The Great Gatsby
Book Playlist

The Great Gatsby Playlist

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

21 tracks
balanced
Mar 13, 2026
5 mixes for this book

This playlist captures the glamorous yet tragic essence of The Great Gatsby, blending jazz-age inspired instrumentals and moody vocal tracks to reflect the novel's themes of wealth, love, illusion, and disillusionment. The instrumental selections evoke the roaring 1920s opulence and the emotional undercurrents beneath, while the vocal tracks explore character perspectives and the era's cultural tension, creating a balanced sonic journey through Gatsby's world.

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Track List

21 songs
1

Charleston

James P. Johnson · Early Harlem Piano

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2

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin · Gershwin, G. - Conversations With I. Gershwin, Astaire, Levant, Whiteman, Schwarz and Alfred Newman

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3

Mood Indigo

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

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4

Gymnopédie No. 3

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

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5

Harlem Nocturne

Earle Hagen · Dido's Lament

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6

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (1)

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

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7

Night Train

Jimmy Forrest · Cello in Jazz

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8

Lost In A Dream

Tyler Mann · Lost In A Dream

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9

April In Paris

Ella Fitzgerald · Cole Porter & Irving Berlin Songbook Classics

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10

The Sheik Of Araby

Fats Domino · A Lot Of Dominos

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11

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey · Обратно в клас - pop

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12

The Man I Love

Billie Holiday · Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia - Vol. 6

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13

Ain't Misbehavin

Fats Waller · A Handful Of Keys

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14

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse · Alles eine Frage der Zeit

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15

Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

Alicia Keys · Best Of Black 2010

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16

Lush Life

Zara Larsson · Coronation Party

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17

Love Is Blindness

Jack White · Sixteen Saltines

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18

Midnight City

EDANII · Infinite Memories (1)

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19

Trouble

Iggy Azalea · Feminist Songs

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20

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · TikTok Songs

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21

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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