On Green Dolphin Street (song)
"On Green Dolphin Street" (originally entitled "Green Dolphin Street") is a 1947 popular song composed by Bronisław Kaper with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song, composed for the film Green Dolphin Street (which was based on a 1944 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Goudge), went on to become a jazz standard after being recorded by Miles Davis in 1958.
| "On Green Dolphin Street" | |
|---|---|
| Now a jazz standard was the theme song for the film Green Dolphin Street | |
| Music by | Bronisław Kaper |
| Lyrics by | Ned Washington |
| Published | 1947 |
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