1st RECORDING OF: How High The Moon - Benny Goodman (1940--Helen Forrest, vocal)

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Les Paul & Mary Ford’s famous treatment https://youtu.be/1p8Wzy327E4 was still more than a decade away when “How High The Moon” first appeared on the scene via the musical revue “Two For The Show,” which included among the cast Alfred Drake, Betty Hutton, Richard Haydn, Eve Arden, and Keenan Wynn.

The original single 78rpm was issued on Columbia 35391 - How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton-Morgan Lewis) by Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, vocal by Helen Forrest, recorded February 7, 1940

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