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
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Lucio Agostini Brazil Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jackie Richardson Green Lies and Man Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
Lenny Breau Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Moe Koffman Sure It Is The Shepherd Swings Again
Moe Koffman Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lenny Breau The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Compilation On a Wonderful Day Like Today (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Bill Badgley Sam Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Lucio Agostini Sulkey Race Action With Agostini
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Paul Zaza Sailing By Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ed Bickert You’re In Love With Someone Bye Bye Baby
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Rick Wilkins Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro Beachcomber's Blues Driftwood
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Moonlight Serenade It’s a Sign of the Times
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Ed Bickert 'Tis Autumn I Like To Recognize the Tune
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Doug Crosley In the Forest (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
The Brian Browne Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers Rhumba Girl It Goes Like It Goes
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Denny Vaughan Mary in the Morning Girls I Knew
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Fidgety Feet Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Don Gillis Lady Death Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Moe Koffman When the Saints Go Marching In Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Invitation And I Love Her
Paul Zaza Guitarra Rhumba Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy Joy to the World The Christmas Album
The Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
John Arpin Ragtime Nightingale Concert In Ragtime
Moe Koffman L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Kathryn Moses Midnight ST
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Jerry Toth Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
The Laurie Bower Singers I've Found a New Baby Feelin'
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon Trombone - Teddy Roderman
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)
Ben McPeek American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
John Arpin Beautiful Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Lucio Agostini Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Moe Koffman The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #1: Rose of Washington Square; Yes Sir, That's My Baby; Sweet Georgia Brown (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
The Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Ben McPeek For Lovin Me The Original Sounds of
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Guido Basso Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
Teddy Roderman Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Joyce Sullivan Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Fred Stone Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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