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You Are Too Beautiful
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Wikipedia article
'You Are Too Beautiful' is a 1932 song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1933 film 'Hallelujah, I'm a Bum', where it was sung by Al Jolson. It became a pop and jazz standard in the 1940s, with a notable recording made on August 3, 1945 by Dick Haymes (Decca 23750).
Other recordings
Other versions include those by:
*Frank Sinatra (1945)
*Cannonball Adderley on 'Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings' (1955)
*Thelonious Monk on 'The Unique Thelonious Monk' (1956)
*Warne Marsh on 'Music for Prancing' (1957)
*John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman on 'John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman' (1963)
*Sarah Vaughan on 'Crazy and Mixed Up' (1982)
References
Category:1932 songs
Category:1930s jazz standards
Category:Songs with music by Richard Rodgers
Category:Songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Category:Al Jolson songs
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