"On Green Dolphin Street" (originally titled "Green Dolphin Street") is a 1947 popular song composed by
Bronisław Kaper with lyrics by
Ned Washington. The song was composed for the film ''
Green Dolphin Street,'' which was based on a
1944 novel of the same name by
Elizabeth Goudge, and became a
jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive li ...
after it was recorded by
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...
in 1958.
"On Green Dolphin Street" at jazzstandards.com
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Renditions
In popular culture
"On Green Dolphin Street" is referenced in the sixth part of J''oJo's Bizarre Adventure'', ''Stone Ocean'' in the name of Green Dolphin Street Prison, the primary setting of the story.
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1940s jazz standards
1947 songs
Songs with lyrics by Ned Washington
Songs with music by Bronisław Kaper
Jazz standards
Jazz compositions in E-flat major