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Jazz for Reading

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Background jazz to help you disappear into your book.

39 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES

1You Don't Know What Love Is (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) [feat. Tommy Flanagan & Doug Watkins & Max Roach]
You Don't Know What Love Is (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) [feat. Tommy Flanagan & Doug Watkins & Max Roach]
Sonny Rollins feat. Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins & Max Roach
Saxophone Colossus
06:28
2Sophisticated Lady
Sophisticated Lady
Buster Williams
Something More
06:59
3Everytime We Say Goodbye
Everytime We Say Goodbye
John Coltrane
Calm Jazz
05:45
4Weaver of Drams
Weaver of Drams
Freddie Hubbard
Ready for Freddie
06:35
5Namely You
Namely You
Sonny Rollins
Newk's Time
03:18
6The Oracle
The Oracle
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland
The Art Of Conversation
06:15
7Haunted Heart (Album Version)
Haunted Heart (Album Version)
Bill Evans Trio
Explorations
03:26
8Alone Together
Alone Together
Chet Baker
September Song
06:52
9Independence Day
Independence Day
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
03:10
10Do It Again
Do It Again
Andreas Varady
Andreas Varady
05:07
11Samba Triste
Samba Triste
Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz
Jazz Samba (Bossa Nova Jazz)
04:45
12Blue Bossa (Remastered)
Blue Bossa (Remastered)
Joe Henderson
Page One
08:02
13Willow Weep For Me
Willow Weep For Me
Wes Montgomery
A Day In The Life
04:35
14Step Lightly (Remastered 2004/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Step Lightly (Remastered 2004/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Blue Mitchell
The Thing To Do (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
10:26
15Shuffle Twist
Shuffle Twist
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt & Jack McDuff
Soul Summit
05:59
16Body and Soul
Body and Soul
Milt Hinton, Hank Jones, Zoot Sims, Oscar Pettiford, Mat Mathews & Al Cohn
The Modern Art Of Jazz
04:39
17Folk Song
Folk Song
Tone Jansa Quartet & Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw with Tone Jansa Quartet
04:48
18Why Tell Me Now
Why Tell Me Now
Bud Shank
Bud Shank Plays
07:35
19Tracey
Tracey
Larry Coryell
Laid Back And Blues
07:37
20Round Midnight (2005 Remastered Version)
Round Midnight (2005 Remastered Version)
Thelonious Monk
We See
05:11
21Easy Living
Easy Living
The Miles Davis Quintet
Blue Moods
05:03
22Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
Red Garland Trio
All Kinds Of Weather
05:43
23Naima
Naima
John Coltrane
Giant Steps (Mono)
04:25
24Blue in Green
Blue in Green
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans
Kind Of Blue
05:36
25Dizzy Gillespie World Statesman: My Reverie
Dizzy Gillespie World Statesman: My Reverie
Dizzy Gillespie
Four Classic Albums (At Newport / Dizzy And Strings / World Statesman / Gene Norman Presents) (Digitally Remastered)
02:54
26I Wish I Knew
I Wish I Knew
Wes Montgomery
The Complete Recordings 1960-1962
05:32
27God Bless the Child
God Bless the Child
Sonny Rollins
The Bridge
07:27
28Flamingo
Flamingo
Duke Ellington
Three Classic Albums & More (Historically Speaking - The Duke / Duke Ellington Presents / Ellington 55) (Digitally Remastered) [Clean]
03:45
29Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
Stan Getz Quintet
All Time Jazz: Stan Getz Quartet & Quintet
03:08
30Blue And Sentimental
Blue And Sentimental
Oscar Peterson
Songbooks
02:27
31Yama (Remastered) (from "a Night in Tunisia")
Yama (Remastered) (from "a Night in Tunisia")
Art Blakey
Four Classic Albums (Moanin' / Mosaic / The Big Beat / a Night in Tunisia) (Remastered)
06:24
32After Supper (1994 Remaster)
After Supper (1994 Remaster)
Count Basie
The Complete Atomic Basie
03:26
33Always (Remastered)
Always (Remastered)
The Dave Brubeck Trio
That's What I Need (Remastered)
02:48
34When I Fall in Love
When I Fall in Love
Ben Webster
The Complete Recordings: 1952-1962
04:59
35Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Chet Baker
In New York [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
07:57
36Peace
Peace
Horace Silver
Break City
06:02
37Pussy Cat Dues
Pussy Cat Dues
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
09:14
38Peace Piece
Peace Piece
Bill Evans Trio
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
06:41
39(I'm Left With The) Blues In My Heart (Album Version)
(I'm Left With The) Blues In My Heart (Album Version)
Art Tatum
The Best Of Art Tatum
05:59