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On Green Dolphin Street

On Green Dolphin Street has not been seen in 1741 Phish shows.
It was last played: 1989-08-12.
It was played at 0.05% of live shows.
It has been performed live 1 time(s).

Music: Bronislau Kaper

Lyrics: Ned Washington

Original Artist: Urbie Green

Original Album: East Coast Jazz Series 6 (1955)

Vocals: Instrumental

Debut: 1989-08-12

Historian: Ellis Godard (lemuria)


While this song is praised for facilitating improvisation, with standard progression and few harmonic changes, the vocal portions are known to be challenging. Ella Fitzgerald recorded a version in the 1980s, but most versions have been instrumental.



While Phish’s version was instrumental as well – in the style of Miles Davis’ version which helped make the song a jazz classic – it was performed at a wedding on 8/12/89, fitting the lyrics they didn’t sing. The song was written as the main theme to a 1947 movie, based on a 1944 book, about the complications a misdirected letter present to a young couple’s marriage. Phish also played the song at a private party at Trey’s parents’ house on 3/5/89, presumably also as an instrumental.



Watch On Green Dolphin Street on YouTube Miles Davis, “On Green Dolphin Street”



Credits for the song have been similarly misdirected. Davis’ 1958 recording (on '58 Miles Featuring Stella by Starlight) is considered seminal – but he of course didn’t write it; the original had lyrics. Moreover, others recorded it previously, including Urbie Green (as a ballad, in 1955) and The Poll Winners, whose 1957 versionis almost the template version for the tune, taken at a medium tempo with a Latin feel.”


Lyrics:

(Kaper/Washington)
© EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)

Lover, one lovely day,
Love came, planning to stay;
Green Dolphin Street supplied the setting,
The setting for nights beyond forgetting;

And through these moments apart,
Memories live in my heart.
When I recall the love I found on,
I could kiss the ground on
Green Dolphin Street.

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