Artist

Al Schmitt

Wins

Nominations

About Al Schmitt

"As much as sound is important to me as an engineer, it is the performance and the feel that sell the record."

Born Albert Harry Schmitt April 17, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York.
Throughout his career, Al Schmitt has worked with a variety of artists from Henry Mancini, Steely Dan and Toto to Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, and Paul McCartney. His patented engineering work on George Benson's 1976 album, Breezin', helped the album reach the top of Billboard's pop, jazz and R&B charts.
Schmitt won his first GRAMMY for Best Engineering Contribution for 1962 for Mancini's Hatari soundtrack.
Dating back to the 1960s, Schmitt has won GRAMMYs in six consecutive decades. In 2006 he was honored with a Recording Academy Trustees Award.
In 2013 the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing honored Schmitt at An Evening of Jazz in recognition of his ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.
Schmitt is a co-chair of the annual Recording Industry Golf Tournament, which supports the music and recording program at A Place Called Home, a dynamic community center and safe haven in South Central Los Angeles.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Al Schmitt

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2014	Best Immersive Audio Album	Al Schmitt, Tommy LiPuma	Live Kisses	All Nominees
2013	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Antonio "Moogie" Canazio, Al Schmitt, Bernie Grundman	The Absence	All Nominees
2013	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Paul McCartney	Kisses On The Bottom	All Nominees
2011	Best Jazz Vocal Album	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee	All Nominees
2010	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Helik Hadar, Al Schmitt	My One And Only Thrill	All Nominees
2009	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Natalie Cole	Still Unforgettable	All Nominees
2009	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Just A Little Lovin'	All Nominees
2009	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee	Still Unforgettable	All Nominees
2007	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Chick Corea	The Ultimate Adventure	All Nominees
2006	Best Immersive Audio Album	Al Schmitt, Robert Hadley, Doug Sax	The Girl In The Other Room	All Nominees
2006	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Rock Swings	All Nominees
2005	Best Pop Vocal Album	Ray Charles	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2005	Album Of The Year	Ray Charles	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2005	Best Immersive Audio Album	Al Schmitt, Robert Hadley, Doug Sax, John R. Burk, Phil Ramone, Herbert Waltl	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2005	Record Of The Year	Ray Charles, Norah Jones	Here We Go Again	All Nominees
2005	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Robert Fernandez, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt, Ed Thacker	Genius Loves Company	All Nominees
2005	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	The Girl In The Other Room	All Nominees
2003	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt	Ask A Woman Who Knows	All Nominees
2003	Best Jazz Vocal Album	Diana Krall	Live In Paris	All Nominees
2002	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	The Look Of Love	All Nominees
2001	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee	Absolute Benson (Album)	All Nominees
2000	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Steve MacMillan, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Jess Sutcliffe	Mindfields (Album)	All Nominees
2000	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	When I Look In Your Eyes	All Nominees
2000	Album Of The Year	Diana Krall	When I Look In Your Eyes (Album)	All Nominees
1999	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Breath Of Heaven (Album)	All Nominees
1998	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt	Two For The Road (Album)	All Nominees
1997	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Tommy Vicari	Q's Jook Joint	All Nominees
1997	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	David Reitzas, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Erik Zobler	Stardust (Album)	All Nominees
1997	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Bill Smith	Tambu (Album)	All Nominees
1996	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Afterglow (Album)	All Nominees
1992	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	David Reitzas, Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, Woody Woodruff	Unforgettable With Love	All Nominees
1988	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Reflections (Single)	All Nominees
1983	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi, David Leonard, Al Schmitt	Toto IV	All Nominees
1979	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Roger Nichols, Al Schmitt	FM (No Static At All)	All Nominees
1978	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee	Aja	All Nominees
1977	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Breezin'	All Nominees
1964	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Our Man In Hollywood	All Nominees
1963	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Great Band With Great Voices Swing The Great Voices Of The Great Bands (Album)	All Nominees
1963	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	The Chipmunk Songbook	All Nominees
1963	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Hatari	All Nominees
1962	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Breakfast At Tiffany's (Album)	All Nominees
1962	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Al Schmitt	Great Band With Great Voices	All Nominees