On Green Dolphin Street (song)
"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 after it was recorded by Miles Davis in 1958.[1]
| "On Green Dolphin Street" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Jimmy Dorsey | |
| Published | 1947 |
| Genre | Pop, jazz |
| Composer(s) | Bronisław Kaper |
| Lyricist(s) | Ned Washington |
Renditions
| Date | Main recording artist | Vocalist | Album title, notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | Bill Lawrence | Soundtrack for Green Dolphin Street. The commercial recording charted briefly at No. 25 in January 1948. [2] |
| 1956 | Ahmad Jamal Trio | instrumental | Count 'Em 88[3] |
| 1958 | Miles Davis Sextet | instrumental | Jazz Track (with soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), reissued as Basic Miles (1973) and 1958 Miles[3] in Japan (1974), (also '58 Miles Featuring Stella by Starlight) |
| 1959 | Bill Evans | instrumental | On Green Dolphin Street[3] |
| 1959 | Wynton Kelly | instrumental | Kelly Blue[3] |
| 1960 | Eric Dolphy Quintet | instrumental | Outward Bound[3] |
| 1960 | Dakota Staton | Dakota Staton | Included in her album Dakota (1960)[4] |
| 1961 | Mark Murphy | Mark Murphy | Rah![3] |
| 1961 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington | The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 7 (1961)[5] |
| 1961 | Nancy Wilson | Nancy Wilson | The Swingin's Mutual! |
| 1962 | Mel Tormé | Mel Tormé | Comin' Home Baby! |
| 1962 | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan | Included in her album You're Mine You (1962) |
| 1963 | Vince Guaraldi Quintet | instrumental | In Person[6] |
| 1964 | Tony Bennett | Tony Bennett | When Lights Are Low |
| 1965 | Sonny Rollins | instrumental | Sonny Rollins on Impulse![3] |
| 1974 | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | instrumental | Leapin' on Lenox[3] |
References
- "On Green Dolphin Street" at jazzstandards.com
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 133. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- Ginell, Richard S. "In Person". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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