LP02126

UPC: VNL22660

“My Funny Valentine” is ashow tunefrom the 1937Richard RodgersandLorenz Hartcoming of agemusicalBabes in Armsin which it was introduced by teenaged starMitzi Green. The song became a popularjazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. One of them wasChet Baker,for whom it became hissignature song.In 2015, it was announced that theGerry Mulliganquartet featuring Baker’s version of the song was inducted into theLibrary of Congress’s National Recording Registryfor the song’s “cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nations audio legacy”. Mulligan also recorded the song with his Concert Jazz Band in 1960.