Chet baker my funny valentine lp 180 gram edition 2018. Chet bakers my funny valentine is my favorite version. Watch the video for my funny valentine from chet bakers the best of chet baker sings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. One of them was chet baker, for whom it became his signature song. So, for valentines day, for those of us who havent sworn it off, and for those considerable numbers of offswearers who were fibbing, here are 10 of the greatest versions of my funny valentine. Vinyl lp, compilation, limited edition, reissue country. Increasingly, drug addiction hampered his output and performances, especially in the 1960s. Chet baker my funny valentine sheet music trumpet solo. Chet baker was a jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in oklahoma in 1929. My funny valentine is a show tune from the 1937 richard rodgers and lorenz hart musical. Print and download my funny valentine sheet music by chet baker arranged for trumpet. If you rather just want a silent crackle free background then go with the other. Oh, what a beautiful mornin, my funny valentine, the lady is a tramp, the sound of music. My funny valentine guitar tab by chet baker with free online tab player.
Transcribed solo, and instrumental solo in d minor. Art pepper as, bob brookmeyer vtb, bud shank bar, russ freeman. My funny valentine sweet comic valentine you make me smile with my heart your looks are laughable unphotographable yet youre my favorite work of art is your. Chet baker from chet baker sings, pacific jazz, 1954. My funny valentine chet baker arrangement by elijah brown simple version becuase the chords are off of a fake book verse cm cm. If you care more about sound then take your chance on this. Chet baker my funny valentine 2011, 180gram, vinyl.
Chet baker my funny valentine my funny valentine, sweet comic valentine. His songs became an important part of the great american songbook, in part because jazz artists and singers loved to reinvent them. Music traveler my funny valentine chet baker facebook. So i did kinda it with only voice, guitar and bass. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer. Chet baker s my funny valentine is my favorite version. My funny valentine sweet comic valentine you make me smile with my heart your looks are laughable unphotographable yet. My funny valentine 180 gram edition af chet baker lp lp vinyl. Chet baker my funny valentine rare version youtube. Chet baker my funny valentine lyrics genius lyrics. A charismatic and talented prince of cool jazz, baker represented a seductive form of passive rebellion. My funny valentine sweet comic valentine you make me smile with my heart your looks are laughable unphotographable. Chet baker plays and sings the great ballads pladeselskab. My funny valentine by chet baker on amazon music unlimited.
Chet baker, my funny valentine american songwriter. In 2015, it was announced that the gerry mulligan quartet featuring chet bakers version of the song was inducted into the library of congresss. His legendary style on the instrument helped establish his standing as one of the horns most influential players. My funny valentine sweet comic valentine you make me smile with my heart your looks are laughable unphotographable yet youre my favourite work of art is. My funny valentine 10 cd wallet box chet baker songs.
The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 0 albums performed by over 600 artists. Every serious jazz fan is well aware of his trumpet playing, both solo and with gerry mulligans quartet. But first of all, he was a trumpeter and a great melodic improviser. He is known for his major innovations within the cool jazz subgenre leading him to be nicknamed the prince of cool baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. My funny valentine this song is by chet baker and appears on the album the best of chet baker sings 1989. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Chet baker my funny valentine unissued version duration. American saxophonist gerry mulligan and trumpet player chet baker have collaborated to produce several albums together. Listen to your favorite songs from my funny valentine by chet baker now. It could be said that all musicians do this in every concert or show, as do comedians, but what we are thinking about here is not improvisation, but rather two distinct versions of the. His trumpet and voice are sublimely silky as you hear his famous rendition of my funny valentine plus time after time. My druggy valentine chet baker was the gifted jazz musician with the james dean looks and impossibly cool lifestyle to match, wasnt he.
The perfect, imperfect, lyrics of my funny valentine wrti. My funny valentine tab by chet baker accords guitare. Alternate versions chet baker, my funny valentine perhaps the mark of genius is the ability to return to the same material and to reinvent it completely. Song based on my funny valentine by rogershart, arranged and mixed by hans peter ockert. He is considered an exponent of cool jazz, and is often associated with romantic ballads, although he also recorded some funky swinging records for example picture of heath. Disc 6 is the album titled young chet minus one track. If he was the romantic balladsinger who was irresistible to women, and the trumpet lyricist who played by ear, then he was also the. I tried to make a chet baker version because i couldnt find one. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
My funny valentine the best of chet baker 2010 it could happen to you 1987 chet for lovers 2003 jazz in paris. Discs 7 and 9 appear to be derived from an album titled chet baker and crew discs 8 and 10 contain tracks from these two albums. My funny valentine is his best and the best ever sung. 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. My funny valentinethe gerry mulligan quartet featuring. With over 900 songs to his name, composer richard rodgers 19021979 left an indelible mark on american musical theater. Chet baker my funny valentine chet baker in tokyo duration. Chet baker singschet baker big bandchet baker and crewthe most important jazz album of 19641965 emi gold 2. If you love jazz, blues, and 50s cool sound no one beats chet baker. Chet baker, my funny valentine my funny valentine was written by the songwriting team of richard rodgers and lorenz hart and premiered in babes in arms on april 14, 1937, at new yorks. My funny valentine sweet comic valentine you make me smile with my heart your looks are laughable unphotographable yet youre my favorite work of art. My funny valentinethe gerry mulligan quartet featuring chet baker 1953 added to the national registry. Chet baker my funny valentine blue note 1953 soft, delicate and serene, chet bakers voice is one of jazzs overlooked talents.
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