You Are Too Beautiful
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.
Other recordings
Other versions include those by:- Frank Sinatra
- Bing Crosby, found on compilation albums, among others Through the Years, Vol. 6: 1953–1954
- Cannonball Adderley on Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings
- Thelonious Monk on The Unique Thelonious Monk
- Warne Marsh on Music for Prancing
- David Whitfield on Alone
- John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman on John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
- Sarah Vaughan on ''Crazy and Mixed Up''