The Toronto Jazz Scene

The Toronto Jazz Scene

A city of clubs, sessions, and serious chops—Toronto has long been the beating heart of Canadian jazz. This collection pays tribute to the players, composers, and innovators who shaped its sound: from smoky post-war lounges to modern downtown lofts, from straight-ahead swingers to boundary-pushing experimentalists. Featuring legends, sidemen, and new voices alike, The Toronto Jazz Scene captures the energy, elegance, and evolution of one of North America’s most vital jazz communities.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
Ivy Steel What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Rick Wilkins Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Henry Cuesta Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Plays Favourites
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening (re-issue)
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Bill Butler Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
The Brian Browne Trio Georgia on My Mind The Toronto Scene
Paul Zaza Sailing By Coasting (with Isaacs)
Norman Amadio Trio You Do Something To Me ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Jimmy Namaro Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha Driftwood
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Terry Watada The Hawk (Reprise) Night's Disgrace
Pat Riccio Matchmaker (Bock-Harnick) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Johnny Cowell Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Jimmy Namaro We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Knights of the Round Flugel Bye Bye Love (B. Bryant) Bye Bye Love
Paul Hoffert Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Ben McPeek Talk It Over In The Morning Peace Train
The Laurie Bower Singers Lotta Love When You Say Goodbye
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Denny Vaughan Then I'll Be Happy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard Morning Has Broken
Jackie Richardson Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Namaro Late Late Blues With Mallets A 4 Thought
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lucio Agostini Black Rose (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Denny Vaughan The Girl I Left Behind Me Girls I Knew
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Peter Appleyard Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians And I Love Her The Old Meets the New
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me Direct to Disc
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Hagood Hardy Joy to the World The Christmas Album
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Dance of the Only Son Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Love Will Turn You Around Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Pickin' Plums Hot Brass
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Jimmy Namaro He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening) Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Moe Koffman Sahara Tales of Koffman
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
Phil Nimmons Group Chim chim cheree Mary Popppins Swings
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso White Christmas Christmas Today
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Jimmy Dale Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Phil Nimmons Group Swing Softly Nimmons 'N' Nine
Peter Appleyard This Masquerade ST
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lucio Agostini Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell El Condor Pasa The Tender Loving Care
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Denny Vaughan Mary in the Morning Girls I Knew
Peter Appleyard Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Johnny Cowell Silver Thread & Golden Needles The Tender Loving Care
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Robert Tennison Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Bill Butler I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Look Of Love The Now Sound
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moe Koffman Coaster Cool and Hot Sax
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Ed Bickert You’re In Love With Someone Bye Bye Baby
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Fidgety Feet + Horn = Dixie
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Compilation Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha Motorcars In Concert 1970
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
Lucio Agostini Captain Bacardi Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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