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
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Phil Nimmons Group The Life I Lead Mary Popppins Swings
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Jimmy Namaro September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Denny Vaughan Miss Wistful Girls I Knew
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
Hagood Hardy & the Montage The Garden Path Montage
Guido Basso S'Wonderful And All That Latin Jazz!
Hagood Hardy You Needed Me Reflections
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ballin' the Jack + Horn = Dixie
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro Jimmy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Cowell For What it's Worth It's Gotta Be Love
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Denny Vaughan Wake Up Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Guido Basso Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Hagood Hardy Joy to the World The Christmas Album
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Dear Heart Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Guido Basso My Foolish Heart A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Henry Cuesta Proud Mary Plays Favourites
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Rick Wilkins Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Jerry Toth Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Johnny Cowell Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Jimmy Dale I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
Hagood Hardy Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sunny The Now Sound
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
The Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Denny Vaughan The Girl Next Door Girls I Knew
Paul Zaza Guitarra Rhumba Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Moe Koffman You Are My Sunshine Moe's Curried Soul
Peter Appleyard Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
The Laurie Bower Singers I've Found a New Baby Feelin'
Guido Basso Tour de Force (live) (Dizzy Gillespie) Lost in the Stars
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Bill Badgley Moonlight Sonata Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Johnny Cowell Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Papa Joe Wish I Was A Plane
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Kathryn Moses Touch Me ST
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
Eugene Amaro On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
The Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
Bill Butler Theme from "The Pathetique" Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Jimmy Namaro Sand and Sandals Driftwood
Jimmy Namaro What Is This Thing Called Love At the Westbury
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Doug Randle Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Lenny Breau Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
The Brian Browne Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

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, 🇨🇦

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

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"

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