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
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ed Bickert You’re In Love With Someone Bye Bye Baby
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
Hagood Hardy Don't Give up on Us Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Dale Only Love Can Break Your Heart Toronto Instrumental
Denny Vaughan Let a Smile be Your Umbrella Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Joyce Sullivan As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
The Laurie Bower Singers Battle Of New Orleans Wish I Was A Plane
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Jackie Richardson My Baby Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Eugene Amaro Another Time Warm
Jimmy Dale You’d Better Love Me Soft and Groovy
Lenny Breau Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Denny Vaughan Je Reviens Chez-Nous Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Denny Vaughan Stranger on the Shore A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Hagood Hardy Joy, Joy The Christmas Album
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Guido Basso Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris) Lost in the Stars
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Phil Nimmons Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jerry Toth The Singer The Twelve Sides Of
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Jerry Toth The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Johnny Cowell I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening
Lucio Agostini Caprice Canadien Action With Agostini
Hagood Hardy White Christmas The Christmas Album
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Lucio Agostini Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hagood Hardy Let Me Love Again As Time Goes By
Moe Koffman Sure It Is The Shepherd Swings Again
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Namaro Lonely One featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Norman Amadio Trio Taboo ST
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy Harlequin (A Time for Love) Reflections
Jimmy Namaro Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
Ed Bickert Manha de Carnaval ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Bill Butler Violets for Your Furs The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Go Breaking My Heart Feelin'
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening (re-issue)
The Brian Browne Trio Toot That Whistle The Toronto Scene
Norman Amadio Trio Oh Lady Be Good ST
Johnny Cowell Oops His Girl
Peter Appleyard Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles At the Ports of Call
Johnny Cowell Anatomy of a Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Pat Riccio Michelle (Lennon-McCartney) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Pagan Love Song ST
Rick Wilkins Don't Ask Me Why Discovery
Denny Vaughan Put a Little Love in Your Heart Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Rick Wilkins Somewhere Along the Way My Heart Belongs to Me
Herb Marshall Get Out of My Life Woman (Allen Toussaint) Toronto Vocalist

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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