"Old Pro" Valentines

Diane Ravitch has been in the forefront in exposing the fallacies of recent trends in public education. Sol Stern has had the courage to admit that school vouchers are not the cure all that many had thought. A very Happy Valentine's Day to the two of them

My Funny Valentine: Sarah Vaughn

Recorded in 1973 in Tokyo at the Sun Plaza. This is heralded as some of her greatest work. The seventies also heralded a rebirth in Vaughan's recording activity.
Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One") (March 27, 1924, Newark, New Jersey – April 3, 1990, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz singer, described as "possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".
Sarah Vaughan was a three time Grammy Award winner.The National Endowment for the Arts honored Sarah Vaughan with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989.
the great lorenz hart lyric

My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet you're my favorite work of art
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But don't you change one hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day

My Funny Valentine: Woody Herman

I would have liked to post a Chet Baker version, but it's no longer available.
Here's a great big band arrangement of it from Woody Herman. It was recorded in 1985 on the SS Norway