Changes: How High the Moon

Music by	(William M.) Morgan Lewis
Lyrics by	Nancy Hamilton
Publisher	Chappell & Co. Inc.

Revision as of 16:55, 24 June 2011

"How High the Moon," the jazz standard by Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton, is considered to be one of Ella Fitzgerald's signature songs. A 1951 recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford reached #1 on the Billboard charts. The Muppets have performed it several times.

The Muppet Show

performed by Dudley Moore and The Electric Mayhem as the closing number in episode 407.

performed as instrumental as the UK Spot on episode 524. It features Nigel conducting Floyd, Zoot, Janice (on guitar), Animal, Rowlf, Lips, and the Trumpet Girl (on trombone) in the orchestra pit.

The Muppets Go Hollywood

performed as an instrumental by The Peter Matz Orchestra, with Zoot performing a solo.

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-'''How High the Moon''' is performed by [[Dudley Moore]] and [[The Electric Mayhem]] as the closing number in [[Episode 407: Dudley Moore|episode 407]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
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+"'''How High the Moon'''," the jazz standard by Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton, is considered to be one of Ella Fitzgerald's signature songs.  A 1951 recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford reached #1 on the Billboard charts.  The Muppets have performed it several times.
+==[[The Muppet Show]]==
-It is also heard as the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] in [[Episode 524: Roger Moore|episode 524]].  This instrumental version is very similar to "[[After You've Gone]]", the orchestra number from [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]].   Both are performed by the [[orchestra]] in the [[orchestra pit]], and the order of the solos and camera angles used are virtually the same.  Both numbers consist of a shot of the entire orchestra with [[Lips]] on trumpet, [[Janice]]'s solo, [[Rowlf]]'s solo, [[Zoot]] with [[Floyd]], [[Animal]], and an ending shot of the entire orchestra.   The only differences are the songs themselves, and the fact that Janice plays guitar in this song and banjo in "After You've Gone."   This is the only time Rowlf is seen banging his head (backwards) on the piano keys to hit a chord.
+*performed by [[Dudley Moore]] and [[The Electric Mayhem]] as the closing number in [[Episode 407: Dudley Moore|episode 407]].
+*performed as instrumental as the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] on [[Episode 524: Roger Moore|episode 524]].  It features [[Nigel (Muppet Show)|Nigel]] conducting [[Floyd Pepper|Floyd]], [[Zoot]], [[Janice]] (on guitar), [[Animal]], [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]], [[Lips]], and the [[Trumpet Girl]] (on trombone) in the [[Orchestra Pit|orchestra pit]].
+==[[The Muppets Go Hollywood]]==
+*performed as an instrumental by [[The Peter Matz Orchestra]], with Zoot performing a solo.
-The song itself is a jazz standard.  It is considered one of Ella Fitzgerald's signature songs.  A 1951 recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford reached #1 on the Billboard charts.  It has been recorded by many other artists over the years.
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Music by	(William M.) Morgan Lewis
Lyrics by	Nancy Hamilton
Publisher	Chappell & Co. Inc.