HOW HIGH THE MOON
From the Broadway Revue "Two For The Show" (1940)
(Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis)
Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake (Broadway Production) - 1940
Benny Goodman & His Orch.(vocal: Helen Forrest) -1940
Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions In Music (vocal: Mary Ann Mercer) - 1940
Charlie Ventura & His New Orch. (Instr.) - 1946
Boyd Raeburn & His Orch. (vocal: Ginnie Powell0 - 1947
Ella Fitzgerald - 1948
Stan Kenton & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1948
Les Paul & Mary Ford - 1951
Paul Weston & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1953
Sarah Vaughan - 1957
June Christy - 1959
Morgana King - 1959
Johnny Mathis - 1960
Marvin Gaye - 1961
Floyd Cramer (Instr.) - 1963
Johnny Tillotson - 1965
Chris Montez - 1966
Gloria Gaynor - 1975
Emmylou Harris - 1981
Iris Williams - 1982
Manhattan Transfer - 1984
Kiri Te Kanawa - 1985
Keely Smith - 1985
Toni Tenille - 1987
Dianne Reeves - 1991
Diane Schuur - 1992
Ann Hampton Callaway - 1996
Jeff Beck & Imelda May - 2011
Sue Moreno & Chris Casello - 2012
Also recorded by:
Barbara Lea & Keith Ingham; Sylvia Vrethammer; Cheryl Bentine;
Joe Derise; Dorothy Donegan; Edwin Rutten; Charly; Sarah Maisel;
Tito Rodriguez; Dee Dee Bridgewater; Eileen Farrell; Dawn Chubai;
Sandra Booker; Alexia; Mary Stallings; Judy Niemack; Erin Shields;
Janis Siegel; Sarah Maisel ............ and many others.
Other Instrumental Recordings:
Andre Previn; Ray Anthony; Bill McGuffie; Sonny Stitt; Chet Atkins;
Al Casey; Don Byas; King Cole Trio; George Shearing; Gene Krupa;
Nelson Williams; Johnny Dankworth; Marty Gold; Helmut Zacharias;
Dave Brubeck; Larry Adler; Lionel Hampton ..........and many others.
Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon
There is no moon above when love is far away, too
Till it comes true that you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music, it's where you are
Somewhere there's heaven, how near, how far
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon
Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon
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As recorded by ELLA FITZGERALD:
Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon
There is no moon above when love is far away, too
Till it comes true that you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music, it's where you are
Somewhere there's heaven, how near, how far
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon
Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon
How high the moon is the name of this song
How high the moon, though the words may be wrong
We're singin' it because you asked for it
So we're swingin' it just for you
How high the moon, does it touch the stars
How high the moon, does it reach out to Mars
Though the words may be wrong to this song
We're askin' how high, high, high, high, high is the moon
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2016)
