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 Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jimmy Namaro This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Ed Bickert Nobody Else But Me Bye Bye Baby
Jerry Toth The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
John Arpin Cabaret Direct to Disc
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We The Rose And The Rain
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy Promenade Reflections
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
The Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Theme for Susan Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Doug Crosley You Wonder Why (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Jimmy Dale Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Johnny Cowell Carmichael & Parrish (arranged by Johnny Cowell) - Stardust The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy Words Maybe Tomorrow
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Peter Appleyard Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lucio Agostini Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
The Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Tommy Ambrose That's the Way it Was Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Bill Butler I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Rick Wilkins Quiescence For the Sake of Music
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
John Arpin King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Evergreen Looks Like We Made It
Jimmy Namaro Morrocco At the Westbury
Teddy Roderman Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan) Stay Awhile
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Jerry Toth Little Boy Blue The Twelve Sides Of
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Dance of the Only Son Sailin' Home
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
The Laurie Bower Singers Rhumba Girl It Goes Like It Goes
The Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jimmy Dale Only Love Can Break Your Heart Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy Clouds The Homecoming
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Terry Watada If I Sing the Blues Night's Disgrace
The Laurie Bower Singers Pussywillow Cat-tails Morning Has Broken
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Hagood Hardy It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else Tell Me My Name
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We? Feelin'
Guido Basso Ramblin' It's Happening
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Henry Cuesta At a Georgia Camp Meeting Clarinet With Strings
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Eugene Amaro I Just Fall In Love Again Warm
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
Guido Basso East of the Sun One More for the Road
Ben McPeek Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Compilation Jerry Toth - But for Love Motorcars In Concert 1970
Joyce Sullivan Friendly Star The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Ben McPeek Big Red The Original Sounds of
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Blame Me Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Dear Heart Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

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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)

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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