The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This playlist captures the glittering, mysterious atmosphere of The Great Gatsby's Jazz Age setting through a blend of lush instrumentals and evocative vocals. The instrumental tracks convey the era’s elegance, tension, and melancholia, while the vocal songs explore themes of longing, wealth, illusion, and heartbreak, reflecting the novel’s complex characters and their emotional journeys.

20 tracks
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Jul 12, 2026
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20 songs
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The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

1
Dixieland Jazz

Charleston

Sam Levine · Dixieland Jazz

2
Revelations

Aria

Friedrich Gulda · Revelations

3
Essentials Jazz : The Ultimate Best of Jazz

Blue rondo à la turk

The Dave Brubeck Quartet · Essentials Jazz : The Ultimate Best of Jazz

4
Copenhagen 1958

Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington · Copenhagen 1958

5
Famous Jazz Instrumentalists

Rhapsody in Blue

Paul Whiteman · Famous Jazz Instrumentalists

6
Licence To Spill

Harlem Nocturne

Earle Hagen · Licence To Spill

7
The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever

The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan · The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever

8
The Surrounding Green

Plainsong

Fred Hersch · The Surrounding Green

9
I love Amy Winehouse

Back to black

Made famous by Amy Winehouse · I love Amy Winehouse

10
Обратно в клас - pop

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

11
A Handful Of Keys

Ain't Misbehavin

Fats Waller · A Handful Of Keys

12
70's Collection

Love Is The Drug

Roxy Music · 70's Collection

13
The Great American Songbook: 66 American Standards

Puttin' On the Ritz

Fred Astaire · The Great American Songbook: 66 American Standards

14
Lose Control

Lose Control

Glass Animals · Lose Control

15
Starlight Ascend

Starlight Reflection(K-pop)

Muse ok · Starlight Ascend

16
Oldies Love Songs

The Way You Look Tonight

Frank Sinatra · Oldies Love Songs

17
Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

Tainted Love

Soft Cell · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

18
Kleine Freunde - Viel Glück

Tears Dry On Their Own

Amy Winehouse · Kleine Freunde - Viel Glück

19
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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