Miles Davis' 'My Funny Valentine'

Miles Davis‘ ‘My Funny Valentine’ is a live album recorded on February 12, 1964 at Philharmonic Hall of Lincoln Center in New York City and released in May 1965 by Columbia.

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1 . My Funny Valentine (1964, Milan)

2 . All Of You (1964)

3 . All Blues (1964, Milan)

Miles Davis – My Funny Valentine

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Track Listing : 1.My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 15:03 . 2.All Of You (Cole Porter) – 14:57 . 3.Stella By Starlight (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 13:01 . 4.All Blues (Miles Davis) – 08:57 . 5.I Thought About You (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 11:14

Chuck Stewart

Musicians : Miles Davis – Trumpet . George Coleman – Tenor Saxophone . Herbie Hancock – Piano . Ron Carter – Double Bass . Tony Williams – Drums

Francis Wolff

Production : Produced By Teo Macero . Fred Plaut – Engineer

Package : Nat Hentoff – Liner Notes . Vernon Smith – Back Cover . Chuck Stewart – Photography . Francis Wolff – Photography . Giorgio Molinari – Cover Photography

Recorded On February 12, 1964 At Philharmonic Hall Of Lincoln Center, New York City.

Released May 1965 By Columbia.

(Source Miles Davis – My Funny Valentine | Official Website)

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npr
How A Stressful Night For Miles Davis Spawned Two Classic Albums Journalist and critic Colin Fleming considers this show one of three or four greatest concerts ever given. The irony, he says, is that the experience was miserable for the musicians, who’d had an argument just before showtime. […]

All About Jazz
As with so many of Davis’ bands, this incarnation was not to last very long. Miles was looking for something elseand he would find it in Coleman’s replacement, Wayne Shorter. But that should not be cause to dismiss the importance of this band or this recording. […]

100 Greatest Jazz Albums
Miles himself is inspired- listen to the outbreak of spontaneous applause that greets the moment of release in his towering introductory solo to ‘My Funny Valentine“. The audience rapport throughout is intense; intimacy felt and expressed in a large public space. A great album that is everything that is good about jazz. […]

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