Hi-Fly (song)


"Hi-Fly" is one of the best known compositions by American jazz pianist Randy Weston, written in the 1950s and inspired by his experience of being 6 feet 8 inches tall, "and how the ground looks different to you than everybody else". Since first being recorded on 1958's New Faces at Newport, "Hi-Fly" appears on several other albums by Weston, including Live at the Five Spot, Niles Littlebig, Tanjah, Perspective, Rhythms and Sounds, Earth Birth, Zep Tepi, and The Storyteller.
Jon Hendricks wrote lyrics to the song, recorded first in 1959 on the album Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!: "The Hottest New Group in Jazz" and also appearing on 1961's High Flying With Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Among others who have recorded vocal covers are Abbey Lincoln, Mel Tormé, Karin Krog on and Sarah Vaughan.

Selected covers

Now a jazz standard, "Hi-Fly" has been recorded in many versions by other leading musicians, including: