Best Performance By An Orchestra
1st Annual Grammy Awards • 1959
Honoring recordings released between January 1, 1958 – December 31, 1958
Billy May won the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Performance By An Orchestra with "Billy May's Big Fat Brass"
Winners & Nominees 1959
Winner
Nominees
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Billy May's Big Fat Brass
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Burnished Brass (Album)
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Cross Country Suite
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I Want To Live
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Kane Is Able
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Other Worlds, Other Sounds (Album)
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Peter Gunn (Album)
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Young Man's Lament
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Henry Mancini | Mr. Lucky | All Nominees |
| 1960 | Andre Previn | Like Young | All Nominees |
| 1959 | Billy May | Billy May's Big Fat Brass | All Nominees |