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"How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue ''Two for the Show'', where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.〔(Covers of the song "How High the Moon" )〕 In ''Two for the Show'', this was a rare serious moment in an otherwise humorous revue. The song is best known in a 1951 recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford. ==Most notable recordings== The earliest recorded hit version was by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra. It was recorded on February 7, 1940, and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 35391, with the flip side "Fable of the Rose".〔(Columbia Records in the 35200 to 35499 series )〕 The Les Paul Trio recorded a version released as V-Disc 540B with a spoken introduction which was issued in November, 1945 by the U.S. War Department. In 1948, bandleader Stan Kenton enjoyed some success with his version of the tune. The recording, with a vocal by June Christy, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 911 (with the flip side "Willow, Weep for Me")〔(Capitol Records in the 500 to 999 series )〕 and 15117(with the flip side "Interlude").〔(Capitol Records in the 15000 to 15431 series )〕 It reached the ''Billboard magazine'' Best Seller chart on July 9, 1948, its only week on the chart, at #27.〔 〕 The best-known recording of the song is by Les Paul and Mary Ford, made on January 4, 1951. The record was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1451, with the flip side "Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues",〔(Capitol Records in the 1000 to 1499 series )〕 and spent 25 weeks (beginning on March 23, 1951) on the ''Billboard'' chart,〔 9 weeks at #1. The record was subsequently re-released by Capitol as catalog number 1675, with "Josephine" on the B-side.〔(Capitol Records in the 1500 to 1999 series )〕 The Les Paul and Mary Ford recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1979 and is on the list of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum of the Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.〔(The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. )〕 The song was sung in various recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, becoming (with the Gershwin's "Oh, Lady Be Good!") Ella's signature tune. She first performed the song at Carnegie Hall on September 29, 1947.〔 Her first recording, backed by the Daydreamers, was recorded December 20, 1947, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24387, with the flip side "You Turned the Tables on Me".〔(Decca Records in the 24000 to 24499 series )〕 Her most celebrated recording of "How High the Moon" is on her 1960 album ''Ella in Berlin'', and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance."〔(Grammy Hall of Fame Database )〕 The song has become a gypsy jazz standard and has been recorded by several musicians of the genre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「How High the Moon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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