Jazz songs at 78 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 850 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 78 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

78 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 78 BPM jazz songs

  • Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone cover art

    Mississippi Goddam

    Nina Simone (1964)

  • Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong cover art

    Mack the Knife

    Louis Armstrong (1957)

  • I Remember You by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    I Remember You

    Ella Fitzgerald (1959)

  • Miles Runs The Voodoo Down

    Miles Davis Quintet (2013)

  • Wili, Part 1 by Miles Davis cover art

    Wili, Part 1

    Miles Davis (1997)

  • I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You by Diana Krall cover art

    I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You

    Diana Krall (1997)

  • I'm All for You by Billie Holiday cover art

    I'm All for You

    Billie Holiday (1993)

  • Mary's Blues by John Coltrane cover art

    Mary's Blues

    John Coltrane (1957)

  • Think of Beautiful by Chet Baker cover art

    Think of Beautiful

    Chet Baker (1999)

  • Tcb With Herbie by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Tcb With Herbie

    Herbie Hancock (2008)

  • Hey Laura by Gregory Porter cover art

    Hey Laura

    Gregory Porter (2013)

  • Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett cover art

    Rags to Riches

    Tony Bennett

  • Children’s Songs: No. 8 by Chick Corea cover art

    Children’s Songs: No. 8

    Chick Corea (1984)

  • I’ll Never Be the Same by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    I’ll Never Be the Same

    Sarah Vaughan (1991)

  • So by Duke Ellington cover art

    So

    Duke Ellington (1960)

  • La Saison des pluies by Stacey Kent cover art

    La Saison des pluies

    Stacey Kent (2007)

  • Só Em Teus Braços by João Gilberto cover art

    Só Em Teus Braços

    João Gilberto (1960)

  • In Your Own Sweet Way by Bill Evans cover art

    In Your Own Sweet Way

    Bill Evans (2003)

  • Leap Frog by Charlie Parker cover art

    Leap Frog

    Charlie Parker (2003)

  • The Man I Love by Thelonious Monk cover art

    The Man I Love

    Thelonious Monk (1973)

  • If I Could Be With You by Dinah Washington cover art

    If I Could Be With You

    Dinah Washington (1958)

  • My Yard by Jamie Cullum cover art

    My Yard

    Jamie Cullum (2005)

  • Goodbye by Pat Metheny Group cover art

    Goodbye

    Pat Metheny Group (1983)

  • Waiting for an Answer by Pat Metheny cover art

    Waiting for an Answer

    Pat Metheny (1984)

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