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
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Henry Cuesta Lonely Girl Clarinet With Strings
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Phil Nimmons Group The Life I Lead Mary Popppins Swings
Carol McCartney I Thought About You A Night in Tunisia
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Peter Appleyard Apres Toi The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Rick Wilkins I Could Have Been a Sailor Discovery
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Ed Bickert It Might as Well Be Spring ST
Jimmy Namaro I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Lucio Agostini La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Moe Koffman Sleep (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Ivy Steel Now or Never Reincarnation
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
Teddy Roderman Yellow Days Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Lenny Breau Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Jackie Richardson I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
The Laurie Bower Singers Love Will Turn You Around Laurie Bower
Ed Bickert I'm Just a Lucky So and So Out of the Past
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Eugene Amaro Send In The Clowns Warm
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Lenny Breau Compared To What Minor's Aloud
Jimmy Namaro Yesterdays At the Westbury
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Jimmy Dale Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Bill Badgley Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Guido Basso Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim) Lost in the Stars
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers El Condor Pasa Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell (These Are) The Young Years Our Winter Love
Hagood Hardy Workin' In L.A. As Time Goes By
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wise Guys + Horn = Dixie
Moe Koffman L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jimmy Namaro Love With Mallets A 4 Thought
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Dear Heart Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Hagood Hardy I Won't Last a Day without You The Homecoming
Guido Basso My Ideal One More for the Road
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jimmy Namaro We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Ed Bickert Have You Met Miss Jones Out of the Past
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn) Toronto Composer / Arranger
The Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Dance of the Only Son Sailin' Home
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Medley: String of Pearls - Little Brown Jug - Chatanooga Choo Choo Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lenny Breau Claude (Free Song) ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canada (A Centennial Song) It’s a Sign of the Times
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Aquarius (Galt McDermot/Ragni/Rado) ST
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hagood Hardy Winter Wonderland The Christmas Album
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

ST

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

tony quarrington 001001

tony quarrington (1)

tony quarrington (3)

Tony Quarrington

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

Comments

No Comments