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Jazz songs at 87 BPM

TempoTunes has 494 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 87 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

87 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 87 BPM jazz songs

  • Its All Right by Ray Charles cover art

    Its All Right

    Ray Charles (1958)

  • Il y a un baume à Gilead by Nina Simone cover art

    Il y a un baume à Gilead

    Nina Simone (1982)

  • How Deep Is the Ocean by Frank Sinatra cover art

    How Deep Is the Ocean

    Frank Sinatra (1952)

  • Ain't Misbehavin' by Louis Armstrong cover art

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Louis Armstrong (1990)

  • It Ain't Necessarily So by Aretha Franklin cover art

    It Ain't Necessarily So

    Aretha Franklin (1928)

  • How Long, How Long Blues by John Lee Hooker cover art

    How Long, How Long Blues

    John Lee Hooker (1980)

  • You Keep Coming Back Like a Song by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    You Keep Coming Back Like a Song

    Ella Fitzgerald (1958)

  • The Way You Look Tonight by Etta James cover art

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Etta James (1977)

  • Yesternow

    Miles Davis (1971)

  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love by Diana Krall cover art

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love

    Diana Krall (1999)

  • Miss Brown to You by Billie Holiday cover art

    Miss Brown to You

    Billie Holiday (1988)

  • Livin' Inside Your Love by George Benson cover art

    Livin' Inside Your Love

    George Benson (2010)

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