Learning Ukulele with Curt
On Green Dolphin Street

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

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Category: Jazz Instrument: Any
Subjects(s): JazzRepertoireLatin
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On Green Dolphin Street

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

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On Green Dolphin Street - Premium Play-along Leadsheet

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