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
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
Johnny Cowell Close to You The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Teddy Roderman Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Guantanamera Montage
Ron Collier Tentet Come Sunday ST
Jerry Toth I've Got My Eyes On You The Music Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Wally Koster April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Moe Koffman Le Reveil (Largo) The Four Seasons
Peter Appleyard The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
Johnny Cowell Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Ben McPeek Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Moe Koffman Cantelope Island Moe's Curried Soul
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Guido Basso Sweet Georgia Fame A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Jackie Richardson Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Doug Crosley You Wonder Why (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
The Brian Browne Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Norman Amadio Trio Blues For Yna Yna ST
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Paul Zaza Flight to the Sun Faces and Places
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass All in the Family Toronto Instrumental
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Paul Zaza Granada Fantasia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
Hagood Hardy Juarez '62 Reflections
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Jimmy Namaro Man of La Mancha Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sku-Ba-Doo Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadian Sunset It’s a Sign of the Times
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Doug Randle Out of this World (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Namaro Love For Sale At the Westbury
Doug Randle Colored Plastics Songs for the New Industrial State
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
Guido Basso Ramblin It's Happening (re-issue)
Ron Collier Tentet I Believe In You ST
Moe Koffman Now is the Time Goes Electric
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
Compilation Billy Van - Kiss The Wind 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Hagood Hardy Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
The Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
The Laurie Bower Singers You Decorated My Life When You Say Goodbye
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Guido Basso Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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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