Jazz songs at 85 BPM
TempoTunes has 695 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 85 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.
85 BPM is the head-nod zone: boom bap, R&B grooves, and mid-tempo rock. It works for warmups, brisk walks, and steady strength work.
Popular 85 BPM jazz songs
Heartless
The Weeknd (2019)
Oh, When The Saints
Lady Gaga (2024)
I Got It Bad
Nina Simone (1962)
I Turned Your Picture to the Wall
Norah Jones (2004)
So Long Dearie
Louis Armstrong (1966)
Jailhouse Rock
ZZ Top (2011)
Boom, Boom, I'm Gonna Shoot You Right Down
John Lee Hooker (2008)
You’re My Thrill
Ella Fitzgerald (1961)
Champagne & Wine
Etta James (2011)
Milestones
Miles Davis Quintet (2013)
So What
Miles Davis (1959)
Ne dis rien
Charles Aznavour (1963)
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