Birdland BPM

Weather Report · Jazz

Birdland by Weather Report has a tempo of 158 BPM (157.6 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegrissimo.

158 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

Nothing plays until you press Start.

Open in the full metronome

Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 158 BPM (157.6) · Allegrissimo
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 381 ms
One click: 190 ms
One bar: 1.52 s
Half time / double time: 79 BPM / 315 BPM
Tempo range: Over 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 190 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 118 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 158.

Start the tempo trainer at 118 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

79 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
118 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
142 BPM · 90 % of the tempo

About this tempo

This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.

Tempo list updated 5 October 2026.

Listen

Listen to Birdland on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

The Sidewinder · Lee Morgan · 159 BPM · 4/4
Billie's Bounce · Charlie Parker · 160 BPM · 4/4
Have You Met Miss Jones? · Jazz standard · 160 BPM · 4/4
Just Friends · Jazz standard · 160 BPM · 4/4
Solar · Miles Davis · 160 BPM · 4/4
Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Monk · 160 BPM · 4/4

All songs over 150 BPM