Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1964 to 1967. The award had several minor name changes:

From 1964 to 1965, the award was known as Best Instrumental Performance - Non-Jazz
In 1966, it was called the Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz)
In 1967, it was just Best Instrumental Performance

Although in the pop category of Grammy Awards, the award did not specify popular music performances. Since 1969, a specific pop award has been presented: Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year..

Recipients

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align="center"|1965

| Henry Mancini

| "The Pink Panther Theme"

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Hollyridge Strings conducted by Stu Phillips for The Beatles Song Book
Quincy Jones for "Golden Boy (String Version)"
Al Hirt for "Cotton Candy"
Peter Nero for "As Long As He Needs Me"}}

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align="center"|1966

| Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

| "A Taste of Honey"

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Neal Hefti for Girl Talk
Henry Mancini for The Great Race
Horst Jankowski for Walk in the Black Forest
Chet Atkins for Yakety Axe}}

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align="center"|1967

| Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

| "What Now My Love"

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Neal Hefti for Batman Theme
Roger Williams for Born Free
Chet Atkins for Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles
Maurice Jarre for Dr. Zhivago}}

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align="center"|1968

| "Chet Atkins Picks the Best"

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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass for Casino Royale
Cannonball Adderley Quintet for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Lalo Schifrin for Mission: Impossible theme
Bob Crewe Generation for Music to Watch Girls By}}

| align="center"|{{Cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html|title=Grammy Awards 1968

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References

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See also

Instrumental Performance

Category:Awards established in 1964

Category:Awards disestablished in 1967

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