Best Jazz Songs
Top 29 Jazz Songs for Weddings
We have created a list of our favorite jazz songs for weddings. Jazz music was influenced by West African folk music. Although it is thought that Jazz started in New Orleans in the early 20th century, many areas in America also started playing jazz music at the same time such as St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City. Jazz music is an American creation. Jazz music is more than just played by musicians. It is considered a heart-felt expression. Jazz spans many different styles of music such as Swing, Big Band, Dixieland, Scat, and much more. Early Jazz musicians were Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Jelly Roll Morton. In the 30’s Jazz Swing was most popular with artists like Count Basie, the Dorsey Brothers, and Artie Shaw.
Our Top 5 Jazz Songs for Weddings: 1) The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra, 2) At Last - Etta James, 3) What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong, 4) It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr., 5) Everything - Michael Buble.
Being former wedding DJs, we've calculated a list of our favorite Jazz Songs. If you have a special song that you think should be added to our list, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below. Be sure to also check out the song lyric link to find song relevance to what you want for in your song choice. Once decided, we provided a link to iTunes to purchase and Amazon.com to purchase and listen to a sample of each song.
The Best of Jazz vs. the Best of Swing. Please also see our Best of Swing songs. Songs could cross between both categories. However, we have decided to put artists like Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Count Basie and the likes on the Best of Swing list. Some Jazz songs that do not have lyrics or verbiage may also be listed in our Instrumental song category.
Best Jazz Songs for Weddings
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| A Kiss To Build A Dream On |
Louis Armstrong |
Jazz
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| A Wink And A Smile |
Harry Connick Jr. |
Jazz
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| At Last |
Etta James |
Jazz
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| Because Of You |
Tony Bennett |
Jazz
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| Come Away With Me |
Norah Jones |
Jazz
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| Don't Know Why |
Norah Jones |
Jazz
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| Everything |
Michael Buble |
Jazz
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| Fly Me To The Moon |
Frank Sinatra |
Jazz
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| Georgia On My Mind |
Ray Charles |
Jazz
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| Giving You The Best That I Got |
Anita Baker |
Jazz
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| Hey Big Spender |
Susan Kohler |
Jazz
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| It Had To Be You |
Harry Connick Jr. |
Jazz
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| I've Got A Crush On You |
Ella Fitzgerald |
Jazz
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| Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) |
Louis Armstrong |
Jazz
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| L-O-V-E |
Nat King Cole |
Jazz
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| Moondance |
Van Morrison |
Jazz
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| My Way |
Frank Sinatra |
Jazz
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| New York, New York |
Frank Sinatra |
Jazz
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| On Broadway |
George Benson |
Jazz
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| Recipe For Love |
Harry Connick Jr. |
Jazz
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| Save The Last Dance For Me |
Michael Buble |
Jazz
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| The Best Is Yet To Come |
Michael Buble |
Jazz
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| The Look Of Love |
Diana Krall |
Jazz
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| The Way You Look Tonight |
Frank Sinatra |
Jazz
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| They Can't Take That Away From Me |
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
Jazz
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| Unforgettable |
Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole |
Jazz
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| What A Wonderful World |
Louis Armstrong |
Jazz
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| You And I |
Michael Bublé |
Jazz
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| You Stepped Out Of A Dream |
Sarah Vaughan |
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Best jazz songs list is updated periodically throughout the year. If you have a song that you think should be included, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below.
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