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	Length
Moe Koffman	Cloud Nine	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:27
Lucio Agostini	Que Sera Sera	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:01
The Laurie Bower Singers	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:41
Wally Koster	April in Paris	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:02
The Laurie Bower Singers	Could I Have This Dance	It Goes Like It Goes	03:12
Guido Basso	Tequila	It's Happening	02:43
The Mutual Understanding	Show Me Your Laughter	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:41
Carol McCartney	The Shadow of Your Smile	A Night in Tunisia	05:38
Compilation	One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:17
Guido Basso	Windmills of Your Mind	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
Jackie Richardson	Child Eyes Part 2	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	02:46
The Laurie Bower Singers	Out Here On My Own	It Goes Like It Goes	03:12
Joyce Sullivan	Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:21
Johnny Cowell	Antigua	It's Gotta Be Love	02:08
Henry Cuesta	Glamorous Night	Clarinet With Strings	02:22
2B3	Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake	The Toronto Sessions	04:59
Hagood Hardy	(Love theme from) Missouri breaks	Maybe Tomorrow	02:51
The Laurie Bower Singers	Battle Of New Orleans	Wish I Was A Plane	02:54
Bill Badgley	Sand and Sea	At the Ports of Call	03:00
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	Do Something Nice Today!	02:25
Henry Cuesta	Way Down Deep	Plays Favourites	02:06
Moe Koffman	Walk Away Renee	Turned on	02:27
Johnny Cowell	Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:46
Lucio Agostini	Gazpacho	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:09
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Aquarius (Galt McDermot/Ragni/Rado)	ST	02:26
Rick Wilkins	A Wish Away	For the Sake of Music	03:17
Rick Wilkins	Jazz Gavotte	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:26
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree	Do Something Nice Today!	02:47
Bill Badgley	How Insensitive	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	01:47
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Peter Appleyard	Sleep	The Vibraphone Of	01:56
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today!	02:34
Jerry Toth	It's a Great Life	Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)	02:08
Compilation	Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me	Jazz Toronto	03:55
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Reminiscing	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	04:08
Jimmy Namaro	Lazy Afternoon	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:28
Johnny Cowell	Blood of the Brave Bull	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:12
Johnny Cowell	Angel of the Morning	The Tender Loving Care	02:55
Dr. Music	Pastorale	Doug Riley Transcription	07:38
Denny Vaughan	Moonlight Rendezvous	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:40
Jimmy Dale	The Look Of Love	Soft and Groovy	03:21
Moe Koffman	Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	06:30
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	I'll be Waiting	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:05
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love	02:32
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Jimmy Dale	Baby I'm A-Want You	Toronto Instrumental	02:33
Teddy Roderman	So Let Our Love Begin	Makin' It With You	03:10
Paul Zaza	Sailing By	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:34
Denny Vaughan	(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	03:03
Ben McPeek	That Old Black Magic	The Original Sounds of	02:50
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Ben McPeek	Undun	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:37
Jimmy Namaro	Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	05:40
Lenny Breau	Cold, Cold Heart	Guitar Sounds From	04:44
Eugene Amaro	Am I Blue	Twilight Time	02:23
Teddy Roderman	Sunny	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:11
Doug Riley	Dinosaurus	Freedom	04:44
The Laurie Bower Singers	Looks Like We Made It	Looks Like We Made It	03:39
John Arpin	Tickled to Death	Concert In Ragtime	01:57
Compilation	Herbie Spanier - Dimensions In Blue	Jazz Toronto	06:38
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:56
Rick Wilkins	Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars)	For the Sake of Music	03:59
Paul Zaza	Portrait of a Rose	Faces and Places	02:47
Doug Crosley	When I Met You (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:38
The Laurie Bower Singers	Papa Joe	Wish I Was A Plane	02:54
Lucio Agostini	Caprice Canadien	Action With Agostini	02:16
Moe Koffman	What Can You Do	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:54
Jerry Toth	To Wait for Love	The Music Of	02:14
Lenny Breau	Blues Theme #2	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	02:33
Herb Marshall	Love Music (Sergio Mendez)	Toronto Vocalist	02:31
Ben McPeek	Thinking of You	Thinking of You	02:15
The Laurie Bower Singers	Woman	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:20
Jimmy Namaro	Venezuela	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:04
Bill Butler	Theme from "The Pathetique"	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	03:00
Rick Wilkins	Without Your Love	Discovery	03:18
Guido Basso	My Ideal	One More for the Road	02:00
Wally Koster	My Funny Valentine	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:10
Jerry Toth	Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:38
Ed Bickert	It’s Time	Bye Bye Baby	04:03
Guido Basso	Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw)	Love Talk	02:40
Denny Vaughan	Love Me Tender	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:44
Peter Appleyard	Who Needs It	ST	03:18
Hagood Hardy	Feelin' Good	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:14
Peter Appleyard	Just In Time	The Vibe Sound Of	02:40
Johnny Cowell	Our Winter Love	Our Winter Love	02:31
The Laurie Bower Singers	Got A Feelin'	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:32
Paul Zaza	Malaguena	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:51
Teddy Roderman	Niagara	Makin' It With You	02:10
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Monkey Music	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:24
Guido Basso	Noelle	Love Talk	02:56
Jimmy Namaro	Carnival Brasiliero	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:03
Lenny Breau	That's All	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:53
Norman Amadio Trio	The Very Thought of You	ST	03:07
Paul Zaza	Sailing By	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:34
Ben McPeek	Mame	The Original Sounds of	03:04
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Dance of the Only Son	Sailin' Home	05:52
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Fly Me to the Moon	And I Love Her	02:32
Rick Wilkins	Let Me be the One	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:31
Norman Amadio Trio	You Do Something To Me	ST	01:39
Bill Badgley	Lady	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:00

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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