VARIOUS ARTISTS / “My Funny Valentine Mixtape”
Source: Breath of Life – (BoL Mixtape – February 8, 2010)
This song has massive staying power. Not only does love never go out of style but in western culture there is also a holiday set aside to celebrate “valentines.” So this week we present a major collection of widely varied interpretations of “My Funny Valentine.”
I guarantee that there are at least one or two—and probably more—tracks that you will just… well, that you will just “love.” The initial cut was twice this long and I just kept cutting down the selections until I had a playlist I thought was both delightful and surprising.
We’ve done a “My Funny Valentine” review before but never this extensive. So, enjoy these 17 versions of “My Funny Valentine.”
01 “My Funny Valentine / E Taku Tauro” – Whirimako Black Sings 
02 Straight Ahead – Gonzalo Rubalcaba 
03 What’s New – Nancy Wilson & The Great Jazz Trio 
04 Hank Jones With The Meridian String Quart 
05 You Got What it Takes – Kevin Mahogany 
06 The Tender Storm – Eddie Harris 
07 Music For Lovers - Dianne Reeves 
08 Emergence – Roy Hargrove Big Band 
09 Taking It To Hart – Ian Shaw 
10 The Long Journey (Ft. Hein Van De Geyn) – Jean-Michel Pilc 
11 In the City of Lights – Sarah Vaughan 
12 Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins – Keith Jarrett 
13 First Instrument – Rachelle Ferrell 
14 The Complete Concert 1964 My Funny Valentine – Miles Davis 
15 I Feel Like Some Jazz Today – Eve Cornelious & the Chip Crawford Trio
16 Billy Harper Quintet – Leipzig, Germany (not available commercially)
17 Burning Down the House (DVD) – Etta James and the Roots Band
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2 Responses to “VARIOUS ARTISTS / “My Funny Valentine Mixtape””
February 8th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Thanks! I think my fave will always be Rachelle’s rendition. The First Instrument version is great; as is her live Montreux version (except for the ending).
February 11th, 2010 at 5:46 am
I’ve just come across your website and about to head off to work listening to the rest of “My Funny Valentine” mixtape.
Great stuff…some fantastic versions here of which I was totally unaware. Thank you for adding to my musical “education”.
Respect & regards,
Eugene
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