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Jazz songs at 117 BPM

TempoTunes has 866 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 117 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

117 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 117 BPM jazz songs

  • Who Knows Where the Time Goes by Nina Simone cover art

    Who Knows Where the Time Goes

    Nina Simone (1970)

  • The Little Drummer Boy by Frank Sinatra cover art

    The Little Drummer Boy

    Frank Sinatra

  • I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues by Louis Armstrong cover art

    I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues

    Louis Armstrong (1957)

  • Wreck of the Old '97 by Johnny Cash cover art

    Wreck of the Old '97

    Johnny Cash (1964)

  • Baby Rock and Roll by Muddy Waters cover art

    Baby Rock and Roll

    Muddy Waters (2008)

  • ’Deed I Do by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    ’Deed I Do

    Ella Fitzgerald (1963)

  • This by Miles Davis Quintet cover art

    This

    Miles Davis Quintet (2013)

  • Concierto de Aranjuez

    Miles Davis (2009)

  • Let’s Fall in Love by Diana Krall cover art

    Let’s Fall in Love

    Diana Krall (1999)

  • What Is This Thing Called Love by Billie Holiday cover art

    What Is This Thing Called Love

    Billie Holiday (1945)

  • Mimosa by George Benson cover art

    Mimosa

    George Benson (1987)

  • I'll Wait and Pray by John Coltrane cover art

    I'll Wait and Pray

    John Coltrane (1959)

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