"
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. The song became a popular
jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists, including
Chet Baker,
Bill Evans,
Duke Ellington,
Frank Sinatra,
Sarah Vaughan,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Andy Williams,
Shirley Bassey,
Miles Davis,
Etta James,
Nico,
Chaka Khan,
Elvis Costello, and
Rickie Lee Jones. In 2015 it was announced that the
Gerry Mulligan quartet featuring
Chet Baker's version of the song will be inducted into the
Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for the song's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy".