Jazz songs at 124 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 754 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 124 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

124 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 124 BPM jazz songs

  • Memphis in June by Nina Simone cover art

    Memphis in June

    Nina Simone (1961)

  • Exactly Like You by Louis Armstrong cover art

    Exactly Like You

    Louis Armstrong (1950)

  • Prelude to a Kiss by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    Prelude to a Kiss

    Ella Fitzgerald (1957)

  • ’Round Midnight by Miles Davis Quintet cover art

    ’Round Midnight

    Miles Davis Quintet (2013)

  • When Lights Are Low by Miles Davis cover art

    When Lights Are Low

    Miles Davis (1954)

  • Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? by Billie Holiday cover art

    Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You?

    Billie Holiday (1993)

  • Footprints in the Sand by George Benson cover art

    Footprints in the Sand

    George Benson (1996)

  • Wicked Ride

    Melody Gardot (2005)

  • One Up, One Down by John Coltrane cover art

    One Up, One Down

    John Coltrane (2018)

  • Something for Liza by Chet Baker cover art

    Something for Liza

    Chet Baker (2006)

  • Part IV by Keith Jarrett cover art

    Part IV

    Keith Jarrett (1982)

  • Hang Up Your Hang Ups

    Herbie Hancock (1975)

  • Our Love by Gregory Porter cover art

    Our Love

    Gregory Porter (2012)

  • Watch What Happens by Tony Bennett cover art

    Watch What Happens

    Tony Bennett (1965)

  • Dusk in Sandi by Chick Corea cover art

    Dusk in Sandi

    Chick Corea (2000)

  • Send in the Clowns by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    Send in the Clowns

    Sarah Vaughan (1999)

  • Kinda Dukish and Rockin' in Rhytm by Duke Ellington cover art

    Kinda Dukish and Rockin' in Rhytm

    Duke Ellington (2019)

  • Raconte-moi… by Stacey Kent cover art

    Raconte-moi…

    Stacey Kent (2010)

  • After All by Al Jarreau cover art

    After All

    Al Jarreau (1984)

  • Yesterday I Heard the Rain by Bill Evans cover art

    Yesterday I Heard the Rain

    Bill Evans (1973)

  • Tune X by Charlie Parker cover art

    Tune X

    Charlie Parker (2016)

  • ’Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk cover art

    ’Round Midnight

    Thelonious Monk (1982)

  • What a Diff'rence a Day Makes by Dinah Washington cover art

    What a Diff'rence a Day Makes

    Dinah Washington (1959)

  • I’m All Over It by Jamie Cullum cover art

    I’m All Over It

    Jamie Cullum (2009)

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