1960 Grammy Awards

In 1960 the American Grammy Music Prize was awarded for the second time . There were 34 awards given at the 1960 Grammy Awards , six more than at the premiere. In the coming years there should be around 40 price categories. Folk was added as the new fourteenth music area .

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

• " Mack the Knife " by Bobby Darin

Album of the Year:

• Come dance with me! by Frank Sinatra

Song of the Year:

• "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Jimmy Driftwood

Best New Artist:

• Bobby in it

pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Best Vocal Performance, Female):

• "But Not For Me" by Ella Fitzgerald

Best Male Vocal Performance (Male):

• Come dance with me! by Frank Sinatra

Best Performance by a vocal group or choir (Best Performance By A Vocal Group Or Chorus)

• "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir under the direction of Richard Condie

Best performance of a dance band (Best Performance By A Dance Band):

• Anatomy Of A Murder by Duke Ellington

Best Performance by an orchestra (Best Performance By An Orchestra):

• Like Young by André Previn & Dave Rose & His Orchestra

Best performance of a Top 40 artist (Best Performance By A "top 40" Artist):

• "Midnight Flyer" by Nat King Cole

Rhythm & Blues

Best R&B performance (Best Rhythm & Blues Performance):

• "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" by Dinah Washington

Country

Best country and western performance (Best Country & Western Performance):

• The Battle Of New Orleans by Johnny Horton

jazz

Best solo jazz performance (Best Jazz Performance, Soloist):

• Ella Swings Lightly by Ella Fitzgerald

Best jazz performance, Group (Best Jazz Performance, Group):

• I Dig Chicks by Jonah Jones

Folk

Best Folk Performance (Best Performance - Folk):

• The Kingston Trio At Large by the Kingston Trio

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

• Prokofjew: Peter And The Wolf by Peter Ustinov and the Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Herbert von Karajan

language

Best performance of documentary or spoken text without comedy (Best Performance, Documentary Or Spoken Word Other Than Comedy):

• A Lincoln portrait by Carl Sandburg

Comedy

Best comedy performance - Language (Best Comedy Performance - Spoken):

• Inside Shelley Berman by Shelley Berman

Best Comedy Performance - Music (Best Comedy Performance - Musical):

• The Battle Of Kookamonga by Homer and Jethro

Musical show

Best Broadway show album (Best Broadway Show Album):

• Gypsy with Ethel Merman, Jack Klugman, Sandra Church u. A.

Best soundtrack album, Original Cast - film or television (Best Sound Track Album, Original Cast - Motion Picture Or Television)

• Porgy and Bess (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Musical Director: André Previn , Underscoring : Ken Darby)

Composition / arrangement

Best musical composition, which was recorded and released in 1959 (duration about five minutes) (Best Musical Composition First Recorded And Released In 1959, over 5 Minutes Duration):

• Anatomy of a Murder (soundtrack) by composer Duke Ellington

Best Soundtrack Album - accompaniment of film or television (Best Sound Track Album - Background Score From A Motion Picture Or Television):

• Anatomy of a Murder (soundtrack) by composer Duke Ellington

Best Arrangement (Best Arrangement):

• Come Dance With Me by Frank Sinatra (Arranger: Billy May )

Packages and album text

Best Album Cover (Best Album Cover):

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 by the Washington National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Howard Mitchell (Art Director: Robert M. Jones)

Production and technology

Best engineering contribution, without classical music or novelty (Best Engineering Contribution, Other Than Classical Or Novelty):

• Belafonte At Carnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte (Technique: Robert Simpson)

Best Engineering Contribution, Classical Recording:

• Victory At Sea, Vol. I by the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett (technique: Lewis W. Layton)

Best Engineering Contribution, Novelty Recording:

• Alvin's Harmonica by Alvin & The Chipmunks (Technique: Ted Keep)

Classical music

Best Classical Orchestral Performance (Best Classical Performance - Orchestra):

• Debussy: Images for orchestra by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Charles Münch

Best classical performance - opera performer or choir (Best Classical Performance - Opera Cast Or chorale):

• Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro by Lisa della Casa , Rosalind Elias , George London , Roberta Peters , Giorgio Tozzi and the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Erich Leinsdorf

Best Classical Performance - Concerto Or Instrumental Soloist With Full Orchestral Accompaniment: best classical performance - concert or solo instrument (with full orchestral accompaniment ):

• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 by Van Cliburn and the Symphony of the Air Orchestra under the direction of Kiril Kondrashin

Best Classical Performance - Concerto Or Instrumental Soloist Other Than Full Orchestral Accompaniment (not with full orchestral accompaniment ):

• Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C major (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E flat major by Arthur Rubinstein

Best chamber music performance (including chamber orchestra) (Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music Including Chamber Orchestra):

• Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C major (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E flat major by Arthur Rubinstein

Best classical solo vocal performance (with or without orchestra) (Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist With Or Without Orchestra):

• Björling In Opera by Jussi Björling