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	Length
Guido Basso	Too Late Now	Love Talk	03:19
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David)	Now!	05:50
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	01:33
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil)	Now!	05:38
Compilation	Jerry Toth - But for Love	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:29
Moe Koffman	Twistin' and Bumpin'	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:15
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Aurora Borealis	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	10:16
Jimmy Namaro	Morrocco	At the Westbury	03:23
Doug Randle	Nicolston Dam	Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	03:10
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Lenny Breau	New York City	Mo' Breau	05:04
Doug Riley	Peace Dance	Freedom	06:24
2B3	Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy	The Toronto Sessions	03:48
The Laurie Bower Singers	Love Will Turn You Around	Laurie Bower	03:48
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Lucio Agostini	St. Thomas	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:17
Norman Amadio Trio	The Very Thought of You	ST	03:07
The Laurie Bower Singers	Christmas is for Children	Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)	01:59
Compilation	Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:53
Paul Zaza	Follow the Sun	Faces and Places	02:18
Hagood Hardy	Travellin' On	The Homecoming	03:04
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Bossa Noto	Bluesprint	06:06
Moe Koffman	Funky Monkey	Turned on	02:50
Peter Appleyard	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	The Vibe Sound Of	02:51
Denny Vaughan	Good Morning Starshine	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:53
Denny Vaughan	Cheerful Little Earful	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	02:15
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Love Talk	03:00
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Castle Rock	Bluesprint	04:45
Paul Zaza	Sevillianas	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:13
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:08
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Lenny Breau	Tuning Time	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:49
Lenny Breau	Marlborough Street	Mo' Breau	02:06
Eugene Amaro	Another Time	Warm	03:21
Teddy Roderman	What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons)	Stay Awhile	02:49
Jimmy Namaro	Sentimental Journey	At the Westbury	02:06
Terry Watada	Crazy Love	Night's Disgrace	05:32
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert - Windows	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:35
Bill Butler	Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:31
John Arpin	Bethena	Concert In Ragtime	05:56
Peter Appleyard	Mack The Knife	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:36
Moe Koffman	Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	06:30
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're Driving Me Crazy	Feelin'	02:57
Jerry Toth	Tell Me Now	The Music Of	02:49
Pat Riccio	Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	03:01
Norman Amadio Trio	Nica's Dream	ST	02:13
Jimmy Namaro	Babylon	At the Westbury	03:44
Denny Vaughan	Judy	Girls I Knew	02:24
Eugene Amaro	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:50
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Guido Basso	Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez)	Lost in the Stars	05:15
The Laurie Bower Singers	Daybreak	Looks Like We Made It	02:45
Denny Vaughan	An Affair to Remember	Girls I Knew	02:49
Terry Watada	Romance fn the Road	Night's Disgrace	03:24
The Laurie Bower Singers	Kiss Me in the Rain	It Goes Like It Goes	04:01
The Laurie Bower Singers	The Importance of the Rose	Feelin'	02:07
Peter Appleyard	Mambo Inn	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:25
Doug Riley	Jump for Joy	Freedom	05:10
Jackie Richardson	Thank You Lord	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:40
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	September in the Rain	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	03:16
Jimmy Dale	Night Song	Soft and Groovy	03:40
Moe Koffman	Francesca	Cool and Hot Sax	04:09
Jerry Toth	"Odd Couple" Theme	The Music Of	02:46
Ivy Steel	Robbin’s Nest	Reincarnation	03:27
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Bianca	Sailin' Home	04:37
Jimmy Namaro	Nothing in This World (Compares With You)	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:37
Rick Wilkins	Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars)	For the Sake of Music	03:59
Yorkville Avenue Band	Do it Again	"Moving Day"	03:27
Bill Badgley	Amanda	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:05
Jackie Richardson	I Like Your Company - Old Friends	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:32
Joyce Sullivan	Bill	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:16
Jackie Richardson	Here's to Life	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:57
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Pagan Love Song	ST	02:55
John Arpin	Bill Bailey	Concert In Ragtime	03:21
Doug Randle	One Way Swimming	Songs for the New Industrial State	04:04
Rick Wilkins	(Our) Love is Here to Stay	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:45
Hagood Hardy	After You've Gone	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:27
Lucio Agostini	Coastin'	Action With Agostini	02:40
The Laurie Bower Singers	Bye Bye Love	Laurie Bower	02:57
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Moonlight Serenade	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:13
Jimmy Dale	Wave	Soft and Groovy	02:43
Pat Riccio	Watermelon Man (Hancock)	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	03:11
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow	CBC Comp 409	03:25
Yorkville Avenue Band	St. Louis Blues	"Moving Day"	03:13
Paul Zaza	Fiesta Flamenco	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:23
Ed Bickert	Girl Talk	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:04
Doug Randle	The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine	Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)	02:28
Phil Nimmons Group	Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)	Mary Popppins Swings	05:29
Hagood Hardy	Joy to the World	The Christmas Album	03:03
Denny Vaughan	Ramona	Girls I Knew	02:04
Guido Basso	You are My Sunshine	It's Happening (re-issue)	01:53
Compilation	Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues	Jazz Toronto	06:28
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	South	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:23
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
Lenny Breau	King of the Road	Guitar Sounds From	02:29
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	And I Love Her	The Old Meets the New	03:11
Johnny Cowell	Freeze!	Our Winter Love	02:07
Carol McCartney	Jersey Bounce	A Night in Tunisia	04:40
Dr. Music	I Can See You	Doug Riley Transcription	05:34
Johnny Cowell	Lonely Trumpet	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:06

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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