How High the Moon
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"How High the Moon" is a popular jazz standard from the 1940s that became a cornerstone of the bebop repertoire and a frequent basis for improvisation and contrafacts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How High the Moon canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4568627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How High the Moon Context triple: [Ornithology, basedOn, How High the Moon]
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A.
The Way You Look Tonight
"The Way You Look Tonight" is a classic popular song, introduced by Fred Astaire and later an Academy Award winner, that has become a jazz and pop standard covered by numerous artists.
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B.
Swinging on a Star
"Swinging on a Star" is a popular 1944 American song, with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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C.
All the Things You Are
"All the Things You Are" is a 1939 jazz standard and popular song, renowned for its sophisticated harmony and enduring presence in both the Great American Songbook and jazz repertoire.
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D.
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is a classic show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!*, celebrated for its optimistic lyrics and iconic opening to the show.
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E.
Blue Moon
"Blue Moon" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, following the drifter hero as he becomes entangled in a violent conflict between rival criminal gangs while trying to help an elderly couple.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How High the Moon Target entity description: "How High the Moon" is a popular jazz standard from the 1940s that became a cornerstone of the bebop repertoire and a frequent basis for improvisation and contrafacts.
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A.
The Way You Look Tonight
"The Way You Look Tonight" is a classic popular song, introduced by Fred Astaire and later an Academy Award winner, that has become a jazz and pop standard covered by numerous artists.
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B.
Swinging on a Star
"Swinging on a Star" is a popular 1944 American song, with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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C.
All the Things You Are
"All the Things You Are" is a 1939 jazz standard and popular song, renowned for its sophisticated harmony and enduring presence in both the Great American Songbook and jazz repertoire.
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D.
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" is a classic show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!*, celebrated for its optimistic lyrics and iconic opening to the show.
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E.
Blue Moon
"Blue Moon" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, following the drifter hero as he becomes entangled in a violent conflict between rival criminal gangs while trying to help an elderly couple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
scat singing
ⓘ
virtuosic improvisation ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
Les Paul and Mary Ford version reached number one on US charts
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Paul & Mary Ford
|
| composer | Morgan Lewis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decade | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Two for the Show ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceType | Broadway revue ⓘ |
| form | 32-bar AABA ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| harmonicFunction | common bebop chord progression ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
circle-of-fifths motion
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frequent key changes ⓘ functional harmony ⓘ |
| includedIn | Real Book ⓘ |
| influenced | development of bebop improvisation ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyUsedFor |
improvisation practice
ⓘ
jam sessions ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bebop repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | jazz education ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Nancy Hamilton ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Ella Fitzgerald live scat versions
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Les Paul and Mary Ford 1951 hit version ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
commonly used for extended solos
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often played at fast tempos ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Benny Goodman
ⓘ
Charlie Parker ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Les Brown and His Band of Renown ⓘ Les Paul ⓘ Mary Ford ⓘ Oscar Peterson ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Tal Farlow ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up swing ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
How High
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Lester Leaps Again ⓘ
linked to:
"Lester Leaps In"
Ornithology ⓘ Satellite ⓘ The Serpent’s Tooth ⓘ contrafacts ⓘ |
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Subject: How High the Moon Description of subject: "How High the Moon" is a popular jazz standard from the 1940s that became a cornerstone of the bebop repertoire and a frequent basis for improvisation and contrafacts.
Referenced by (10)
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