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
Wally Koster	L-O-V-E	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:37
Ben McPeek	Everything's Alright	Peace Train	02:46
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back	Strictly Nimmons	05:21
Rick Wilkins	The Very Thought of You	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:35
Rick Wilkins	Somewhere Along the Way	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:57
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Petite Waltz	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
Tony Quarrington	Hi Lilly Hi Lo	One Bright Morning	06:03
Pat Riccio	In To Miami (Barry)	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	02:15
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Killing Me Softly (With This Song)	Do Something Nice Today!	03:10
Johnny Cowell	Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:23
Lucio Agostini	Gazpacho	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:09
Johnny Cowell	Raphael Mendez - Virgin de la Macarena (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	04:15
Hagood Hardy	Daniel	Tell Me My Name	03:55
Eugene Amaro	My Love	Twilight Time	02:56
Denny Vaughan	Dominion Square	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:17
Doug Randle	Nicolston Dam	Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	03:10
Rick Wilkins	Déjà vu	Discovery	03:55
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Oh Didn't He Ramble	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:36
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're The One That I Want	You	02:44
Teddy Roderman	The Green Grass Starts To Grow	Makin' It With You	02:14
Ben McPeek	If You Could Read My Mind	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:34
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bess You is My Woman	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:19
Jerry Toth	One (from a Chorus Line)	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:42
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bali Ha'I	ST	03:42
Paul Zaza	Flutey Fuge	Faces and Places	02:19
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Love Talk	03:00
John Arpin	The Last Time I Saw Her Face	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	03:09
Bill Badgley	How Insensitive	At the Ports of Call	01:48
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Do Something Nice Today!	03:14
Moe Koffman	Shimmy Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:07
Moe Koffman	Swingin' Explorer	Goes Electric	02:43
Henry Cuesta	Help Me Make It Through The Night	Plays Favourites	03:05
Bill Badgley	Mesclado (MYXAPYKL)	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	02:10
Paul Zaza	Canadian Express	Faces and Places	02:08
Johnny Cowell	Quiet Girl	The Tender Loving Care	02:19
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks)	Bluesprint	05:20
John Arpin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Direct to Disc	03:54
Don Gillis	Beautiful	Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))	02:26
Eugene Amaro	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
Hogtown Trumpets	Aztec	CBC Comp 434 comp	02:47
Yorkville Avenue Band	Takin' Me Through the Night	"Moving Day"	03:31
The Laurie Bower Singers	El Condor Pasa	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:40
Sanderlings	Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka)	With The Jim Pirie Orchestra	02:32
Denny Vaughan	Traces	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:59
Jerry Toth	I Am In Love	The Twelve Sides Of	03:24
Jimmy Namaro	Balikpapan	Driftwood	03:02
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just To Be Alone With You	You	02:39
Jerry Toth	The Fool On the Hill	The Music Of	02:42
Doug Crosley	Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	01:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rock With You	When You Say Goodbye	03:18
Phil Nimmons Group	The Life I Lead	Mary Popppins Swings	07:00
Lenny Breau	Marlborough Street	Mo' Breau	02:06
Lenny Breau	Autumn Leaves	Mo' Breau	02:01
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
The Laurie Bower Singers	Daybreak	Looks Like We Made It	02:45
Jimmy Namaro	Nightingale	We Gotta Get It All Together	04:24
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Guido Basso	Second Chance	One More for the Road	04:11
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:19
Rick Wilkins	Lowdown	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:41
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby	Strictly Nimmons	03:50
The Laurie Bower Singers	Wedding Cake	Feelin'	02:21
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yes It's Toronto	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:58
Bill Badgley	Sand and Sea	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:59
Compilation	Season of the Yonge	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:07
Ed Bickert	Manha de Carnaval	ST	09:46
John Arpin	Leola	Concert In Ragtime	03:16
The Laurie Bower Singers	Peaceful	Wish I Was A Plane	02:38
Compilation	This Train	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:13
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:22
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Monkey Music	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:24
Doug Wilson Quartet	Canada	Canada b/w Canadian Theme	02:23
Bill Badgley	Lady	At the Ports of Call	01:59
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	One Long Song	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:52
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People	Strictly Nimmons	04:25
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Lucio Agostini	Canadians at Work	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:45
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Rey	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
Rick Wilkins	Let Me be the One	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:31
Paul Zaza	Blue Lagoon	Images	02:33
Guido Basso	Tara's Theme	It's Happening	02:21
Johnny Cowell	Oops	His Girl	01:47
Phil Nimmons Group	In a Minor Mode	Nimmons 'N' Nine	04:47
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just a Little Song	Back Home Again	02:29
Denny Vaughan	The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You)	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:41
2B3	Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride	The Toronto Sessions	06:38
Johnny Cowell	Stawberry Jam	His Girl	02:04
Ben McPeek	Talk It Over In The Morning	Peace Train	02:21
Lucio Agostini	Fiddler's Frolic	Action With Agostini	02:42
Jimmy Dale	Sun Goes By	Toronto Instrumental	03:21
Jimmy Namaro	I Wanna Know	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:37
Eugene Amaro	Ruby	Warm	03:08
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Midnight Bells	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	04:22
Hagood Hardy	Leaside Bridge	As Time Goes By	04:56
Carol McCartney	East of the Sun	A Night in Tunisia	05:38
Yorkville Avenue Band	Do it Again	"Moving Day"	03:27
Bill Badgley	Moonlight Sonata	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	05:02
Compilation	Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill	Motorcars In Concert 1970	01:41

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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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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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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