Jazz songs at 72 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 1,074 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 72 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

72 BPM sits in the laid-back pocket where soul, slow jams, and a lot of classic hip hop live. It suits cooldowns, easy lifting between sets, and long drives.

Popular 72 BPM jazz songs

  • Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone cover art

    Little Girl Blue

    Nina Simone (1958)

  • A Kiss to Build a Dream On by Louis Armstrong cover art

    A Kiss to Build a Dream On

    Louis Armstrong

  • Dream a Little Dream of Me by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Ella Fitzgerald (1963)

  • Bitches Brew by Miles Davis cover art

    Bitches Brew

    Miles Davis (2014)

  • Glad Rag Doll by Diana Krall cover art

    Glad Rag Doll

    Diana Krall (2012)

  • God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday cover art

    God Bless the Child

    Billie Holiday (1956)

  • Ode to a Kudu by George Benson cover art

    Ode to a Kudu

    George Benson (1971)

  • Your Heart Is as Black as Night by Melody Gardot cover art

    Your Heart Is as Black as Night

    Melody Gardot (2009)

  • Nature Boy by John Coltrane cover art

    Nature Boy

    John Coltrane (2018)

  • You’re Driving Me Crazy by Chet Baker cover art

    You’re Driving Me Crazy

    Chet Baker (1958)

  • The Magician in You by Keith Jarrett cover art

    The Magician in You

    Keith Jarrett (1972)

  • Harlem in Havana by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Harlem in Havana

    Herbie Hancock (2007)

  • Waltz for Debby by Tony Bennett cover art

    Waltz for Debby

    Tony Bennett (1975)

  • Where Are You Now? Picture 1 by Chick Corea cover art

    Where Are You Now? Picture 1

    Chick Corea (1971)

  • Double Rainbow

    Sarah Vaughan (1981)

  • Everything or Nothing by Ibrahim Maalouf cover art

    Everything or Nothing

    Ibrahim Maalouf (2011)

  • Lonesome Lullaby by Duke Ellington cover art

    Lonesome Lullaby

    Duke Ellington (1956)

  • The Rocker, Pt. 1 by Charlie Parker cover art

    The Rocker, Pt. 1

    Charlie Parker (1952)

  • Crepuscule With Nellie by Thelonious Monk cover art

    Crepuscule With Nellie

    Thelonious Monk (1961)

  • Harbor Lights by Dinah Washington cover art

    Harbor Lights

    Dinah Washington (1997)

  • Oh God by Jamie Cullum cover art

    Oh God

    Jamie Cullum (2005)

  • Instrumental by Pat Metheny cover art

    Instrumental

    Pat Metheny (1999)

  • Elmer's Tune by Peggy Lee cover art

    Elmer's Tune

    Peggy Lee (1941)

  • Something by Louis Prima cover art

    Something

    Louis Prima (1975)

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