The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This playlist captures the glittering yet haunting Jazz Age ambiance of The Great Gatsby, blending lush instrumentals with evocative vocal tracks that reflect the era's glamour, melancholy, and complex characters. The instrumental selections echo the opulence and underlying tension of Gatsby's world, while the vocal songs delve into themes of longing, illusion, and the American Dream's fragility, mirroring the novel's emotional and social layers.

21 tracks
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May 5, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
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Swing Is King!

Harlem Nocturne

Earle Hagen · Swing Is King!

1
Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet / Blues In Time

Body And Soul

Gerry Mulligan · Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet / Blues In Time

2
Ravel: Bolero / Ma Mere L'Oye / Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Menuet

Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Bolero / Ma Mere L'Oye / Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

3
Ellington, Duke: Black, Brown and Beige (1943-1945)

Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington · Ellington, Duke: Black, Brown and Beige (1943-1945)

4
James P. Johnson: 'The Father of Stride Piano' - Carolina Shout

The Charleston

James P. Johnson · James P. Johnson: 'The Father of Stride Piano' - Carolina Shout

5
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & An American in Paris

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin · Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & An American in Paris

6
Beiderbecke, Bix: Bix Lives! (1926-1930)

At the Jazz Band Ball

Larry Shields · Beiderbecke, Bix: Bix Lives! (1926-1930)

7
Chopin: Nocturnes, Mazurkas and Waltzes

Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Nocturnes, Mazurkas and Waltzes

8
Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective

Blue Rondo à la Turk

Dave Brubeck · Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective

9
Return To Forever

Crystal Silence

Chick Corea · Return To Forever

10
Van Vibes

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Van Vibes

11
RCA Original Masters

Ain't Misbehavin' - (from the musical comedy "Connie's Hot Chocolates")

Fats Waller · RCA Original Masters

12
Back to black

Back to black

Amy Winehouse Tribute Band · Back to black

13
Rock Doc!

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Louis Jordan · Rock Doc!

14
Beyoncé (Instrumental)

Crazy In Love (Instrumental)

Estro Kara · Beyoncé (Instrumental)

15
Believe

La Vie En Rose

Édith Piaf · Believe

16
pov: you're a witch

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · pov: you're a witch

17
Louis on Broadway

Summertime

Ella Fitzgerald · Louis on Broadway

18
Inglés Mix

Somewhere Only We Know

Keane · Inglés Mix

19
Mose Allison [2-fer]

Young Man's Blues

Mose Allison · Mose Allison [2-fer]

20
Spell She Cast

Spell She Cast

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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