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
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Jimmy Namaro Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ballin' the Jack + Horn = Dixie
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
Ben McPeek Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
The Laurie Bower Singers Circle Round The Sky Back Home Again
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Eugene Amaro People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Moe Koffman Dr. Swahili Goes Electric
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Peter Appleyard Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Doug Crosley Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It
Moe Koffman Marty's Morgue The Shepherd Swings Again
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lucio Agostini Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version) A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Johnny Cowell Like No Other Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Hagood Hardy The Looking Glass As Time Goes By
Jackie Richardson Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Cowell Anatomy of a Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Ron Collier Tentet Hockey Theme ST
Joyce Sullivan As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Doug Crosley Away from You (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Jimmy Namaro On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Passion Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Denny Vaughan May All Your Troubles be Little Ones Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
Pete Schofield and the Canadians And I Love Her The Old Meets the New
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Paul Zaza Sailing By Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Colina Phillips River Jordan Toronto Vocalist
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Rick Wilkins Weekend in New England My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Dale The Lamp Is Low Profiles
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Lenny Breau Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
John Arpin Your Love's Return Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Lenny Breau Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If Montage
Lenny Breau Emily Mo' Breau
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Denny Vaughan Let a Smile be Your Umbrella Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Moe Koffman Soul Finger Turned on
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We? Feelin'
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Hagood Hardy (Love theme from) Missouri breaks Maybe Tomorrow
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) It's Impossible
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Johnny Cowell Oops His Girl
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
The Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Rick Wilkins Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Rick Wilkins Déjà vu Discovery
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Carol McCartney I Concentrate On You A Night in Tunisia

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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