Grammy Award for Best Arrangement

Former entertainment award category

The Grammy Award for Best Arrangement was awarded from 1959 to 1962.

Since 1963 the award has been divided into two awards for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals & Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. In 1976 a vocal arrangement award was also added, now called the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

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

Year Work Nominees
1962 Henry Mancini (Arranger & Performer) for Moon River
  • Gerry Mulligan for All About Rosie
  • Peter Nero for New Piano in Town
  • Dizzy Gillespie for Perceptions
  • Si Zentner for Up a Lazy River
1961 Henry Mancini (Arranger & Performer) for Mr. Lucky
  • George Shearing for Honeysuckle Rose
  • Ray Charles for Let the Good Times Roll
  • Percy Faith for Theme from A Summer Place
  • Dick Schory for Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty
1960 Billy May (Arranger) for Come Dance With Me! performed by Frank Sinatra
1959 Henry Mancini (Arranger & Performer) for The Music from Peter Gunn
  • Billy May (Arranger & Performer) for Billy May’s Big Fat Brass
  • Billy May (Arranger) for Come Fly with Me
  • Jack Marshall (Arranger) for Fever
  • Nelson Riddle (Arranger & Performer) for Witchcraft!