40th Annual Grammy® Awards Coverage
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Best Musical Show Album
Chicago The Musical - Jay David Saks, producer; (Fred Ebb,
lyricist; John Kander, composer) (Various Artists Featuring Ann
Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton & Joel Grey)
Jekyll & Hyde - Karl Richardson & Frank Wildhorn,
producers; (Leslie Bricusse, lyricist; Frank Wildhorn, composer)
(Original Broadway Cast)
The Life - Mike Berniker & Cy Coleman, producers; Ira
Gasman, lyricist; Cy Coleman, composer (Original Broadway
Cast)
Ragtime The Musical - Jay David Saks, producer; Lynn
Ahrens, lyricist; Stephen Flaherty, composer (Recording
Cast)
Titanic A New Musical - Tommy Krasker & Maury Yeston,
producers; Maury Yeston, lyricist; Maury Yeston, composer
(Original Broadway Cast)
Best Instrumental Composition
Aung San Suu Kyi - Wayne Shorter, composer (Herbie Hancock
& Wayne Shorter)
Canonn For Bela - J.J. Johnson, composer (J.J.
Johnson)
Earth - Bob Florence, composer (The Bob Florence Limited
Edition)
Everytime I Think Of You - Alan Broadbent, composer (Alan
Broadbent)
New Rochelle - Bob Mintzer, composer (Yellowjackets)
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture
Or For Television
The English Patient - Gabriel Yared, composer
The Lost World: Jurassic Park - John Williams,
composer
Men In Black - Main Theme - Danny Elfman, composer
Selena - Dave Grusin, composer
Seven Years In Tibet - John Williams, composer
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For
Television
Father Of Our Nation (From Mandela) - Cedric Gradus
Samson, songwriter (Jennifer Jones & Hugh Masekela)
For The First Time (From One Fine Day) - Jud Friedman,
James Newton Howard & Allan Rich, songwriters (Kenny
Loggins)
How Do I Live (From Con Air) - Diane Warren, songwriter
(Trisha Yearwood)
I Believe I Can Fly (From Space Jam) - R. Kelly,
songwriter (R. Kelly)
A Song For Mama (From Soul Food) - Babyface, songwriter
(Boyz II Men)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
America - Michael Abene & Dave Grusin, arrangers (Dave
Grusin)
Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - Vince
Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza Featuring John
Abercrombie)
Peter Gunn - Dave Grusin, arranger (Dave Grusin)
Straight, No Chaser - Bill Holman, arranger (The Bill
Holman Band)
Wild Is The Wind - Robert Farnon, arranger (J. J.
Johnson)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying
Vocal(s)
Cotton Tail - Slide Hampton, arranger (Dee Dee
Bridgewater)
Laura - Arif Mardin, arranger (Carly Simon)
My Heart Belongs To Daddy - John Clayton, arranger (Dee
Dee Bridgewater)
Our Love Is Here To Stay - Don Sebesky, arranger (John
Pizzarelli)
The Summer Knows - Mike Renzi, arranger (Maureen
McGovern)
Best Recording Package
Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon - Stefan Sagmeister, art
director (Skeleton Key)
Free Mars - Peter Grant & Stephanie Hughes, art
directors (Lusk)
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! - Johann Zambryski, art
director (Enigma)
The Planet Sleeps - Julian Peploe, art director (Various
Artists)
Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage - Hugh
Brown, Al Q & Jeff Smith, art directors (Various Artists)
Best Boxed Recording Package
Beg Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box Of '60s
Soul - Hugh Brown, David Gorman & Rachel Gutek, art
directors (Various Artists)
The Complete Bill Evans On Verve - Patricia Lie, art
director (Bill Evans)
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong On
Verve - Giulio Turturro, art director (Ella Fitzgerald &
Louis Armstrong)
Cuba: I Am Time - Carol Bobolts, Laurie Goldman & Jack
O'Neil, art directors (Various Artists)
Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited - Bryan Lasley, art
director (Bobby Fuller)
Best Album Notes
Anthology - Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Al
Green)
Anthology Of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) -
John Fahey, Luis Kemnitzer, Jon Pankake, Chuck Pirtle, Jeff
Place, Neil V. Rosenberg, Luc Sante, Peter Stampfel & Eric
Von Schmidt, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Farewells & Fantasies - Ben Edmonds, Mark Kemp, Meegan
Lee Ochs & Michael Ventura, album notes writers (Phil
Ochs)
Ray Charles Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary
Collection - Dave Alvin, James Austin, Bill Dahl, Ahmet
Ertegun, David Ritz, Billy Vera & Jerry Wexler, album notes
writers (Ray Charles)
Titanic - Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage - Ian
Whitcomb, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
Anthology Of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) -
Jeff Place, Pete Reiniger & Harry Smith, compilation
producers; David Glasser & Charlie Pilzer, mastering
engineers (Various Artists)
Centenary Edition: 100 Years Of Great Music - Tony
Locantro, compilation producer; Tony Locantro, mastering engineer
(Various Artists)
The Complete Bill Evans On Verve - Michael Lang,
compilation producer; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Bill
Evans)
Cuba: I Am Time - Jack O'Neil, Nina Gomes & Al
Pryor, compilation producers; Gene Paul, mastering engineer
(Various Artists)
Ray Charles Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary
Collection - James Austin, David Ritz & Billy Vera,
compilation producers; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Doug Sax,
mastering engineers (Ray Charles)
Sing, Cowboy, Sing! The Gene Autry Collection - James
Austin, Karla Buhlman & Patrick Milligan, compilation
producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Gene Autry)
Check out the lucky people on our Grammy winners page!
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- Record/Album/Song of the Year, New Artist
- Pop and Dance
- Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Alternative
- R&B and Rap
- Country
- New Age and Jazz
- Gospel
- Latin
- Blues and Folk
- Reggae, Polka, Children's, Comedy and Spoken Word
- Engineering and Producing
- Classical
- Video