This famous tune was made for a 1947 movie, “Green Dolphin Street,” and is known for switching back and forth between latin and swing feels, and for the pedal I underneath changing harmonies for the first 7 bars of the A section.  The form is basically ABAB, with the second B being different than the first B.  It’s a 32 bar song form, as is so common in the jazz idiom. It’s normally called in C or Eb, although I heard Benny Green call it in Bb to test out a young bass player at a jam session one time. The poor guy couldn’t quite hang, so Benny graciously bumped it up to C for him. Also, the Red Garland recording is in Bb.  Here the Green Dolphin Street charts are in concert C and concert Eb.  The play along is in both keys also.

Green Dolphin Street pdf in C

On Green Dolphin Street-C Instruments (.pdf)

On Green Dolphin Street-Bb Instruments (.pdf)

On Green Dolphin Street-Eb Instruments (.pdf)

Green Dolphin Street changes in Eb

On Green Dolphin Street-Eb (C Instruments)

On Green Dolphin Street-Eb (Bb Instruments)

On Green Dolphin Street-Eb (Eb Instruments)

Green Dolphin Street Play Along in C

Green Dolphin Street Play Along in Eb

Miles Davis, On Green Dolphin Street

John Coltrane, On Green Dolphin Street

Keith Jarrett

Stan Getz

Ronnie Scott

Chick Corea Akoustic Band

Tommy Flanagan, Benny Carter

Carmen McRae

Red Garland

Miscellaneous Recordings by Jazz Greats