Jazz commercial songs. Popular commercial songs.
Jazz has a stylish, sophisticated image, and it’s easy on the ears—perfect as background music, right?
You often hear it as BGM in cafes and restaurants, where it helps create a calm, relaxed atmosphere.
And those famous jazz tunes are huge hits in commercials, too!
From global classics known as jazz standards to jazz arrangements of pop songs and anime themes, a wide variety of jazz numbers have been used in commercials over the years.
In this article, we’ll introduce a whole range of jazz featured in commercials all in one go!
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Life is full of dreams.Shiina Ringo
This is a song that Ringo Sheena originally wrote for Mitsuki Takahata to sing in a Japan Post Insurance commercial, which Sheena later covered herself.
It’s a jazz-tinged track that perfectly suits her distinctive voice.
While it carries a cabaret-like atmosphere, it also feels like it was crafted with a musical in mind.
It’s a slightly mature-scented number that makes you want to start dancing just by listening.
Round MidnightThelonious Monk Quartet
Round Midnight, which was even used in numerous commercials and on television—including for Honda Motor Co.’s Prelude—is one of the all-time classics of jazz.
Beginning with Thelonious Monk, countless great jazz musicians have recorded this piece.
It’s a song that holds its charm even when played straight from the score, but there are also many recordings with further arrangements, making it highly recommended for comparative listening.
Tennessee WaltzAyado Chie
It was used as the theme song for a Nikko Asset Management commercial.
Chie Eshuku appears in the commercial and sings.
The original song was composed by country musician Pee Wee King with lyrics by Red Stewart, but in the 1950s it was covered by Patti Page and became a worldwide hit.
On the bright main streetYuga
Originally, it’s a song by jazz musician Louis Armstrong.
The original has a somewhat cheerful vibe, but the version used in this commercial is arranged with a distinctive electric piano sound.
It gives a very stylish impression, and while it might seem mismatched with fried chicken at first glance, the commercial surprisingly comes together without feeling out of place.
Creopatra’s DreamBud Powell
This piece, Cleopatra’s Dream—especially #1—is famous in Japan as a well-known tune.
Many jazz musicians have performed it on various instruments with a wide range of arrangements.
In television commercials, Sapporo Beer once used it for their “Kan-Nama” campaign.
It’s also frequently used as an insert song in TV programs and segments, making it a familiar piece: it quietly builds and envelops you, while maintaining a comfortable sense of distance and calm.
For piano, there are a great many arrangements and recordings.
This time, please enjoy Bud Powell’s rendition, which is particularly famous and highly regarded as a performance.