Jazz songs at 80 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 1,593 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 80 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

80 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 80 BPM jazz songs

  • Fodder on My Wings by Nina Simone cover art

    Fodder on My Wings

    Nina Simone (1987)

  • When Your Lover Has Gone by Louis Armstrong cover art

    When Your Lover Has Gone

    Louis Armstrong (2003)

  • Honeysuckle Rose by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    Honeysuckle Rose

    Ella Fitzgerald (1982)

  • Lonely Fire

    Miles Davis (1998)

  • Tell Me More and More, and Then Some by Billie Holiday cover art

    Tell Me More and More, and Then Some

    Billie Holiday (1991)

  • Love of My Life by George Benson cover art

    Love of My Life

    George Benson (1993)

  • Saludo Compay by Buena Vista Social Club cover art

    Saludo Compay

    Buena Vista Social Club (1997)

  • The Blessing by John Coltrane cover art

    The Blessing

    John Coltrane (1966)

  • What’ll I Do by Chet Baker cover art

    What’ll I Do

    Chet Baker (1974)

  • Part III by Keith Jarrett cover art

    Part III

    Keith Jarrett (1982)

  • Live & Awake by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Live & Awake

    Herbie Hancock (2022)

  • Illusion by Gregory Porter cover art

    Illusion

    Gregory Porter (2010)

  • Everybody Has the Blues by Tony Bennett cover art

    Everybody Has the Blues

    Tony Bennett (1986)

  • Children’s Songs: No. 5 by Chick Corea cover art

    Children’s Songs: No. 5

    Chick Corea (1984)

  • Say It Isn’t So by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    Say It Isn’t So

    Sarah Vaughan (1994)

  • Take the "A" Train by Duke Ellington cover art

    Take the "A" Train

    Duke Ellington (1963)

  • Hard Hearted Hannah by Stacey Kent cover art

    Hard Hearted Hannah

    Stacey Kent (2007)

  • Someday by Al Jarreau cover art

    Someday

    Al Jarreau (2014)

  • Mohawk by Charlie Parker cover art

    Mohawk

    Charlie Parker (2016)

  • Trinkle, Tinkle by Thelonious Monk cover art

    Trinkle, Tinkle

    Thelonious Monk (1961)

  • There'll Be a Jubilee by Dinah Washington cover art

    There'll Be a Jubilee

    Dinah Washington (1988)

  • It Ain’t Necessarily So by Jamie Cullum cover art

    It Ain’t Necessarily So

    Jamie Cullum (2002)

  • San Lorenzo by Pat Metheny Group cover art

    San Lorenzo

    Pat Metheny Group (1983)

  • Stranger in Town by Pat Metheny cover art

    Stranger in Town

    Pat Metheny (2013)

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