Bart Howard

Bart Howard

Bart HowardBart Howard (born Howard Joseph Gustafson; June 1, 1915 — February 21, 2004) was the composer and writer of the famous jazz standard "Fly Me To The Moon", which has been performed by singers (among others) Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Diana Krall, June Christy and Astrud Gilberto. It is also played frequently by jazz and popular musicians around the world.

Howard was born in Burlington, Iowa. He began his career as an accompanist at the age of 16 and played for Mabel Mercer, Johnny Mathis and Eartha Kitt, among others.

"Fly Me To the Moon" was first sung in 1954 by Felicia Sanders at the "Blue Angel" club in Manhattan where the composer became M.C. and accompanist in 1951. The song received wide exposure when Peggy Lee sang it on The Ed Sullivan Show several years later. Bart Howard "lived off" this song for the rest of his life, although he had 49 other songs to his credit.

He died, aged 88, in Carmel, New York. He was survived by a sister Dorothy Lind of Burlington, Iowa and by his companion of 58 years, Thomas Fowler.

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Total 118 sheet(s) found, listing between 40 - 60.
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From Russia With Love tatavio1984 (4)
4906d ago
2 Piano Other
Fly me to the moon stringsntings (4)
4909d ago
7 Piano, Vocal Transcription
fast car 2 giorgiapaolanto (2)
4914d ago
7 Piano Transcription
Fly me to the moon lab125 (1)
4914d ago
2 Piano Other
As long as he needs me rydfhare (4)
4916d ago
5 Piano Transcription
Fly me to the moon gustavovalle (1)
4919d ago
1 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Book
fly me to the moon pmskkc (16)
4929d ago
2 Piano Other
Jazz davido95 (1)
4934d ago
2 Piano Transcription
Fly me to the moon yaggle5 (1)
4944d ago
1 Piano Original
The Shire palomaportella (35)
4944d ago
11 Piano, Violin, Flute, Bass Transcription
fly me to the moon muffy1026 (5)
4945d ago
3 Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Bass Transcription
Fly Me To The Moon (Eb) dubrosa (7)
4957d ago
1 Saxophone Transcription
fly me to the moon clivesb (4)
4969d ago
1 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Other
Oliver krismorse5992 (3)
4972d ago
251 Piano Other
Fly me to the moon sabrinaallaria (1)
4972d ago
6 Piano, Guitar, Vocal Original
Fly me to the moon trumpetfriend (15)
4974d ago
1 Trumpet Original
fly me to the moon lawliet_20009 (2)
4976d ago
2 Piano Transcription
Fly me to the moon lawliet_20009 (2)
4976d ago
2 Piano Transcription
Beauty and the beast raisticha (131)
4978d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Transcription
I shall scream gluttonoze (4)
4978d ago
2 Piano, Vocal Original