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Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra

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The Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing was awarded from 1959 to 1964. The award had several minor name changes:

  • From 1959 to 1960 the award was known as Best Performance by an Orchestra
  • In 1961 it was awarded as Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than Dancing
  • From 1962 to 1964 it has been awarded as Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing

This award was presented alongside the award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

YearWinner(s)TitleNomineesRef.
1959Billy May"Billy May's Big Fat Brass"{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1959-may-238.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1959 (May)
1960David Rose & His Orchestra with André Previn"Like Young"{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1960-239.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1959
1961Henry Mancini"Mr. Lucky"{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1961-213.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1961
1962Henry Mancini"Breakfast at Tiffany's"{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1962-214.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1962
1963Peter Nero"The Colorful Peter Nero"{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1963
1964Al Hirt"Java"{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1964-216.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1964

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