Fly Me to the Moon

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington & His OrchestraEllington '65Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
4.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington & His OrchestraDuke Ellington: The Reprise Studio RecordingsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-11-16
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MD5-193
1.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington and His OrchestraEllington '65Duke EllingtonAlbum
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-6728
4.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington & His OrchestraOriginal Album Series (Duke Ellington)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122798345
4.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington & His OrchestraOriginal Album SeriesDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122 79834 5
1.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington & His OrchestraEllington '65Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • GB2010-03-01
Rhino (reissue label)8122 79834 5
1.3Fly Me to the Moon2:31Duke Ellington and His OrchestraEllington '65Duke EllingtonAlbum
Reprise Records8122-79662-5

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1964-04-16)
alto saxophone and clarinet:Russell Procope (on 1964-04-16)
bass trombone:Chuck Connors (on 1964-04-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1964-04-16)
double bass:Major Holley (on 1964-04-16)
drums (drum set):Sam Woodyard (on 1964-04-16)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1964-04-16)
tenor saxophone:Harry Carney (on 1964-04-16)
Paul Gonsalves (on 1964-04-16)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1964-04-16)
Buster Cooper (on 1964-04-16)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (on 1964-04-16)
Rolf Ericson (on 1964-04-16)
Herbie Jones (on 1964-04-16)
Cootie Williams (on 1964-04-16)
recorded at:Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-04-16)
recording of:Fly Me to the Moon (on 1964-04-16: cover)

Fly Me to the Moon

lyricist and composer:Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:Almanac Music-Inc.
Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
Kensington Music Ltd.
Palm Valley Music LLC
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
later parody versions:Fuck the Moon
Stuck Here On The Moon
later translated versions:En d’autres mots (In Other Words – Fly Me To The Moon)
Schieß mich doch zum Mond
Voin sanoa sen toisinkin
Volons vers la lune
is the basis for:AOYAMA“FLY ME TO THE MOON”
arrangements:Fly Me to the Moon (Quincy Jones arr.)
Fly Me to the Moon (arr. Mats Hålling)
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