100 Greatest Classic Jazz Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

A quintessential playlist featuring the most revered Jazz artists.

93 SONGS • 9 HOURS AND 6 MINUTES

1

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans

Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

09:23

2

A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement

A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement

07:43

3

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Moanin' (Expanded Edition)

09:31

4

'Round Midnight

'Round Midnight

Thelonious Monk

The Best Of Thelonious Monk

03:12

5

Take the "A" Train (2001 Remastered Version)

Take the "A" Train (2001 Remastered Version)

Take the "A" Train

02:55

6

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

05:25

7

Moonlight In Vermont

Moonlight In Vermont

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

03:43

8

04:43

9

God Bless The Child

God Bless The Child

The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945 - 1959

03:58

10

Stardust (Remastered 2005)

Stardust (Remastered 2005)

The World Of Nat King Cole

03:16

11

How High the Moon (2000 Remastered Version)

How High the Moon (2000 Remastered Version)

Ella Fitzgerald

03:15

12

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things

13:44

13

I Put A Spell On You

02:54

14

Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

Sarah Vaughan's Golden Hits

02:37

15

Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five

The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings

03:19

16

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

The Essential Glenn Miller

03:36

17

Good Morning Heartache

Good Morning Heartache

The Decca Singles Vol. 1: 1945-1949

03:08

18

In A Sentimental Mood

In A Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

04:15

19

A Night In Tunisia

A Night In Tunisia

Dizzy Gillespie

A Night In Tunisia

09:38

20

My Funny Valentine

My Funny Valentine

My Funny Valentine

02:20

21

Lady Sings The Blues

03:03

22

Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

The Essential Glenn Miller

03:22

23

Mona Lisa (Remastered 2003)

Mona Lisa (Remastered 2003)

The World Of Nat King Cole

03:17

24

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

05:53

25

The Genius Of Charlie Parker

02:56

26

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy

08:50

27

Blue Rondo à la Turk

Blue Rondo à la Turk

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

06:44

28

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Cheek To Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings

03:08

29

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Siegel

Instant Classical Collection - Timeless Classics, Vol.3

17:57

30

Sing, Sing, Sing

Sing, Sing, Sing

Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

08:41

31

Birds Of A Feather

03:00

32

Moon River (Album Version)

Moon River (Album Version)

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Essential Standards (eBooklet)

05:21

33

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans

Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

11:33

34

It 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

35

The 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

36

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones

05:42

37

The Very Best of John Coltrane

04:18

38

They Can't Take That Away From Me

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

04:40

39

Boogie Stop Shuffle

Boogie Stop Shuffle

05:03

40

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman

The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane

05:30

41

Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition)

05:34

42

Freddie Freeloader

Freddie Freeloader

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers

Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

09:46

43

Yardbird Suite (2003 Remastered Version)

Yardbird Suite (2003 Remastered Version)

02:53

44

Blue Train (Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Blue Train (Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Blue Train (Expanded Edition)

10:44

45

Straight No Chaser

Straight No Chaser

Thelonious Monk

The Best Of Thelonious Monk

02:58

46

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans

Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

05:38

47

Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)

Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans

Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

09:32

48

There Will Never Be Another You (Remastered 2004)

There Will Never Be Another You (Remastered 2004)

Chet Baker Love Songs

03:01

49

Waltz For Debby

Waltz For Debby

The Best Of Bill Evans

01:22

50

Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra

03:02

51

Bye Bye Blackbird (Live In Stockholm, Sweden / 1962)

Bye Bye Blackbird (Live In Stockholm, Sweden / 1962)

Live Trane - The European Tours

17:52

52

Monk's Dream (Take 8)

Monk's Dream (Take 8)

Thelonious Monk

06:26

53

Mood Indigo (2001 Remastered Version)

Mood Indigo (2001 Remastered Version)

Take the "A" Train

05:00

54

Desafinado (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

55

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra

The Essential Duke Ellington

02:39

56

Seven Steps to Heaven

Seven Steps to Heaven

Seven Steps To Heaven (Expanded Edition)

06:24

57

Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra

Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington

02:59

58

Things Are Swingin'

03:20

59

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Peanuts Greatest Hits (Music From The TV Specials)

03:06

60

07:57

61

Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli & Quintette Du Hot Club De France

Djangologie Vol6 / 1937

03:16

62

Seven Steps To Heaven (Expanded Edition)

06:58

63

Someday 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

64

The Sidewinder (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

The Sidewinder (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

The Sidewinder (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

10:25

65

Song For My Father

Song For My Father

Song For My Father

07:18

66

Tickle Toe (Album Version)

Tickle Toe (Album Version)

Count Basie & His Orchestra

One O'Clock Jump - The Very Best Of Count Basie

02:38

67

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

05:44

68

Twisted (Album Version)

Twisted (Album Version)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Everybody's Boppin'

02:15

69

Sophisticated Lady (Take 2)

Sophisticated Lady (Take 2)

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra

The Essential Duke Ellington

03:14

70

Straighten Up And Fly Right

Straighten Up And Fly Right

Ultimate Nat King Cole

02:26

71

On Green Dolphin Street

On Green Dolphin Street

Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans

Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)

09:49

72

Begin The Beguine

Begin The Beguine

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

The Essential Artie Shaw

03:15

73

Footprints (Remastered)

Footprints (Remastered)

Adam's Apple (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

07:30

74

Four 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

75

Clifford Brown & Max Roach

100 Jazz Classics & All Time Original Classic Hits - The Greatest Ever Jazz Collection

06:50

76

Bumpin' On Sunset

Bumpin' On Sunset

Tequila (Expanded Edition)

04:49

77

06:23

78

Stanley Turrentine

The Essential George Benson

10:05

79

Cristo Redentor (Remastered)

Cristo Redentor (Remastered)

A New Perspective (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

05:43

80

No Room For Squares (Remastered 2000 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

No Room For Squares (Remastered 2000 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

No Room For Squares (Remastered 2000 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

06:57

81

Bouncin' With Bud (Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Bouncin' With Bud (Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

The Amazing Bud Powell: Vol. 1 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

03:05

82

Stormy Weather (2003 Remastered Version)

Stormy Weather (2003 Remastered Version)

03:42

83

Dizzy Gillespie

06:09

84

06:24

85

Rusty Dusty Blues

Rusty Dusty Blues

The Best of Big Band: Classic Swing Dance Songs of the 1940s and 1950s

03:07

86

Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson)

Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson)

05:46

87

Ain't Misbehavin' (Remastered)

Ain't Misbehavin' (Remastered)

The Essential Fats Waller

03:57

88

I'm In The Mood For Love (Album Version)

I'm In The Mood For Love (Album Version)

Prestige Profiles: Jackie McLean

02:47

89

Our Love Is Here To Stay

Our Love Is Here To Stay

Dinah Washington

After Hours With Miss D

02:30

90

The Original Misty

02:49

91

Blue Monk (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)

Blue Monk (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)

Thelonious Monk Trio

Thelonious Monk Trio [RVG Remaster]

07:36

92

Heavy Weather (Expanded Edition)

05:59

93

Sing, Sing, Sing

Sing, Sing, Sing

The Benny Goodman Orchestra

The Big Band Era: 18 Greatest Hits

04:21