On August 15th, 1960 Ella Fitzgerald's "How High The Moon" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it would peak at #76 and spent 5 weeks in the Top 100.
The most successful version of this song was by Les Paul and Mary Ford; in 1951 it reached No.1 {for 9 weeks} on Billboard's Best Sellers chart and No. 1 {for 9 weeks} on Most Played by Jockeys chart, and finally No. 1 {for 9 weeks} on Most Played in Jukeboxes chart.
Was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year-End Top 30 Singles of 1951 chart.
at 2:20 Ella i suppose had permission from Charlie Parker, or the owners of his music, to sing, "scat," the exact melody of Charlie "Bird" Parker's "Ornithology."
all her life my mom used to tell me, the subject coming up," People are funny about money."
public domain should entail after 20 years, on literature and music. the current copyright-play laws favor creative dryrot.
On August 15th, 1960 Ella Fitzgerald's "How High The Moon" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it would peak at #76 and spent 5 weeks in the Top 100.
The most successful version of this song was by Les Paul and Mary Ford; in 1951 it reached No.1 {for 9 weeks} on Billboard's Best Sellers chart and No. 1 {for 9 weeks} on Most Played by Jockeys chart, and finally No. 1 {for 9 weeks} on Most Played in Jukeboxes chart.
Was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year-End Top 30 Singles of 1951 chart.
sauquoit13456 2 weeks ago
fake
Opamigaaa 3 weeks ago
@Opamigaaa Fake?
almost1822 2 weeks ago
Rap Genius brought me here
KINGSTIXX 1 month ago
That scat solo is sick. Go Ella!
PeregrineFalconidae 1 month ago 2
Ornithology for the win!!!
RyanL3211 3 months ago 3
at 2:54 it sounds like she started quoting an old duke song too... what is it? Not c jam blues.... dukes place? kinda dukish?
Spookimitsu 3 months ago in playlist jazzy
Ornithology, my bad.
mattpolofka 4 months ago
so I LOVE this ... but you are missing out if you don't listen to Sarah Vaughan's version!!
blanknalblanknalb 4 months ago
is there a chance you could upload "all of me", there's nowhere on you tube..
rockromance1 4 months ago
So good!!!! Ella is great!!!!!!
boybblue 5 months ago
@yet2bforsaken the song she is quoting is Ornithology by Charlie Parker, it follows the same chord progression as this song.
TheDocWilson 5 months ago
THATS CALLED SCATTING EVERYONE!!! :-)
YUKNW18 5 months ago
nice song! (:
CrazyGirl61420 6 months ago
Mind Blowing!!! WOW!!!
omitchell04 7 months ago
WOW, WOW, WOW! That's what makes her a legend.
ettajames2luv 7 months ago
Patty Austin did a CD tribute to Ella. It rocks and so does she!
judygrell 7 months ago
been listening to this song at least twice a day for a week now and still can't get enough
TheCosmicGroove 1 year ago 22
at 2:20 Ella i suppose had permission from Charlie Parker, or the owners of his music, to sing, "scat," the exact melody of Charlie "Bird" Parker's "Ornithology."
all her life my mom used to tell me, the subject coming up," People are funny about money."
public domain should entail after 20 years, on literature and music. the current copyright-play laws favor creative dryrot.
pvelectric 1 year ago 3
@pvelectric Ella had permission from everyone to do anything.
yates00 10 months ago 4
@pvelectric Charlie Parker-How high the moon.
craze149 9 months ago
@craze149 charlie parker - how high the moon?
OmaKahn 9 months ago
@pvelectric Simply type in "bebop contrafacts" on google and do some reading to see how funny what you wrote is.
VonNashman 8 months ago
@VonNashman after re-read my comments sound more insane than funny.
pvelectric 7 months ago
2 minutes on is sooo intense. WHAT TALENT! SHE IS AMAZING!
yet2bforsakn 1 year ago 19
@yet2bforsakn haha, charlie parker quotes, anthropology I think.
mattpolofka 4 months ago
@mattpolofka Ornithology!
CP47 4 months ago
i dont really care for the song itself but OMG HER VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Lycaides 1 year ago 3