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AWARD WINNERS:

Record Of The Year

--- Henry Mancini for " Moon River "

Album Of The Year (other Than Classical)

--- Judy Garland for '' Judy At Carnegie Hall ''

Song Of The Year

--- Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for " Moon River " performed by Henry Mancini

Best New Artist

--- Peter Nero

Children's

Best Recording For Children

---'' performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

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Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with Or Without Orchestra)

--- Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Joan Sutherland & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for ''The Art of the Prima Donna''

Best Opera Recording

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Best Classical Performance - Choral (other Than Opera)

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Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (with Orchestra)

--- Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for '' Bartók : Violin Concerto No. 1''

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (without Orchestra)

--- Laurindo Almeida for ''Reverie for Spanish Guitar''

Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music

---: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7''

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

--- Laurindo Almeida (composer and artist) for ''Discantus''

--- Igor Stravinsky (composer and artist) for ''Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra''

Album Of The Year - Classical

---; Petrushka ''

Comedy

Best Comedy Performance

--- Elaine May & Mike Nichols for ''An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May''

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Theme Or Instrumental Version Of Song

--- Galt MacDermot for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly

Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Score From Motion Picture Or Television

--- Henry Mancini (composer) for ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''

Best Arrangement

--- Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) for " Moon River "

Country

Best Country & Western Recording

--- Jimmy Dean for ''Big Bad John''

Folk

Best Folk Recording

--- Belafonte Folk Singers for ''Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad''

Gospel

Best Gospel Or Other Religious Recording

--- Mahalia Jackson for ''Everytime I Feel the Spirit''

Jazz

Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)

--- André Previn for ''André Previn Plays Harold Arlen''

Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)

--- Stan Kenton for '' West Side Story ''

Best Original Jazz Composition

--- Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly

Musical Show

Best Original Cast Show Album

--- Frank Loesser (composer) & the original cast with Robert Morse , Rudy Vallee , Charles Nelson Reilly , Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith for '' How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying ''

Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Original Cast From A Motion Picture Or Television

--- Irwin Kostal , John Green , Saul Chaplin , Sid Ramin (music directors) & the original cast for ''West Side Story''

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Cover - Classical

---Marvin Schwartz (art director) for '''' performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Santini

Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical

---Jim Silke (art director) for ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' performed by Judy Garland

Pop

Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female

--- Judy Garland for ''Judy at Carnegie Hall''

Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male

--- Jack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses"

Best Performance By A Vocal Group

--- Lambert , Hendricks & Ross for ''High Flying''

Best Performance By A Chorus

--- Johnny Mann for ''Great Band With Great Voices'' performed by the Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner Orchestra

Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Dancing

--- Si Zentner for ''Up a Lazy River''

Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Other Than Dancing

--- Henry Mancini for ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''

Best Rock And Roll Recording

--- Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again"

Production and engineering

Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording

---Robert Arnold (engineer) for ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' performed by Judy Garland

Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording

---Lewis W. Layton (engineer), ''

Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty

---John Kraus (engineer) for ''Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America'' performed by Stan Freberg

R&B

Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

--- Ray Charles for "Hit the Road Jack"

Spoken

Best Documentary Or Spoken Word Recording (other Than Comedy)

--- Leonard Bernstein for ''Humor in Music''

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