Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing explained

The Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing was awarded from 1959 to 1964. The award had several minor name changes:

• From 1959 to 1960 the award was known as Best Performance by a Dance Band
• In 1961 it was awarded as Best Performance by a Band for Dancing
• From 1962 to 1964 it has been awarded as Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing

This award was presented alongside the award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing.

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

Recipients

Year	Winner(s)	Title	Nominees	Ref.
1959	Count Basie	"Basie"		^[1]
1960	Duke Ellington	"Anatomy of a Murder"		^[2]
1961	Count Basie	"Dance Along with Basie"		^[3]
1962	Si Zentner	"Up A Lazy River"		^[4]
1963	Joe Harnell	"Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova"		^[5]
1964	Count Basie	"This Time by Basie!"		^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grammy Awards 1959 (May). AwardsandShows. February 12, 2021.
2. Web site: Grammy Awards 1959. AwardsandShows. February 12, 2021.
3. Web site: Grammy Awards 1961. AwardsandShows. February 12, 2021.
4. Web site: Grammy Awards 1962. AwardsandShows. February 12, 2021.
5. Web site: Grammy Awards 1963. AwardsandShows. February 12, 2021.
6. Web site: Grammy Awards 1964. AwardsandShows. February 12, 2021.