"Funkallero" is a jazz standard[1] composed by the pianist Bill Evans in the mid 1950s.
[2] Evans biographer Peter Pettinger notes that it bears "more than a passing resemblance to Bud Powell's 'Un Poco Loco.'"
Evans himself said of his composition, "I was getting into kind of a swing thing, and this line just naturally came out of that feeling.
"[3] The piece was first recorded by Evans with vibraphonist Don Elliott in 1956,[4] but that version was not released until 2001, on the album Tenderly: An Informal Session.
[6] The piece has been covered by a number of other notable artists, including guitarist Lenny Breau on his 1977 recording Pickin' Cotten, pianist Mike Wofford on his 1988 album Funkallero, pianist David Benoit on his 1989 album Waiting for Spring, the big band Orange Then Blue on their 1991 album Funkallero, pianist Andy LaVerne on his 1992 tribute album Bill Evans...Person We Knew, woodwind specialist Bud Shank on his 1996 tribute album Plays the Music of Bill Evans, and vocalist Roseanna Vitro on her 2001 tribute album Conviction: Thoughts of Bill Evans, in this case with lyrics by the famous songwriting team Alan and Marilyn Bergman.