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10 songs that feel like Soul Blues

Matched to Soul Blues by Coleman Hawkins 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
Soul Blues
Coleman Hawkins
moderate 39/100 intensity 120 BPM
Society Red — Dexter Gordon moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Hanky Panky — Dexter Gordon moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Motherboard — Daft Punk moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Body and Soul — Stan Getz safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Walkin' — Miles Davis moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Night Train — Oscar Peterson safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Place St Henri — Oscar Peterson safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Cariba — Wes Montgomery safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Cheese Cake — Dexter Gordon moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Long Tall Dexter — Dexter Gordon moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Oh Daddy by Fleetwood Mac
Oh Daddy — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 39.

Brenda's Got a Baby by 2Pac
Brenda's Got a Baby — 2Pac safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 39.

The 1 by Taylor Swift
The 1 — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 26/100.

Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans
Waltz for Debby — Bill Evans safe 112 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 31/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Soul Blues” by Coleman Hawkins?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Society Red” by Dexter Gordon, “Hanky Panky” by Dexter Gordon, “Motherboard” by Daft Punk — 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 “Soul Blues” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Oh Daddy” by Fleetwood Mac, “Dumb” by Nirvana keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Soul Blues”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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