title: Stairway to the Stars
text: # Stairway to the Stars
  
  "Stairway to the Stars" is a popular song composed by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli, with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was based on a theme from Malneck and Signorelli's 1934 instrumental piece, "Park Avenue Fantasy."
  
  Hit recordings in 1939 were by Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Jimmy Dorsey and by Al Donohue.
  
  ## Notable recordings
  
  * Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, vocals by Ray Eberle (May 9, 1939)
  * Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra (June 29, 1939)
  * The Ink Spots – 1939 NBC radio Broadcast (July 12, 1939)
  * Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra, vocals by Bob Eberly (1939)
  * Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, vocals by Harry Babbitt (1939)
  * Al Donahue and his Orchestra, vocals by Paula Kelly (1939)
  * Carmen Cavallaro – Decca (1947)
  * Dinah Washington with Chubby Jackson's Orchestra (1947)
  * Buddy DeFranco quartet – New York (1953)
  * Benny Goodman – An Album of Swing Classics (1955)
  * Bud Powell – Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1956)
  * Sarah Vaughan – At Mister Kelly's (1957)
  * Lee Konitz – Very Cool 1957
  * Ella Fitzgerald – Hello, Love (1960)
  * Johnny Mathis – I'll Buy You a Star (1961)
  * Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (1962)
  * Stan Kenton – Adventures In Jazz (1962)
  * Bill Evans – Moon Beams (1962)
  * Dexter Gordon – Our Man in Paris (1963)
  * Johnny Hartman – I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (1964)
  * Natalie Cole – Don't Look Back (1980)
  * Mel Tormé – An Evening with Mel Tormé (1994)
  * Ian Shaw – The Abbey Road Sessions (2011)
  
  ## Notable uses
  
  * Major theme in the motion picture Some Like It Hot, directed by Billy Wilder.
  