"Sweet and Lovely" is an American popular song of 1931, composed by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias.
Recordings of the song which charted in 1931 are: Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with a vocal refrain by Donald Novis – No. 1 on the charts for 14 weeks Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – No. 2 Bing Crosby – No. 9 – recorded September 14, 1931 with Victor Young and His Orchestra. (this was reissued in 1944 and briefly charted at No. 27) Ben Bernie & His Orchestra – No. 12 Russ Columbo – No. 19
Other recordings Denny Dennis – with Jay Wilbur and his Orchestra (1940) Thelonious Monk – for his 1952 album Thelonious Monk Trio Bing Crosby – for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography Gerry Mulligan – for his 1955 album Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet Gerry Mulligan – for his 1957 album Mulligan Meets Monk Ella Fitzgerald – for her 1959 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers Bill Evans Trio - for their 1961 album Explorations April Stevens & Nino Tempo - charted July 1962, peaking at No. 77 on the US Hot 100. Thelonious Monk – for his 1962 quartet album Monk's Dream Lou Donaldson – for his 1967 album Lush Life (orchestrated) Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1969 and released on his 1975 album Harlem Blues Bryan Ferry – for his 1999 album As Time Goes By
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