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 Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Jimmy Namaro Soft Hands Driftwood
Henry Cuesta Help Me Make It Through The Night Plays Favourites
The Laurie Bower Singers Key Largo Laurie Bower
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Back Home Again Back Home Again
The Laurie Bower Singers Lotta Love When You Say Goodbye
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
John Arpin Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening (re-issue)
Doug Randle You´d be so Nice to Come Home to (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Dr. Music Shoot Doug Riley Transcription
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Bill Badgley Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Terry Watada The 505 Night's Disgrace
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Teddy Roderman Make It With You Makin' It With You
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Ed Bickert It Might as Well Be Spring ST
Doug Randle Vive La Company Songs for the New Industrial State
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lucio Agostini La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Ben McPeek Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
Johnny Cowell It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Jimmy Namaro Too Marvellous For Words At the Westbury
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand Our Winter Love
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Norman Amadio Trio You Do Something To Me ST
Moe Koffman Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Don Gillis Lady Death Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Back On the Bus Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jerry Toth Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Lucio Agostini Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
The Laurie Bower Singers Glitter Queen Got a Feelin' for Love
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Ben McPeek Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Guido Basso Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Peter Appleyard Soft Summer Breeze The Vibraphone Of
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Bill Badgley June Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill) Lost in the Stars
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
John Arpin Your Love's Return Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Ben McPeek When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Johnny Cowell I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Tommy Ambrose Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Johnny Cowell Ruby Begonia Hot Brass
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Hagood Hardy (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Dr. Music Ain't That a Groove Doug Riley Transcription
Henry Cuesta We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Johnny Cowell Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Georgy Girl The Now Sound
Jimmy Namaro On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Ben McPeek Undun Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Ben McPeek Imagine Peace Train
Moe Koffman Sleep (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Wally Koster Sunset Waltz Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Paul Zaza Canadian Express Faces and Places
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sku-Ba-Doo Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Lucio Agostini Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Compilation Herbie Spanier - Dimensions In Blue Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From

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

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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