My Funny Valentine
July 24, 2010 in Jazz Standards
My Funny Valentine was written by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart (before there was Rogers and Hammerstein). It’s from “Babes In Arms,” a 1937 musical from which the standards “Where or When” and “The Lady is a Tramp” also originated. The musical was made into a film starring Judy Garland and 19-year-old Mickey Rooney, in 1939, although they cut My …
