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Jazz songs at 116 BPM

TempoTunes has 402 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 116 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

116 BPM is the heart of dance music: house, disco, and most of the pop charts live within a couple of clicks of it. It keeps spin warmups and gym floors moving without redlining anyone.

Popular 116 BPM jazz songs

  • Saint James Infirmary by Louis Armstrong cover art

    Saint James Infirmary

    Louis Armstrong (1997)

  • Sister From Texas by Aretha Franklin cover art

    Sister From Texas

    Aretha Franklin (1973)

  • Teach Me Tonight by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    Teach Me Tonight

    Ella Fitzgerald (1975)

  • It Never Entered My Mind by Miles Davis Quintet cover art

    It Never Entered My Mind

    Miles Davis Quintet (1959)

  • Amandla by Miles Davis cover art

    Amandla

    Miles Davis (1989)

  • Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby by Diana Krall cover art

    Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby

    Diana Krall (1995)

  • All the Way by Billie Holiday cover art

    All the Way

    Billie Holiday (1959)

  • Everytime We Say Goodbye by John Coltrane cover art

    Everytime We Say Goodbye

    John Coltrane (1961)

  • Raízes by Martinho da Vila cover art

    Raízes

    Martinho da Vila

  • Don't Explain by Chet Baker cover art

    Don't Explain

    Chet Baker (1965)

  • Sundance by Keith Jarrett cover art

    Sundance

    Keith Jarrett (1972)

  • Pinocchio by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Pinocchio

    Herbie Hancock (1994)

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