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
Guido Basso East of the Sun One More for the Road
Jimmy Namaro Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Denny Vaughan Dominion Square A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Peter Appleyard Tell Me A Story ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Jerry Toth Eye Level The Classic Jerry Toth
The Laurie Bower Singers Lotta Love When You Say Goodbye
Eugene Amaro Another Time Warm
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Je reviens (I'm Coming Back) Hot Brass
The Laurie Bower Singers Papa Joe Wish I Was A Plane
Yorkville Avenue Band Alexander's Ragtime Band "Moving Day"
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez) Lost in the Stars
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Moe Koffman Forest Flower Goes Electric
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Ivy Steel Willow Weep for Me Reincarnation
Moe Koffman Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Song of the Tropics ST
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Workin' In L.A. As Time Goes By
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand Our Winter Love
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Denny Vaughan Judy Girls I Knew
Johnny Cowell You Made Me Love You (Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Swing Sisters Girl Talk Davenport Blues
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Eugene Amaro Am I Blue Twilight Time
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Lucio Agostini Jolly Jumping Jack Action With Agostini
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Peter Appleyard Strike Up the Band The Vibe Sound Of
Denny Vaughan Yesterday When I Was Young Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Ron Collier Tentet Come Sunday ST
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
Joyce Sullivan Speak Low The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Jerry Toth Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Admiral Halsey Peace Train
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Johnny Cowell Gymnopedie #3 The Virtuoso Trumpet
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Lucio Agostini March Wind Action With Agostini
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sign of the Times It’s a Sign of the Times
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
The Laurie Bower Singers Sunshine On My Shoulders Back Home Again
Denny Vaughan An Affair to Remember Girls I Knew
Moe Koffman Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
The Brian Browne Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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

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

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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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