how high the moon

Les Paul and Mary Ford recorded the definitive version of this jazz standard in their state of the art home studio. He used multi-tracking and close miking to produce the groundbreaking sound where he played numerous guitar parts and she harmonized with herself. Les and Mary (country music singer Colleen Summers) had been married in 1949 after the accident that left his right arm permanently set at right angle. During the years that they were married they had sixteen top ten hits and a syndicated TV show, 'Les Paul & Mary Ford At Home'



The song was written by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis for the 1940 musical 'Two For The Show', and has also been recorded by Bennie Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald. This version spent nine weeks at the top of the charts and also topped the R&B chart (a first for a white artist).








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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
How near, how far
Somewhere there's heaven
It's where you are
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