Jazz songs at 98 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 1,189 jazz songs with a verified tempo of 98 BPM: swinging, improvising jazz. Here are some of the best known.

98 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 98 BPM jazz songs

  • Tell It Like It Is by Nina Simone cover art

    Tell It Like It Is

    Nina Simone (1998)

  • Rockin' Chair by Louis Armstrong cover art

    Rockin' Chair

    Louis Armstrong (1990)

  • As Long as I Live by Ella Fitzgerald cover art

    As Long as I Live

    Ella Fitzgerald (1993)

  • Tatu, Part 1 by Miles Davis cover art

    Tatu, Part 1

    Miles Davis (1997)

  • Ghosts of Yesterday by Billie Holiday cover art

    Ghosts of Yesterday

    Billie Holiday (2003)

  • Willing to Fight by George Benson cover art

    Willing to Fight

    George Benson (1993)

  • Some Other Blues by John Coltrane cover art

    Some Other Blues

    John Coltrane (1960)

  • Nardis by Chet Baker cover art

    Nardis

    Chet Baker (1985)

  • Common Mama by Keith Jarrett cover art

    Common Mama

    Keith Jarrett (1991)

  • Rough by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Rough

    Herbie Hancock (1983)

  • When Did You Learn by Gregory Porter cover art

    When Did You Learn

    Gregory Porter (2012)

  • But Beautiful by Tony Bennett cover art

    But Beautiful

    Tony Bennett (1997)

  • My Favorite Things by Sarah Vaughan cover art

    My Favorite Things

    Sarah Vaughan (1961)

  • The Feeling of Jazz by Duke Ellington cover art

    The Feeling of Jazz

    Duke Ellington (1963)

  • A Felicidade by João Gilberto cover art

    A Felicidade

    João Gilberto

  • Midnight Sun by Al Jarreau cover art

    Midnight Sun

    Al Jarreau (2004)

  • Fudgesickle Built for Four by Bill Evans cover art

    Fudgesickle Built for Four

    Bill Evans (1991)

  • I Remember You by Charlie Parker cover art

    I Remember You

    Charlie Parker (1988)

  • I Mean You by Thelonious Monk cover art

    I Mean You

    Thelonious Monk (1951)

  • Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Dinah Washington cover art

    Ain’t Misbehavin’

    Dinah Washington (1985)

  • Lookin’ Good by Jamie Cullum cover art

    Lookin’ Good

    Jamie Cullum (2002)

  • Letter From Home by Pat Metheny Group cover art

    Letter From Home

    Pat Metheny Group (1989)

  • I'm a Woman by Peggy Lee cover art

    I'm a Woman

    Peggy Lee (1998)

  • Muddy Water by Madeleine Peyroux cover art

    Muddy Water

    Madeleine Peyroux (1996)

A sample of 24 from 1,189 jazz songs at 98 BPM. Open Tempo Tunes to hear previews and build the full playlist.

Jazz at nearby tempos

More genres at 98 BPM

Build a 98 BPM jazz playlist in seconds

Set the tempo, pick genres and artists, and Tempo Tunes builds the playlist from 2.5 million tracks with verified BPM. Save it to Apple Music, Tidal, or YouTube Music (Spotify once we reach 250k monthly listeners). Playlists that match your Pace.