Jazz songs at 121 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 646 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 121 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

121 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 121 BPM jazz songs

  • Day and Night by Nina Simone cover art

    Day and Night

    Nina Simone (1967)

  • That's What The Man Said by Louis Armstrong cover art

    That's What The Man Said

    Louis Armstrong (1958)

  • Memories of You by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    Memories of You

    Ella Fitzgerald (1964)

  • The Man I Love by Miles Davis cover art

    The Man I Love

    Miles Davis (1959)

  • Without Your Love by Billie Holiday cover art

    Without Your Love

    Billie Holiday (1997)

  • Offering by John Coltrane cover art

    Offering

    John Coltrane (2014)

  • Django by Chet Baker cover art

    Django

    Chet Baker (1988)

  • Tell Everybody by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Tell Everybody

    Herbie Hancock (1979)

  • Imitation of Life by Gregory Porter cover art

    Imitation of Life

    Gregory Porter (2012)

  • Love Scene by Tony Bennett cover art

    Love Scene

    Tony Bennett (1987)

  • East of the Sun by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    East of the Sun

    Sarah Vaughan (1988)

  • Mack the Knife by Duke Ellington cover art

    Mack the Knife

    Duke Ellington (1986)

  • I Wish I Were in Love Again by Stacey Kent cover art

    I Wish I Were in Love Again

    Stacey Kent (2002)

  • The Masquerade Is Over by Al Jarreau cover art

    The Masquerade Is Over

    Al Jarreau

  • Victory Ball

    Charlie Parker (2001)

  • I've Found a New Baby by Thelonious Monk cover art

    I've Found a New Baby

    Thelonious Monk (1977)

  • He's Gone Again by Dinah Washington cover art

    He's Gone Again

    Dinah Washington (2007)

  • I Can’t Get Started by Jamie Cullum cover art

    I Can’t Get Started

    Jamie Cullum (2002)

  • Are You Going With Me? by Pat Metheny Group cover art

    Are You Going With Me?

    Pat Metheny Group (1982)

  • Pass Me By by Peggy Lee cover art

    Pass Me By

    Peggy Lee (1965)

  • French Poodle by Louis Prima cover art

    French Poodle

    Louis Prima (1964)

  • Estrellita by Dave Brubeck cover art

    Estrellita

    Dave Brubeck (1992)

  • Always True to You by Julie London cover art

    Always True to You

    Julie London (1965)

  • Hold 'Em Joe by Sonny Rollins cover art

    Hold 'Em Joe

    Sonny Rollins (1965)

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