The Rodgers & Hart Songbook - My Funny Valentine / Verve Records Audio CD 1995 / 526 448-2
UPC 731452644824
"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. One of them was Chet Baker, for whom it became his signature song. In 2015, it was announced that the Gerry Mulligan quartet featuring Chet Baker's version of the song was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for the song's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy". Mulligan also recorded the song with his Concert Jazz Band in 1960.
Label: Verve Records – 526 448-2
Series: The Verve Songbook Series
Style: Vocal, Ballad, Easy Listening, Swing
Tracklist:
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Anita O'Day– |
Lover
Ensemble – Billy May's Orchestra
Producer – Russell Garcia
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2:01
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Tony Bennett– |
Mountain Greenery
Bass – Johnny Guiffrida
Ensemble – The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet
Guitar – George Barnes, Wayne Wright (2)
Producer – William D. Hassett
Trumpet – Ruby Braff
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2:55
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Sarah Vaughan– |
My Heart Stood Still
Ensemble – Hal Mooney's Orchestra
Producer – Bob Shad
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2:59
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Blossom Dearie– |
Ev'rything I've Got
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Producer – Norman Granz
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2:27
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Billie Holiday– |
Blue Moon
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Alvin Stoller
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Producer – Norman Granz
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Flip Phillips
Trumpet – Charlie Shavers
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3:28
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Bing Crosby– |
The Blue Room
Arranged By – Buddy Bregman
Bass – Joe Mondragon
Conductor – Buddy Bregman
Drums – Alvin Stoller
Ensemble – Buddy Bregman's Orchestra
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Piano – Paul Smith (5)
Producer – Bregman
Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Bud Shank, Maurice Stein
Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Chuck Gentry
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Bob Cooper, Ted Nash (2)
Trombone – George Roberts, Francis Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, Milt Bernhardt
Trumpet – Conrad Gozzo, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Pete Candoli
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2:22
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Cassandra Wilson– |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Bass – Lonnie Plaxico
Drums – Terri Lyne Carrington
Piano – Mulgrew Miller
Producer – Stefan F. Winter
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4:49
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Ella Fitzgerald– |
Bewitched
Bass – Joe Mondragon
Drums – Alvin Stoller
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Piano – Paul Smith (5)
Producer – Norman Granz
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7:01
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Arthur Prysock– |
My Funny Valentine
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3:54
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Blossom Dearie– |
To Keep My Love Alive
Ensemble – Russell Garcia's Orchestra
Producer – Garcia
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3:24
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| 11 |
Helen Merrill– |
He Was Too Good To Me
Arranged By – Evans
Bass – Oscar Pettiford
Conductor – Evans
Drums – Joe Morello
Ensemble – Gil Evans's Orchestra
Guitar – Barry Galbraith
Piano – Hank Jones
Producer – Bob Shad
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3:02
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Billy Eckstine– |
There's A Small Hotel
Ensemble – Hal Mooney's Orchestra
Producer – Bob Shad
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2:44
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| 13 |
Sarah Vaughan– |
My Romance
Ensemble – Hal Mooney's Orchestra
Producer – Bob Shad
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3:15
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| 14 |
Shirley Horn– |
It's Easy To Remember
Bass – Charles Ables
Drums – Steve Williams (5)
Piano – Shirley Horn
Producer – Joel E. Siegel, Shirley Horn
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6:37
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Ella Fitzgerald– |
Isn't It Romantic?
Arranged By – Paul Smith (5)
Bass – Joe Mondragon
Bass Clarinet – Chuck Gentry
Bassoon – Chuck Gentry
Clarinet – Abe Most
Conductor – Bregman
Drums – Alvin Stoller
English Horn – Bob Cooper
Ensemble – Buddy Bregman's Orchestra
Flute – Jule Kinzler
French Horn – Vincent DeRosa
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Oboe – Arnold Koblenz
Piano – Paul Smith (5)
Producer – Norman Granz
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3:00
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Tony Bennett– |
I Wish I Were In Love Again
Bass – Johnny Guiffrida
Ensemble – Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet
Guitar – George Barnes, Wayne Wright (2)
Producer – William D. Hassett
Trumpet – Ruby Braff
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- Art Direction – Étsuko Iseki
- Coordinator [Design Coordinated By] – Nichell Delvaille
- Coordinator [Production Coordinated By] – Aric Lach Morrison
- Design – Étsuko Iseki
- Executive-Producer – Richard Seidel
- Liner Notes – Neil Tesser
- Liner Notes [Edited By] – Peter Pullman
- Mastered By – Suha Gur
- Photography By [Back Cover] – FPG International
- Photography By [Vocalists Photographs] – Herman Leonard
- Research – Ben Young (3)
- Supervised By [Compilation] – Michael Lang (2)
- Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
