Jazz songs at 128 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 1,006 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 128 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

128 BPM is club tempo: big-room house, trance edges, and high-energy pop. It suits interval work, spin classes, and any set that needs to keep climbing.

Popular 128 BPM jazz songs

  • How Can I? by Nina Simone cover art

    How Can I?

    Nina Simone (1964)

  • C’est si bon by Louis Armstrong cover art

    C’est si bon

    Louis Armstrong (2000)

  • It’s Only a Paper Moon by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    It’s Only a Paper Moon

    Ella Fitzgerald (1945)

  • When Lights Are Low by Miles Davis Quintet cover art

    When Lights Are Low

    Miles Davis Quintet (1987)

  • My Man's Gone Now by Miles Davis cover art

    My Man's Gone Now

    Miles Davis (1959)

  • Let’s Face the Music and Dance by Diana Krall cover art

    Let’s Face the Music and Dance

    Diana Krall (1998)

  • Moonlight in Vermont by Billie Holiday cover art

    Moonlight in Vermont

    Billie Holiday (1984)

  • Hold on, I'm Comin' by George Benson cover art

    Hold on, I'm Comin'

    George Benson (2007)

  • Like Someone In Love by John Coltrane cover art

    Like Someone In Love

    John Coltrane (1958)

  • Airegin by Chet Baker cover art

    Airegin

    Chet Baker (1996)

  • Safiatou by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Safiatou

    Herbie Hancock (2005)

  • Consequence of Love by Gregory Porter cover art

    Consequence of Love

    Gregory Porter (2016)

  • Samarica Parteira by Luiz Gonzaga cover art

    Samarica Parteira

    Luiz Gonzaga

  • Chicago by Tony Bennett cover art

    Chicago

    Tony Bennett (1958)

  • Lifeline by Chick Corea cover art

    Lifeline

    Chick Corea (2003)

  • One Mint Julip by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    One Mint Julip

    Sarah Vaughan (1997)

  • Tuxedo Junction by Duke Ellington cover art

    Tuxedo Junction

    Duke Ellington (1976)

  • Little Girl Blue by Stacey Kent cover art

    Little Girl Blue

    Stacey Kent (2001)

  • Trem de Ferro by João Gilberto cover art

    Trem de Ferro

    João Gilberto

  • No Rhyme, No Reason by Al Jarreau cover art

    No Rhyme, No Reason

    Al Jarreau (2014)

  • Tico Tico by Charlie Parker cover art

    Tico Tico

    Charlie Parker (2016)

  • By and By by Thelonious Monk cover art

    By and By

    Thelonious Monk (2017)

  • Cry Me a River by Dinah Washington cover art

    Cry Me a River

    Dinah Washington (1959)

  • Lover, You Should Have Come Over by Jamie Cullum cover art

    Lover, You Should Have Come Over

    Jamie Cullum (2003)

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