Les Paul & Mary Ford - " How High the Moon " - January 4, 1951 Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) Mary Ford (July 7, 1924 – September 30, 1977) "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. In Two for the Show, this was a rare serious moment in an otherwise humorous revue. A recording of the song by Les Paul and Mary F