Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton - My Funny Valentine (180g Double Vinyl LP)

Thanks to his prolific work with Venus Records, Eddie Higgins built a massive global following, particularly in Japan. His quartet recordings with legendary tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, bassist Steve Gilmore, and drummer Bill Goodwin are immensely popular, celebrated for an incredible musical understanding. Having played and recorded with jazz giants like Coleman Hawkins, Jack Teagarden, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, and Wayne Shorter, Higgins brings his signature refined touch to a collaboration that is relaxed, soulful, and captivating all at once.

Recorded on September 11 and 12, 2004, at the historic Avatar Studios in New York, My Funny Valentine is a first-class jazz masterpiece that combines a relaxed, refined touch with a thrillingly romantic feeling. The album is filled with beloved standards, offering exquisite harmony and the true pleasure of the finest acoustic jazz. The effortless interplay between Higgins’ elegant piano phrasing and Hamilton’s warm, breathy tenor saxophone lines elevates these classic melodies into a deeply intimate listening experience.

Releasing in 2026 as part of the prestigious VENUS MASTERPIECE LP COLLECTION, this premium limited edition 180g Double Vinyl LP set brings these definitive sessions to a deluxe, audiophile-grade 45 RPM format. Produced, mixed, and mastered by the legendary sound engineer Tetsuo Hara using Venus’s signature "Hyper Magnum Sound" process, and housed in a stunning gatefold jacket with OBI strip, this release ensures that every nuance of the New York session is preserved in its entirety without omission, offering a strictly limited, one-time pressing that will be permanently retired once sold out.