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10 songs that feel like Autumn Leaves

Matched to Autumn Leaves by Joe Pass on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Autumn Leaves
Joe Pass
safe 22/100 intensity 90 BPM
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Autumn Leaves — Jim Hall safe 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

God Bless the Child — Kenny Burrell safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 96% alike.

Boula — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Same smooth texture.

Stella by Starlight — Miles Davis safe 100 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100).

Flamingo — Clifford Brown safe 100 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same smooth texture.

But Not for Me — John Coltrane safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 93% alike.

Blame It on My Youth — Keith Jarrett Trio safe 62 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It sits a little calmer at 15/100. Same smooth texture.

Ruby, My Dear — Thelonious Monk safe 60 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and sits a little calmer at 15/100.

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye — John Coltrane safe 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Autumn Leaves” by Joe Pass?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Kind of Blue” by Miles Davis, “Autumn Leaves” by Jim Hall, “God Bless the Child” by Kenny Burrell — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Autumn Leaves”?

It measures 22/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity22
Dynamics44
Tempo28
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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