Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

100 Greatest Classic Jazz Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

A quintessential playlist featuring the most revered Jazz artists.

98 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 6 MINUTES

1So What
So What
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
09:23
2A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement
A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme
07:43
3Moanin'
Moanin'
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Moanin' (Expanded Edition)
09:31
4'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk
The Best Of Thelonious Monk
03:12
5Take the "A" Train
Take the "A" Train
Duke Ellington
Best of Duke Ellington
03:01
6Take Five
Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
05:25
7Moonlight In Vermont
Moonlight In Vermont
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis
03:43
8Giant Steps
Giant Steps
John Coltrane
Giant Steps
04:43
9God Bless The Child
God Bless The Child
Billie Holiday
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945 - 1959
03:58
10Stardust (Remastered 2005)
Stardust (Remastered 2005)
Nat King Cole
The World Of Nat King Cole
03:16
11How High The Moon (1st Take)
How High The Moon (1st Take)
Ella Fitzgerald
Lullabies Of Birdland
03:15
12My Favorite Things
My Favorite Things
John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
13:44
13Feeling Good
Feeling Good
Nina Simone
'Round Midnight
02:54
14Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan's Golden Hits
02:37
15West End Blues
West End Blues
Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five
The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
03:19
16In The Mood
In The Mood
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
The Essential Glenn Miller
03:36
17Good Morning Heartache
Good Morning Heartache
Billie Holiday
The Decca Singles Vol. 1: 1945-1949
03:08
18In A Sentimental Mood
In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
04:15
19A Night In Tunisia
A Night In Tunisia
Dizzy Gillespie
A Night In Tunisia
09:38
20My Funny Valentine
My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
02:20
21Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues
03:03
22Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
The Essential Glenn Miller
03:22
23Mona Lisa (Remastered 2003)
Mona Lisa (Remastered 2003)
Nat King Cole
The World Of Nat King Cole
03:17
24Cheek To Cheek
Cheek To Cheek
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis
05:53
25KoKo
KoKo
Charlie Parker
The Genius Of Charlie Parker
02:56
26St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
08:50
27Blue Rondo à la Turk
Blue Rondo à la Turk
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
06:44
28Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Cheek To Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings
03:08
29Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Siegel
Instant Classical Collection - Timeless Classics, Vol.3
17:57
30All of Me
All of Me
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Love Songs
03:02
31At Last
At Last
Etta James
'Round Midnight
03:01
32Sing, Sing, Sing
Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
King Of Swing
08:41
33Skylark
Skylark
Carmen McRae
Birds Of A Feather
03:00
34Moon River (Album Version)
Moon River (Album Version)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
Essential Standards (eBooklet)
05:21
35All Blues
All Blues
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
11:33
36It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [1990 Remaster]
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [1990 Remaster]
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
The Great Summit - The Master Tapes
03:58
37The Girl From Ipanema [feat. Astrud Gilberto]
The Girl From Ipanema [feat. Astrud Gilberto]
Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Astrud Gilberto
Silver Memories: Reminiscence
02:50
38Milestones
Milestones
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones
Milestones
05:42
39Naima
Naima
John Coltrane
The Very Best of John Coltrane
04:18
40They Can't Take That Away From Me
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis
04:40
41Boogie Stop Shuffle
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
05:02
42Lush Life
Lush Life
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane
05:30
43Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Herbie Hancock
Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition)
05:34
44Freddie Freeloader
Freddie Freeloader
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
09:46
45Yardbird Suite
Yardbird Suite
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker - Yardbird
02:37
46Blue Train (Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Blue Train (Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
John Coltrane
Blue Train (Expanded Edition)
10:44
47Straight No Chaser
Straight No Chaser
Thelonious Monk
The Best Of Thelonious Monk
02:58
48Blue in Green
Blue in Green
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
05:38
49Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)
Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
09:32
50There Will Never Be Another You (Remastered 2004)
There Will Never Be Another You (Remastered 2004)
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Love Songs
03:01
51Waltz For Debby
Waltz For Debby
Bill Evans
The Best Of Bill Evans
01:22
52Body and Soul
Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Body & Soul
03:02
