Cérémonie 4th Grammy award -Award 1961 :Award winners:Record of the YearHenry Mancini for "Moon River"Album of the Year (other than classical)Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie HallSong of the YearHenry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Moon River" performed by Henry ManciniBest New ArtistPeter Nero[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenLeonard Bernstein (conductor) for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra[edit]ClassicalBest Classical Performance - OrchestraCharles Munch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et ChloéBest 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 DonnaBest Opera RecordingGabriele Santini (conductor), Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni & the Rome Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama ButterflyBest Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale for Bach: B Minor MassBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)Laurindo Almeida for Reverie for Spanish GuitarBest Classical Performance - Chamber MusicJascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7Best Contemporary Classical CompositionLaurindo Almeida (composer and artist) for DiscantusIgor Stravinsky (composer and artist) for Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and OrchestraAlbum of the Year - ClassicalIgor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrushka[edit]ComedyBest Comedy PerformanceElaine May & Mike Nichols for An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of SongGalt MacDermot for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball AdderlyBest Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or TelevisionHenry Mancini (composer) for Breakfast at Tiffany'sBest ArrangementHenry Mancini (arranger & artist) for "Moon River"[edit]CountryBest Country & Western RecordingJimmy Dean for Big Bad John[edit]FolkBest Folk RecordingBelafonte Folk Singers for Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad[edit]GospelBest Gospel or Other Religious RecordingMahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel the Spirit[edit]JazzBest Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold ArlenBest Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)Stan Kenton for West Side StoryBest Original Jazz CompositionGalt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderly[edit]Musical ShowBest Original Cast Show AlbumFrank 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 TryingBest Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or TelevisionIrwin Kostal, John Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin (music directors) & the original cast for West Side Story[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album Cover - ClassicalMarvin Schwartz (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra conducted by Gabriele SantiniBest Album Cover - Other Than ClassicalJim Silke (art director) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland[edit]PopBest Solo Vocal Performance, FemaleJudy Garland for Judy at Carnegie HallBest Solo Vocal Performance, MaleJack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses"Best Performance by a Vocal GroupLambert, Hendricks & Ross for High FlyingBest Performance by a ChorusJohnny Mann for Great Band With Great Voices performed by the Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner OrchestraBest Performance by an Orchestra - for DancingSi Zentner for Up a Lazy RiverBest Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than DancingHenry Mancini for Breakfast at Tiffany'sBest Rock and Roll RecordingChubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again"[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineering Contribution - Popular RecordingRobert Arnold (engineer) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy GarlandBest Engineering Contribution - Classical RecordingLewis W. Layton (engineer), Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et ChloéBest Engineering Contribution - NoveltyJohn Kraus (engineer) for Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America performed by Stan Freberg[edit]R&BBest Rhythm & Blues PerformanceRay Charles for "Hit the Road Jack"[edit]SpokenBest Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)Leonard Bernstein for Humor in Music