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
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Teddy Roderman Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan) Stay Awhile
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Brian Browne Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Peter Appleyard Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moe Koffman You Are My Sunshine Moe's Curried Soul
Henry Cuesta Royal Garden Blues Plays Favourites
Guido Basso All the Sad Young Men One More for the Road
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Moe Koffman Snowflakes (Largo) The Four Seasons
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ben McPeek Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Paul Hoffert 6 Bar Theme The Jazz Roots of
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
The Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Midnight Cowboy (John Barry) Now!
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Don Gillis Beautiful Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Ed Bickert Things Are Getting Better Bye Bye Baby
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks (Outro) Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Lenny Breau She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Guido Basso What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Christmas Today
Ben McPeek Soon It's Gonna Rain The Original Sounds of
The Laurie Bower Singers Lay it On Me Take Me Home Country Roads
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
Johnny Cowell Just One More Time His Girl
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Pat Riccio Stranger on the Shore (Bilk-Mellin) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jerry Toth Little Boy Blue The Twelve Sides Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Jimmy Namaro Driftwood Driftwood
Teddy Roderman The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Peter Appleyard Pavanne pour une infante défunte Peter Appleyard Presents
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadian Sunset It’s a Sign of the Times
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
The Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Pete Schofield and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Jimmy Dale Strange Music Profiles
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Guantanamera Montage
Denny Vaughan Miss Wistful Girls I Knew
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Moe Koffman Bermuda Schwartz The Shepherd Swings Again
Peter Appleyard Rock's Push Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Dale Guanabara Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Namaro Tahiti Boat Driftwood
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Laurie Bower Singers September Morn When You Say Goodbye
Guido Basso The Good Life One More for the Road
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Hagood Hardy Love Song Reflections
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Ed Bickert Girl Talk I Like To Recognize the Tune
Compilation Roy Patterson - Inland Passages Suite: Part II: The Road Song Jazz Toronto
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Jimmy Namaro Too Marvellous For Words At the Westbury
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Robert Tennison Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Compilation Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me Jazz Toronto
Henry Cuesta Forever April Clarinet With Strings
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Bill Butler Intermezzo Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Rick Wilkins Without Your Love Discovery
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Guido Basso Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎

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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