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
Jackie Richardson Here's to Life Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Rick Wilkins Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Dale Bye Bye Soft and Groovy
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' My Best Girl + Horn = Dixie
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Lucio Agostini Que Sera Sera Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Paul Zaza Marina Del Ray Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Colina Phillips Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Time After Time The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
The Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Bill Badgley Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Compilation Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River Jazz Toronto
Hagood Hardy Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Lucio Agostini Jolly Jumping Jack Action With Agostini
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
The Laurie Bower Singers Peaceful Wish I Was A Plane
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Eugene Amaro I Didn't Know What Time It Was Warm
The Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
The Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Lenny Breau Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) ST
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Jackie Richardson Stay With Me Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
The Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening
Doug Crosley Ever Haunted (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Jimmy Namaro Tahiti Boat Driftwood
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Cloud Nine The Shepherd Swings Again
John Arpin Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Johnny Cowell Summertime Sunshine Hot Brass
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Compilation Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Carol McCartney I Concentrate On You A Night in Tunisia
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' South + Horn = Dixie
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - The Dreamer The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Ed Bickert Nobody Else But Me Bye Bye Baby
Johnny Cowell Shag Our Winter Love
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Guitar Man Wish I Was A Plane
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Peter Appleyard Midnight Sun The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Sanderlings Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Ben McPeek Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Harlequin (A Time for Love) Reflections
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Paul Hoffert Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
Ivy Steel Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Henry Cuesta We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Peter Appleyard Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Teddy Roderman Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (3)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (2)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (1)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (4)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (3)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (2)

Denny Piano circa 1949b

Denny Vaughn

Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

ST

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

We Gotta Get It All Together

His Girl

ST

Bye Bye Baby

I Like To Recognize the Tune

Bickert, Ed

The Toronto Scene

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene BACK

Toronto Instrumental

The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Browne, Brian Trio

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 02

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 01

"Moving Day"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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