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 performed by Al Jolson. The tune quickly became a pop and jazz standard in the 1940s, with the first theatrical release by Jolson on February 3, 1933. It has been widely covered since, including notable recordings by Dick Haymes in 1945, Frank Sinatra in 1945, and Bing Crosby in 1953. The song appears on numerous albums and has been recorded by a range of artists, such as Thelonious Monk on The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956), Cannonball Adderley on Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings (1955), John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman on their 1963 album, and Sarah Vaughan on Crazy and Mixed Up (1982). Today it remains a beloved standard of the Great American Songbook and a hallmark of the Rodgers and Hart collaboration.
