Jazz songs at 140 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 956 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 140 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

140 BPM pushes into workout territory: uptempo rock, dance, and faster hip hop. 140 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 140 steps per minute, on the quicker side of an easy jog.

Popular 140 BPM jazz songs

  • Stompin’ at the Savoy by Nina Simone cover art

    Stompin’ at the Savoy

    Nina Simone (1959)

  • Dallas Blues by Louis Armstrong cover art

    Dallas Blues

    Louis Armstrong (2000)

  • September Song by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    September Song

    Ella Fitzgerald (2000)

  • Chance It by Miles Davis cover art

    Chance It

    Miles Davis (1952)

  • Trav'lin Light by Billie Holiday cover art

    Trav'lin Light

    Billie Holiday (2002)

  • Tunji by John Coltrane cover art

    Tunji

    John Coltrane (1962)

  • I Remember You by Chet Baker cover art

    I Remember You

    Chet Baker (1955)

  • London: Part XI by Keith Jarrett cover art

    London: Part XI

    Keith Jarrett (2009)

  • Cotton Tail by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Cotton Tail

    Herbie Hancock (1998)

  • On My Way to Harlem by Gregory Porter cover art

    On My Way to Harlem

    Gregory Porter (2012)

  • Forget the Woman by Tony Bennett cover art

    Forget the Woman

    Tony Bennett (1986)

  • Brasilia by Chick Corea cover art

    Brasilia

    Chick Corea (2000)

  • It Might as Well Be Spring by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    It Might as Well Be Spring

    Sarah Vaughan (1995)

  • Your Soul by Ibrahim Maalouf cover art

    Your Soul

    Ibrahim Maalouf (2011)

  • Dinah by Duke Ellington cover art

    Dinah

    Duke Ellington (1961)

  • Hô-bá-lá-lá by João Gilberto cover art

    Hô-bá-lá-lá

    João Gilberto (1959)

  • Let’s Pretend by Al Jarreau cover art

    Let’s Pretend

    Al Jarreau (1984)

  • 'Round Midnight by Bill Evans cover art

    'Round Midnight

    Bill Evans (1997)

  • Easy to Love

    Charlie Parker (1994)

  • Lulu’s Back in Town by Thelonious Monk cover art

    Lulu’s Back in Town

    Thelonious Monk (1964)

  • I Sold My Heart To the Junkman by Dinah Washington cover art

    I Sold My Heart To the Junkman

    Dinah Washington (1948)

  • Straight on Red by Pat Metheny Group cover art

    Straight on Red

    Pat Metheny Group (1983)

  • It’s Been a Long Long Time by Peggy Lee cover art

    It’s Been a Long Long Time

    Peggy Lee (1995)

  • My Sweet

    Django Reinhardt (1990)

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