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
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Johnny Cowell High on a Flagpole It's Gotta Be Love
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Moe Koffman Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Moe Koffman The Baron Cool and Hot Sax
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
The Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Pagan Love Song ST
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Guido Basso Sleigh Ride Christmas Today
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening (re-issue)
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Don Gillis Lady Death Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Hagood Hardy A Boy Named Charlie Brown Maybe Tomorrow
Guido Basso You are My Sunshine It's Happening (re-issue)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
The Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
The Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Paul Zaza Spring Song Faces and Places
Denny Vaughan Abergavenny Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Eugene Amaro I Just Fall In Love Again Warm
Teddy Roderman Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan) Stay Awhile
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Windy Turned on
Guido Basso The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Collage #3 Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Johnny Cowell Je reviens (I'm Coming Back) Hot Brass
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Sanderlings Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Don't Give up on Us Tell Me My Name
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Jimmy Namaro Hammering Home With Mallets A 4 Thought
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Norman Amadio Trio Alleluia D.T.'s. ST
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Jimmy Dale Bye Bye Soft and Groovy
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Henry Cuesta Forever April Clarinet With Strings
Moe Koffman Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Eugene Amaro Didn’t We The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers The Young New Mexican Pupeteer Morning Has Broken
The Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Paul Zaza Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Brian Browne Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Doug Randle Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Compilation This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Ron Collier Tentet Relaxin' ST
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Lenny Breau Claude (Free Song) ST
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Jimmy Namaro Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Johnny Cowell Close to You The Tender Loving Care
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Moe Koffman Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Johnny Cowell Antigua It's Gotta Be Love
Ben McPeek Share the Land Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene

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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