How High the Moon Backing Track Jazz - Apply your improvisational knowledge to this famous 1940s jazz standard.

"How High the Moon" is a jazz song written by Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton that was released in 1940. It is a traditional jazz theme in the ABAC form with 32 bars. This theme has already inspired other well-known themes such as Charlie Parker's "Ornithology", Coleman Hawkins' "Bean At Met", John Coltrane's "Satellite", Jimmy Giuffre's "Bright Moon" among others.

This song has become a jazz standard and has been performed by a multitude of other great artists, among them we can highlight Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Jeff Beck, Dave Brubeck, Jon Hendricks, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Don Byas, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, Marvin Gaye, Gloria Gaynor, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Kenny Burrell, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Manhattan Transfer, Metronome All Stars, Anita O'Day, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Joe Lovano, Dianne Reeves, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, Diane Schuur, George Shearing, Jimmy Smith, Art Tatum and many others.

This jazz standard can be found in "Real Book vol.6" on page 180.

This backing track consists of drums, double bass and piano. The tempo is at 170bpm.

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