12. Miles DavisMy Funny Valentine

Well, I love Miles Davis. And ‘My Funny Valentine’ was a track on one of his records that I would put on as a wake-up alarm for myself. For awhile, during the course of a couple of movie jobs, I would have to wake myself up — and as you know, you’ve got to be up very early sometimes on the movies, and that’s the first thing I’d hear right out of my sleep. I’d hear the first strains of ‘My Funny Valentine’, as if I were still dreaming. The way Miles Davis plays it is absolutely unbelievable.