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| Song Background | |
| My Funny Valentine was first published in 1937 and was a popular showtune of the time. Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the Broadway musical Babes in Arms, it is included in the Great American Songbook and performed by many artists notably Miles Davisn Chet Baker and Ella Fitzgerald. It is still a popular Jazz standard today and continues to be performed and recorded by artists such as Michael Buble and Elvis Costello. In Japan it is the fifth most popular valentine’s song | |
| Suggested Listening | |
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Chet Baker Album – Chet Baker sings Well I don’t know about you, but after listening to that who wouldn’t stay! |
Charlie Byrd Album – Jazz Recital Listening to this classical guitar version by Jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd, you can get an idea of the many different styles in which songs can be performed and the variety of arrangements within those styles. |
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Barney Kessel Album – Plays for Lovers Played with a pick, with melody on the flute, listen to the way this version gradually builds |
Herbie Hancock Album – Jazz Moods Round Midnight Floating chords, improvisation, you get the feeling that the whole song is opening up |
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The Great Guitar Album – The Return of the Great Guitars Lovely mellow version with Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe and Larry Coryell |
Which artist’s version of My Funny Valentine would you recommend? Tell me about it and I can feature it here |
