Jazz commercial songs. Popular commercial songs.

My Favorite ThingsJUJU

Yu Shirota “My Favorite Things”

This is a song by JUJU, a singer who continues to be active while engaging with various scenes like hip-hop and R&B.

Although she’s involved with many genres, she says the one that has influenced her the most is jazz.

It’s well known that her name, JUJU, was taken from the title of an album by jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter! Here you can see a cool side of JUJU that’s different from the one who sings hit songs.

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Tea For TwoBeverly Kenney

Tea For Two ~ Beverly Kenney

It was used as a commercial song for Ajinomoto’s “100th Anniversary” corporate advertisement and ARSOA Cosmetics’ “facial soap.” Originally, it was a hit as an inserted song in the 1925 musical “No, No, Nanette.” Later, in 1950, it was adapted into a film with the same title, starring Doris Day, and it reportedly became a hit.

Someone To Watch Over MeGeorge Gershwin

Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me — Someone Is Watching Me

A famous jazz standard used in commercials for Secom and elsewhere.

Many of Gershwin’s works have been used in musicals and as songs within plays, and this piece is one of the most popular among them.

Please enjoy the 1926 piano recording.

There are arrangements for various instruments, with the orchestral versions being quite powerful, and the uptempo renditions are wonderful as well.

What A Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong

[With Japanese translation] Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World

Songs that are used very often in commercials frequently aired even by major companies like SECOM, Honda’s Civic, and Sony’s Handycam.

Known as an anti–Vietnam War jazz piece as well, it has appeared in textbooks in Japanese under the title “Kono Subarashiki Sekai” (“What a Wonderful World”).

One of Louis Armstrong’s signature songs—made all the more captivating by his smile and the tone of his voice.

Di-gue ding dingMichel Legrand

Michel Legrand – Di-gue ding ding

Di-gue ding ding is a song used in a series of Suntory beer commercials (The Malt’s, Diet Draft, Magnum Dry) and in Shiseido’s “uno FOGBAR” commercials.

This time, please enjoy it performed by Michel Legrand.

Since he himself is 85 years old, many people seem to think it’s quite an old tune, but this piece is actually his own composition.

He originally studied at the Paris Conservatory, learning piano accompaniment and more, and made his name primarily in film music while also thriving as a jazz pianist and a jazz singer.

With its mature, assured composition and performance, it’s the kind of piece that could even elevate the stature of the products it accompanies.

When you’re smilingBillie Holiday

Billie Holiday – When you’re smiling

It was used as the song in SoftBank’s “iPhone 4” commercial.

Since Louis Armstrong—affectionately known as “Satchmo,” a jazz trumpeter and vocalist—recorded it in 1929, the piece has become a jazz standard.

Someday My Prince Will ComeMiles Davis

Miles Davis: Someday My Prince Will Come

The song was once used in commercials, such as Kanebo Cosmetics’ “EVITA” and Sharp’s “Plasmacluster Series.” Originally, it features lyrics by Larry Morey and music by Frank Churchill, and it was a song in the 1937 Disney film—the original Snow White.

It’s a jazz standard among standards, performed by artists like Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, as well as many domestic players, and it’s a piece that often gets casually played as an encore.