My Funny Valentine

~ Recording by Paul Desmond

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1My Funny Valentine3:53Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
RCA VictorLPM-2438
1.1My Funny Valentine3:51Paul DesmondLate LamentPaul DesmondAlbum
Jazz Heritage5182065
1.1My Funny Valentine3:54Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
BMG France74321851492
1.1My Funny Valentine3:54Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor RecordingsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-08-31
RCA VictorR 2008992
1.1My Funny Valentine3:53Paul DesmondDesmond Blue (24K Gold)Paul DesmondAlbum
Classic Compact Discs (audiophile limited editions)LSPCD 2438
1.1My Funny Valentine3:54Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
BMG France74321851492
1.1My Funny Valentine3:52Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
  • DE2002-05-27
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)09026 63898 2
7.1My Funny Valentine3:52Paul DesmondThe Perfect Jazz Collection II (European version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697876582
7.1My Funny Valentine3:52Paul DesmondPerfect Jazz Collection II (There is a Europe version with a few discs replaced by different artists presumably for copyright reasons)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-07-11
Sony Music UK (~2002)
1.1My Funny Valentine3:52Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412
1.1My Funny Valentine3:53Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412
1.1My Funny Valentine3:51Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
  • XW2012-05-22
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA Victor
3.1My Funny Valentine3:52Paul DesmondSix Classic AlbumsPaul DesmondAlbum
  • DE2015-03-13
Real Gone JazzRGJCD482
1.1My Funny Valentine3:53Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
RCA Victor88985346432
5.1My Funny Valentine3:52Paul Desmond With StringsMilestones of a Jazz Legend: Paul DesmondPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2019-09-20
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group), The Intense Media600538

Relationships

engineer:Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-09-14)
producer:George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer) (on 1961-09-14)
double bass:Milt Hinton (on 1961-09-14)
drums (drum set):Connie Kay (on 1961-09-14)
French horn:Al Richmond (on 1961-09-14)
guitar:Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (in 1962)
harp:Gene Bianco (on 1961-09-14)
saxophone:Paul Desmond (on 1961-09-14)
conductor:Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-14)
arranger:Bob Prince (Jazz composer, arranger, conductor & producer) (on 1961-09-14)
recording of:My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1961-09-14: live, instrumental)

Related works

My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)

lyricist:Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd.
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
referred to in medleys:Medley: My Funny Valentine / If I Loved You (order: 1)
The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 15)
later translated versions:Min ven
part of:Babes in Arms (full musical)
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection)
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
is the basis for:Gunfight at the Dolorous Guard
Traumvision
has revision:My Funny Quarantine (parody of My Funny Valentine from Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers)
arrangements:My Funny Valentine (arr. Bjørn Kruse)
My Funny Valentine (arr. Andrea Figallo)