Grammy Awards of 1991
The 33rd
Grammy Awards were held in
1991. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Alternative
Blues
Children's
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Best Opera Recording
- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Siegfried Jerusalem, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jan Hendrik Rootering, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for Wagner: Das Rheingold
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
- Best Chamber Music or Other Small Ensemble Performance
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Leonard Bernstein (composer), Judy Kaye & William Sharp for Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles
- Best Classical Album
Comedy
Composing and arranging
Country
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Recording
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording
- Shawn Colvin for Steady On
Gospel
- Best Pop Gospel Album
- Sandi Patti for Another Time... Another Place
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Best Southern Gospel Album
- Bruce Carroll for The Great Exchange
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Tramaine Hawkins for Tramaine Hawkins Live
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- James Cleveland (choir director) for Having Church performed by the Southern California Community Choir
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Lawrence Cohn & Stephen Lavere (producers) for Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings performed by Robert Johnson
Jazz
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Harry Connick Jr for We Are In Love
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Oscar Peterson for The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
- The Oscar Peterson Trio for The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Big Band
- Frank Foster for "Basie's Bag"
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Performance
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Best Mexican-American Performance
- The Texas Tornados for "Soy de San Luis"
Musical Show
- Best Musical Cast Show Album
- David Caddick (producer) & cast members with Garry Morris for Les Miserables - The Complete Symphonic Recording
Music Video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- Candice Reckinger, Michael Patterson (video directors), Sharon Oreck (video producer) & Paula Abdul for "Opposites Attract"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- Rupert Wainwright (video director), John Oetjen (video producer) & M.C. Hammer for Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - The Movie
New Age
- Best New Age Album
- Mark Isham for Mark Isham
Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Package
- Jeffrey Gold, Len Peltier & Suzanne Vega (art directors) for Days of Open Hand performed by Suzanne Vega
- Best Album Notes
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for Brownie - The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown
Polka
Pop
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Classical Producer of the Year
R&B
Rap
Reggae
- Best Reggae Recording
- Bunny Wailer for Time Will Tell - A Tribute to Bob Marley
Rock
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
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