53Bye Bye Blackbird (Live In Stockholm, Sweden / 1962)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Live In Stockholm, Sweden / 1962)
John Coltrane
Live Trane - The European Tours
17:52
54Monk's Dream (Take 8)
Monk's Dream (Take 8)
Thelonious Monk
Monk's Dream
06:26
55Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Mood Indigo
05:00
56Desafinado (Mono Version) [feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim]
Desafinado (Mono Version) [feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim]
Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
04:10
57Caravan
Caravan
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
The Essential Duke Ellington
02:39
58Seven Steps to Heaven
Seven Steps to Heaven
Miles Davis
Seven Steps To Heaven (Expanded Edition)
06:24
59Satin Doll
Satin Doll
Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington
02:59
60Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
Things Are Swingin'
03:20
61Linus And Lucy
Linus And Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
Peanuts Greatest Hits (Music From The TV Specials)
03:06
62Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock
Maiden Voyage
07:57
63Minor Swing
Minor Swing
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli & Quintette Du Hot Club De France
Djangologie Vol6 / 1937
03:16
64Joshua
Joshua
Miles Davis
Seven Steps To Heaven (Expanded Edition)
06:58
65Someday My Prince Will Come
Someday My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb
Someday My Prince Will Come
09:02
66The Sidewinder (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
The Sidewinder (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
E
Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
10:25
67Song For My Father
Song For My Father
Horace Silver
Song For My Father
07:18
68Tickle Toe (Album Version)
Tickle Toe (Album Version)
Count Basie & His Orchestra
One O'Clock Jump - The Very Best Of Count Basie
02:38
69Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
05:44
70Twisted (Album Version)
Twisted (Album Version)
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Everybody's Boppin'
02:15
71Sophisticated Lady (Take 2)
Sophisticated Lady (Take 2)
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
The Essential Duke Ellington
03:14
72Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
Django Reinhardt
Honeysuckle Rose
02:49
73Straighten Up And Fly Right
Straighten Up And Fly Right
Nat King Cole
Ultimate Nat King Cole
02:26
74On Green Dolphin Street
On Green Dolphin Street
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
09:49
75Begin The Beguine
Begin The Beguine
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
The Essential Artie Shaw
03:15
76Footprints (Remastered)
Footprints (Remastered)
Wayne Shorter
Adam's Apple (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
07:30
77Four On Six [feat. Tommy Flanagan & Percy Heath & Albert Heath]
Four On Six [feat. Tommy Flanagan & Percy Heath & Albert Heath]
Wes Montgomery feat. Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath & Albert Heath
Incredible Jazz Guitar
06:15
78Joy Spring
Joy Spring
Clifford Brown & Max Roach
100 Jazz Classics & All Time Original Classic Hits - The Greatest Ever Jazz Collection
06:50
79Bumpin' On Sunset
Bumpin' On Sunset
Wes Montgomery
Tequila (Expanded Edition)
04:49
80Ceora
Ceora
Lee Morgan
Cornbread
06:23
81Sugar
Sugar
Stanley Turrentine
Sugar ((CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition - Original recording remastered))
10:03
82Cristo Redentor (Remastered)
Cristo Redentor (Remastered)
Donald Byrd
A New Perspective (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
05:43
83No Room For Squares (Remastered 2000 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
No Room For Squares (Remastered 2000 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Hank Mobley
No Room For Squares (Remastered 2000 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
06:57
84Bouncin' With Bud (Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Bouncin' With Bud (Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Bud Powell
The Amazing Bud Powell: Vol. 1 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
03:05
85Ornithology
Ornithology
Charlie Parker
Groovin' High
04:37
86Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
Billie Holiday
An Evening With Billie Holiday
03:41
87Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
Miles Davis
The Best of Jazz (100 Masterpieces)
13:30
88Salt Peanuts
Salt Peanuts
Dizzy Gillespie
Salt Peanuts
06:09
89Soul Time
Soul Time
Bobby Timmons
Soul Time
06:26
90Rusty Dusty Blues
Rusty Dusty Blues
Count Basie
The Best of Big Band: Classic Swing Dance Songs of the 1940s and 1950s
03:07
91Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson)
Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson)
Echo Trio
Echo Jazz Trio
05:46
92Ain't Misbehavin' (Remastered)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Remastered)
Fats Waller
The Essential Fats Waller
03:57
93I'm In The Mood For Love (Album Version)
I'm In The Mood For Love (Album Version)
James Moody
Prestige Profiles: Jackie McLean
02:47
94Our Love Is Here To Stay
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Dinah Washington
The Very Best Of
02:32
95Misty
Misty
Erroll Garner
The Original Misty
02:49
96Blue Monk
Blue Monk
The Thelonious Monk Trio
Blue Monk
07:38
97Birdland
Birdland
Weather Report
Heavy Weather (Expanded Edition)
05:59
98Sing, Sing, Sing
Sing, Sing, Sing
The Benny Goodman Orchestra
The Big Band Era: 18 Greatest Hits
04:21