • Jack Jonesfor "Wives and Lovers"
• Best Performance by a Vocal Group
  • Peter, Paul and Maryfor "Blowin' in the Wind"
• Best Performance by a Chorus
  • Ward SwingleforBach's Greatest Hitsperformed by the Swingle Singers
• Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
  • Count BasieforThis Time by Basie! Hits of the 50s and 60s
• Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing
  • Al Hirtfor "Java"
• Best Rock and Roll Recording
  • April Stevens&Nino Tempofor "Deep Purple"

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording - Other Than Classical
  • James Malloy(engineer) forCharadeperformed byHenry Mancini
• Best Engineered Recording - Classical
  • Lewis W. Layton(engineer),Erich Leinsdorf(conductor) & theRCA Italiana Opera OrchestraforPuccini:Madama Butterfly
• Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
  • Robert Fine(engineer) forCivil War Vol. IIperformed byFrederick Fennell

R&B

• Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
  • Ray Charlesfor "Busted"

Spoken

• Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)
  • Edward Albee(playwright) forWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?performed byMelinda Dillon,George Grizzard,Uta Hagen&Arthur Hill