The Great Gatsby

Book Playlist

The Great Gatsby Playlist

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

20 tracks

balanced

Jul 12, 2026

5 mixes for this book

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.

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Track List

20 songs

1

The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

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2

Charleston

Sam Levine · Dixieland Jazz

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3

Aria

Friedrich Gulda · Revelations

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4

Blue rondo à la turk

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

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5

Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington · Copenhagen 1958

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6

Rhapsody in Blue

Paul Whiteman · Famous Jazz Instrumentalists

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7

Harlem Nocturne

Earle Hagen · Licence To Spill

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8

The Sidewinder

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

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9

Plainsong

Fred Hersch · The Surrounding Green

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10

Back to black

Made famous by Amy Winehouse · I love Amy Winehouse

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11

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

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12

Ain't Misbehavin

Fats Waller · A Handful Of Keys

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13

Love Is The Drug

Roxy Music · 70's Collection

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14

Puttin' On the Ritz

Fred Astaire · The Great American Songbook: 66 American Standards

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15

Lose Control

Glass Animals · Lose Control

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16

Starlight Reflection(K-pop)

Muse ok · Starlight Ascend

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17

The Way You Look Tonight

Frank Sinatra · Oldies Love Songs

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18

Tainted Love

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

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19

Tears Dry On Their Own

Amy Winehouse · Kleine Freunde - Viel Glück

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20

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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