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
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Fly Me to the Moon And I Love Her
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Goin' Out Of My Head The Now Sound
Yorkville Avenue Band St. Louis Blues "Moving Day"
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Teddy Roderman Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Peter Appleyard Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me Jazz Toronto
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Phil Nimmons Group Stay Awake Mary Popppins Swings
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Dr. Music Idono Doug Riley Transcription
Denny Vaughan An Affair to Remember Girls I Knew
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 3rd movement Transformations - Invocations
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
Ron Collier Tentet I Believe In You ST
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Moe Koffman Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Compilation Hogtown Hoe-Down Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Moe Koffman Paniano Goes Electric
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Compilation Billy Van - Kiss The Wind 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wise Guys + Horn = Dixie
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Compilation Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me Motorcars In Concert 1970
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Guido Basso Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Johnny Cowell Keep Yourself Together Hot Brass
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Peter Appleyard Avalon The Vibe Sound Of
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out + Horn = Dixie
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Ben McPeek Only God Knows Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Lenny Breau The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Pete Schofield and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Jerry Toth To Wait for Love The Music Of
Doug Randle Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Eugene Amaro Afterglow Warm
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Moe Koffman Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Rick Wilkins Holiday Discovery
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Peter Appleyard The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Go Breaking My Heart Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Doug Randle Colored Plastics Songs for the New Industrial State
Hagood Hardy You Needed Me Reflections
Guido Basso Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Paul Zaza Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
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)
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Ben McPeek Big Red The Original Sounds of
Lucio Agostini Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Fred Stone Elissa The Music of Fred Stone
The Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
Moe Koffman Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Lucio Agostini Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

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

It's Gotta Be Love

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Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

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The Vibraphone Of

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