On Green Dolphin Street

Bronislaw Kaper · Key of C · ABAB

Intermediate · 8 unique chords

Bronislau Kaper wrote this for the 1947 film Green Dolphin Street. The unusual shift between major and minor tonality in the A and B sections (Cmaj7 to Cm7) makes it a study in tonal ambiguity.

Voicing style:

A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cm7Rootless A

Cm7Rootless A

D7b9Rootless A

D7b9Rootless A

Dbmaj7Rootless A

Dbmaj7Rootless A

B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Dø7Rootless A

G7b9Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Dø7Rootless A

G7b9Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Dø7Rootless A

G7b9Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

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Practice this standard

Stage 6Upper Structure Triads — Learning Path

Listen to

Bill Evans — On Green Dolphin Street (1959)

Evans navigates the modal/tonal shifts with seamless voicing transitions.

Chords in this standard

Cmaj7 Cm7 D7b9 Dbmaj7 Dø7 G7b9 Em7 A7

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Sources & Further Reading

Gioia, The Jazz Standards — Oxford University Press Levine, The Jazz Piano Book — Sher Music Mantooth, Voicings for Jazz Keyboard — Hal Leonard Jazz at Lincoln Center — Education Learn Jazz Standards