Chet Baker

The show tune “My Funny Valentine” was composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for their 1937 musical Babes in Arms, where it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. It would become a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. First recorded by Chet Baker in 1952, it soon became something like his theme song, omnipresent on his club and concert sets. This CD opens and closes with two of Chet’s numerous versions of the song, and also presents a selection of some of his best interpretations of well-known standards.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER, trumpet & vocals With:

COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:
Art Pepper (as), Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Bud Shank (bar),
Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith, Red Mitchell (b),
Shelly Manne, Bob Neel (d), among others.

Recorded in Los Angeles and Milan (track 20) in 1954-59.

TRACKS:

01 MY FUNNY VALENTINE [1954 version]
02 I REMEMBER YOU
03 LOVE NEST
04 JUST FRIENDS
05 LUSH LIFE
06 I WISH I KNEW
07 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY
08 ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?
09 I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
10 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
11 MOON LOVE
12 LET’S GET LOST
13 IT’S ALWAYS YOU
14 SONNY BOY
15 TIME AFTER TIME
16 I’M GLAD THERE’S YOU
17 THIS IS ALWAYS 8
18 MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU
19 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
20 MY FUNNY VALENTINE[1959 version]

TOTAL TIME: 70:38 Min.