Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Too Marvelous for Words)

Too Marvelous for Words (1937)

Origin and Chart Information

Currently, 1000 jazz standards are ranked and have web pages (click on Songs for the full list).

The top 100 are fully documented:

Year	Rank	Title
1930	1	“Body and Soul”
1939	2	“All the Things You Are”
1935	3	“Summertime”
1944	4	“'Round Midnight”
1935	5	“I Can't Get Started (with You)”
1937	6	“My Funny Valentine”
1942	7	“Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)”
1930	8	“What Is This Thing Called Love?”
1933	9	“Yesterdays”
1946	10	“Stella By Starlight”

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Written by the Same Composer or Team...

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Johnny Mercer and Richard A Whiting
Year	Rank	Title
1937	344	“Too Marvelous for Words”

Additional information on “Too Marvelous for Words” may be found in:

1 paragraph including the following types of information: history and performers.

1 page including the following types of information: music analysis.

6 pages including the following types of information: music analysis.

1 paragraph including the following types of information: summary and performers.

1 paragraph including the following types of information: history and performers.

2 paragraphs including the following types of information: anecdotal. (Page 132).

3 pages including the following types of information: anecdotal, history and lyric analysis.

Includes the following types of information: song lyrics.