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
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Una Paloma Got a Feelin' for Love
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Ben McPeek Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
John Arpin Troubadour Rag (1919) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
Ivy Steel Boudoirs Reincarnation
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vera Cruz ST
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Doug Wilson Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Johnny Cowell For What it's Worth It's Gotta Be Love
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Lucio Agostini Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Peter Appleyard Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro What Is This Thing Called Love At the Westbury
Lenny Breau Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Teddy Roderman Dance Of A Hip Gypsy Makin' It With You
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Guido Basso Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Christmas Today
Yorkville Avenue Band The Big Noise From Vinnetka "Moving Day"
Jimmy Namaro Morrocco At the Westbury
Jimmy Namaro Venezuela With Mallets A 4 Thought
Compilation This Train Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Hagood Hardy Harlequin (A Time for Love) Reflections
Lenny Breau But Beautiful Mo' Breau
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Teddy Roderman Make It With You Makin' It With You
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Moe Koffman Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Jimmy Namaro Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Moe Koffman Sunshine Superman Moe's Curried Soul
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Namaro Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Doug Randle Isn't it a Pity Songs for the New Industrial State
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Ben McPeek Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
2B3 Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions The Toronto Sessions
Hagood Hardy I Won't Last a Day without You The Homecoming
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Tico Tico ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Compilation Ted Komar - Papirossew CBC Comp 409
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
John Arpin You are the Sunshine of My Life Direct to Disc
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Guido Basso Sweet Georgia Fame A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Rick Wilkins (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Ed Bickert It Might as Well Be Spring ST
Johnny Cowell El Condor Pasa The Tender Loving Care
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Love For Sale At the Westbury
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Joyce Sullivan Grandfather's Clock The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Paul Zaza Peace River Images
Moe Koffman Goin' Out of My Head Turned on
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
The Brian Browne Trio Misty Roses Toronto Instrumental

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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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