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
Eugene Amaro What's Goin' On Twilight Time
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Ed Bickert Nancy With the Laughing Face ST
Yorkville Avenue Band The Big Noise From Vinnetka "Moving Day"
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Bill Badgley Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Terry Watada The Hawk Cries a Bitter Blue Night's Disgrace
Ivy Steel Don’t Explain Reincarnation
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Johnny Cowell Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Johnny Cowell A Season For My Love His Girl
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
The Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Lenny Breau You Needed Me ST
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Tommy Ambrose While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Boogus Gemini Rag CBC Comp 403 comp
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Eugene Amaro In My Life (You Belong) Twilight Time
Teddy Roderman The Green Grass Starts To Grow Makin' It With You
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
The Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
John Arpin Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
Kathryn Moses Oleo ST
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Teddy Roderman Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Moe Koffman Forest Flower Goes Electric
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Joyce Sullivan You'll Never Know The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Pat Riccio Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Moe Koffman You Are My Sunshine Moe's Curried Soul
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Moe Koffman Francesca Cool and Hot Sax
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six The Getaway Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Aquarius (Galt McDermot/Ragni/Rado) ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy Misty Reflections
Doug Randle London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Hagood Hardy Nightwalker Tell Me My Name
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Call the Whole Thing Off And I Love Her
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hagood Hardy I'll Remember You Stop 33 Sutton Place
Rick Wilkins Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard Alone Again, Naturally The Lincolnshire Poacher
2B3 Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin' The Toronto Sessions
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy & the Montage My Love Montage
Hagood Hardy The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye The Homecoming
Bill Badgley How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Guido Basso White Christmas Christmas Today
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Jerry Toth Gymnopedie The Classic Jerry Toth
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Peter Appleyard Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Carol McCartney I Concentrate On You A Night in Tunisia
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
The Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
Tommy Ambrose Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Denny Vaughan Hayseedelic Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Paul Zaza Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

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

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