My Funny Valentine: The Rodgers & Hart Songbook

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Producers: Russell Garcia (track 1); William D. Hassett (tracks 2, 16); Bob Shad (tracks 3, 11-13); Norman Granz (tracks 4-5, 8, 15); Bregman (track 6); Stefan F. Winter (track 7); Hy Weiss (track 9); Garcia (track 10); Shirley Horn, Joel E. Siegel (track 14). Compilation producer: Michael Lang. Includes liner notes by Neil Tesser. MY FUNNY VALENTINE: THE RODGERS AND HART SONGBOOK is also available with WE'LL HAVE MANHATTAN and ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? in the 3-CD box set THE COMPLETE RODGERS & HART SONGBOOKS (Verve 533 262). Personnel: Shirley Horn (vocals, piano); Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Merrill, Anita O'Day, Arthur Prysock, Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Bing Crosby, Blossom Dearie, Cassandra Wilson (vocals); George Barnes, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Barry Galbraith, Wayne Wright (guitar); Jule Kinzler (flute); Abe Most (clarinet); Chuck Gentry (bass clarinet, bassoon, baritone saxophone); Arnold Koblentz (oboe); Bob Cooper (English horn, tenor saxophone); Maurice Stein, Bud Shank (alto saxophone); Flip Phillips, Ted Nash (tenor saxophone); Conrad Gozzo, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Pete Candoli, Ruby Braff, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Vincent DeRosa (French horn); Milt Bernhart, George Roberts , Francis Howard, Lloyd Ulyate (trombone); Hank Jones , Mulgrew Miller, Oscar Peterson, Paul Smith (piano); Steve Williams , Jo Jones , Joe Morello, Alvin Stoller, Terri Lyne Carrington (drums). Liner Note Author: Neil Tesser. Recording information: A & R Recording, New York, NY (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Los Angeles, CA (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Mercury Sound Studios, New York, NY (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Mercury Studios, New York, NY (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); New York, NY (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Radio Recroders, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Theatre Du Ch�telet, Paris, France (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); Theatre Du Chateley, Paris, France (??/??/1952-03/07/1992); United Recorders, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1952-03/07/1992). Photographer: Herman Leonard. Unknown Contributor Roles: Ruby Braff - George Barnes Quartet; Gil Evans Orchestra; Hal Mooney Orchestra; Russell Garcia; Billy May Orchestra; Buddy Bregman. Arrangers: Gil Evans; Paul Smith ; Buddy Bregman. One of the choicest of Verve's many venerable songbook releases, My Funny Valentine spotlights some of the jazz canon's best moments in song; and how could it be otherwise, considering the program features the core of Rodgers & Hart's monumental song canon? That's why it's an all-star affair, with such singing royalty as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Tony Bennett, and Billy Eckstine on hand to lend their sage touch to the likes of "Blue Moon," "Mountain Greenery," "There's a Small Hotel," and "Isn't It Romantic." Blossom Dearie's "To Keep My Love Alive" and Shirley Horn's "It's Easy to Remember" aren't bad takes, either. Lovers of American popular song: Rejoice! ~ Stephen Cook

Jazziz (9/95, p.37) - "...a delightfully swinging romp through one of the greatest songbooks of the 20th century..."

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