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
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
Phil Nimmons Group Fascinating Rhythm Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Peter Appleyard Moon Glow The Vibe Sound Of
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
Jerry Toth The Singer The Twelve Sides Of
Jerry Toth Gymnopedie The Classic Jerry Toth
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Paul Hoffert Phoenix The Jazz Roots of
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Nica's Dream (Horace Silver) ST
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
The Brian Browne Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Phil Nimmons Group Jasper Take 10
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moe Koffman Soul Finger Turned on
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jerry Toth Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Jimmy Namaro We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Doug Randle Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Terry Watada The Hawk (Reprise) Night's Disgrace
Joyce Sullivan Speak Low The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Say Goodbye When You Say Goodbye
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Pagan Love Song ST
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Russ Little Peace Footwork
Moe Koffman Icicle Bells (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Dr. Music Too High Doug Riley Transcription
Peter Appleyard China Boy (To Sleep) The Vibraphone Of
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Denny Vaughan Stranger on the Shore A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Ben McPeek Alouette The Original Sounds of
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Jerry Toth One (from a Chorus Line) The Classic Jerry Toth
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
Ben McPeek Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Jim O'Driscoll I Don't Know How to Love Him I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
The Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
Lucio Agostini World of Music Action With Agostini
Paul Zaza Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Terry Watada Crying the Blues Away Yellow Fever
Paul Zaza Spring Song Faces and Places
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Eugene Amaro Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Tony Quarrington You Stepped Out of a Drink One Bright Morning
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Ed Bickert You’re In Love With Someone Bye Bye Baby
Doug Randle Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Peter Appleyard Sleep The Vibraphone Of
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place
Hagood Hardy Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Lenny Breau That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Laurie Bower Singers Hey Look Got a Feelin' for Love
Jimmy Namaro Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Nameless Hour Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Guido Basso Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Paul Zaza Sailing By Coasting (with Isaacs)
Yorkville Avenue Band Quite Contrary "Moving Day"
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Jimmy Namaro Jimmy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Happiness is a Thing Called Joe The Vibraphone Of
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jim O'Driscoll - I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Russ Little - Footwork

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Russ Little - Snapshot

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - ST

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

Toronto, Ontario → Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, 🇨🇦

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

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

Montage

ST

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

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 (1)

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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

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