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
Jerry Toth	Last Tango In Paris	The Twelve Sides Of	02:38
John Arpin	Augustan Club Waltzes (1901)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:45
The Laurie Bower Singers	Papa Joe	Wish I Was A Plane	02:54
Guido Basso	Cuminha Cruzado	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:45
Terry Watada	Only Dreams	Night's Disgrace	04:47
Denny Vaughan	Have You Ever Been Lonely?	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:49
Kathryn Moses	Oleo	ST	04:28
John Arpin	Daniel	Direct to Disc	03:42
Rick Wilkins	Let Me be the One	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:31
Doug Crosley	Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	03:00
Bill Badgley	Theme from "The Sand Pebbles"	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:17
Johnny Cowell	I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:43
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Pagan Love Song	ST	02:55
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Canada (A Centennial Song)	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:15
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Ben McPeek	Mynah Merengue	The Original Sounds of	02:30
Lenny Breau	Blues Theme	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:04
Dr. Music	Time for Goodbye	Doug Riley Transcription	05:01
Ben McPeek	Silent Cinema	Thinking of You	02:08
Peter Appleyard	Who Needs It	ST	03:18
Bill Badgley	Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:27
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Bass-ically Yours	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:19
John Arpin	Bethena	Concert In Ragtime	05:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Bye Bye Love	Laurie Bower	02:57
Henry Cuesta	Thorn in My Shoe	Plays Favourites	02:12
Johnny Cowell	Blood of the Brave Bull	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:12
Ben McPeek	Something Better to Do	Thinking of You	03:18
Lucio Agostini	Heart of Gold (Neil Young)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:47
Phil Nimmons Group	Who Walks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:16
Ron Collier Tentet	I Believe In You	ST	02:59
The Brian Browne Trio	Waltzing Matilda	The Toronto Scene	04:05
Guido Basso	Last Night When We Were Young	One More for the Road	04:58
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Won't You Step Into My Life	Montage	02:27
Yorkville Avenue Band	Tonight	"Moving Day"	03:07
Hagood Hardy	Words	Maybe Tomorrow	03:04
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life?	Do Something Nice Today!	03:14
Peter Appleyard	Mack The Knife	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:36
Doug Crosley	For All We Know	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:49
Moe Koffman	Soul Finger	Turned on	02:20
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I'll See You in My Dreams	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
Moe Koffman	Cloud Nine	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:27
Denny Vaughan	Cheerful Little Earful	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	02:15
Moe Koffman	Doxy	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:44
Don Gillis	Lady Death	Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))	03:58
Guido Basso	Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez)	Lost in the Stars	05:15
Peter Appleyard	The Linconshire Poacher	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:40
Lucio Agostini	Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:27
Henry Cuesta	Remember When (We Made These Memories)	Clarinet With Strings	03:05
Lucio Agostini	Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:14
Guido Basso	Jingle Bells	Christmas Today	02:08
Guido Basso	Two Bourees	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	06:07
Hagood Hardy	Love Song	Reflections	02:54
Norman Amadio Trio	Hallelujah	ST	02:03
Paul Zaza	Summertime Drive	Faces and Places	02:19
Kathryn Moses	Touch Me	ST	07:28
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Ballin' the Jack	+ Horn = Dixie	03:37
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Wise Guys	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
Dr. Music	Shoot	Doug Riley Transcription	06:55
The Laurie Bower Singers	Think	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:24
Peter Appleyard	Soft Summer Breeze	The Vibraphone Of	01:59
Henry Cuesta	Proud Mary	Plays Favourites	02:47
Lenny Breau	Secret Love	Minor's Aloud	05:10
Johnny Cowell	The Swagger O' The Kilt	His Girl	02:12
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Fidgety Feet	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	01:59
Teddy Roderman	Autumn Concerto	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:43
Moe Koffman	Swingin' Explorer	Goes Electric	02:43
Fred Stone	Troika	The Music of Fred Stone	06:23
Tony Quarrington	Hi Lilly Hi Lo	One Bright Morning	06:03
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks)	Bluesprint	05:20
Boogus	Take Your Clothes Off	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:49
The Laurie Bower Singers	Back Home Again	Back Home Again	03:29
Peter Appleyard	Undecided	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:24
John Arpin	Laughter in the Rain	Direct to Disc	02:50
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Wolverine Blues	Original Toronto Dixieland Band	02:42
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Far Away Places	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:56
Rick Wilkins	We Will Love Again	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:48
Bill Badgley	Lady	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:00
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:22
Paul Zaza	Blue Lagoon	Images	02:33
Lenny Breau	Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:02
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Summer Love	Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love	02:41
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Moe Koffman	Up, Up and Away	Turned on	02:28
Peter Appleyard	Avalon	The Vibe Sound Of	02:33
Johnny Cowell	Air On a G String	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:15
Hagood Hardy	And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins	Maybe Tomorrow	03:07
Peter Appleyard	China Boy (To Sleep)	The Vibraphone Of	02:34
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	King of the Road	The Old Meets the New	03:32
Compilation	Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:09
Ben McPeek	Alouette	The Original Sounds of	02:20
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:22
Ron Collier Tentet	Charade	ST	02:33
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	All in the Family	Toronto Instrumental	02:34
Moe Koffman	The Calm (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	01:59
Guido Basso	Embraceable You	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:13
Johnny Cowell	Angel of the Morning	The Tender Loving Care	02:55
Joyce Sullivan	As Long as He Needs Me	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:34
Guido Basso	You're Nearer	One More for the Road	06:03
Phil Nimmons Group	A Spoonful of Sugar	Mary Popppins Swings	04:07
Johnny Cowell	Goodbye My Love	The Tender Loving Care	02:04

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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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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