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10 songs that feel like Blues for Duane

Matched to Blues for Duane by Freddie Hubbard on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Blues for Duane
Freddie Hubbard
moderate 43/100 intensity 120 BPM
Indiana — Oscar Peterson moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

All the Things You Are — Keith Jarrett moderate 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Re: Person I Knew — Bill Evans safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

The Greeting — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished" — Franz Schubert moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Parker's Mood — Charlie Parker moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Nefertiti — Wayne Shorter moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Witch Hunt — Wayne Shorter moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Sicily — Chick Corea moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Blues on the Corner — McCoy Tyner moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Blues for Duane is more than you want right now.

Stay the Same by Bonobo
Stay the Same — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 43.

Re: Person I Knew by Bill Evans
Re: Person I Knew — Bill Evans safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Line of Fire by José González
Line of Fire — José González safe 126 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sprout and the Bean — Joanna Newsom safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What Do I Know? by Ed Sheeran
What Do I Know? — Ed Sheeran safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 43.

Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Lady Don't Mind by Talking Heads
The Lady Don't Mind — Talking Heads safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100.

Ode to Joy — Wilco safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Blues for Duane” by Freddie Hubbard?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Indiana” by Oscar Peterson, “All the Things You Are” by Keith Jarrett, “Re: Person I Knew” by Bill Evans — 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.

What songs are like “Blues for Duane” but calmer?

“Stay the Same” by Bonobo, “Re: Person I Knew” by Bill Evans, “Line of Fire” by José González keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Blues for Duane”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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