Jazz songs at 117 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 968 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)

  • I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me by Louis Armstrong cover art

    I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me

    Louis Armstrong (1950)

  • ’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)

  • Imagination by Chet Baker cover art

    Imagination

    Chet Baker (1989)

  • Book of Ways 12 by Keith Jarrett cover art

    Book of Ways 12

    Keith Jarrett (1987)

  • La Fiesta by Herbie Hancock cover art

    La Fiesta

    Herbie Hancock (1978)

  • French African Queen by Gregory Porter cover art

    French African Queen

    Gregory Porter (2016)

  • If I Ruled the World by Tony Bennett cover art

    If I Ruled the World

    Tony Bennett (1965)

  • Blues Connotation by Chick Corea cover art

    Blues Connotation

    Chick Corea (1975)

  • I’m Glad There Is You by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    I’m Glad There Is You

    Sarah Vaughan (1955)

  • Juanita by Duke Ellington cover art

    Juanita

    Duke Ellington (1961)

  • Isn't It a Pity by Stacey Kent cover art

    Isn't It a Pity

    Stacey Kent (2001)

  • Isn't It Romantic? by Bill Evans cover art

    Isn't It Romantic?

    Bill Evans (1991)

  • Night and Day by Charlie Parker cover art

    Night and Day

    Charlie Parker (1953)

  • I Should Care by Thelonious Monk cover art

    I Should Care

    Thelonious Monk (1952)

  • Saturday Night by Dinah Washington cover art

    Saturday Night

    Dinah Washington (1987)

  • The Seer’s Tower by Jamie Cullum cover art

    The Seer’s Tower

    Jamie Cullum (2014)

  • The Road to You by Pat Metheny Group cover art

    The Road to You

    Pat Metheny Group (1993)

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