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
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Songs for the New Industrial State
The Laurie Bower Singers Out Here On My Own It Goes Like It Goes
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Denny Vaughan Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
The Brian Browne Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell Stawberry Jam His Girl
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Guido Basso What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Christmas Today
Lenny Breau That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Laurie Bower Singers Looks Like We Made It Looks Like We Made It
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Hagood Hardy Cold on the Shoulder The Homecoming
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It ST
Eugene Amaro Another Time Warm
Guido Basso Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hagood Hardy Promenade Reflections
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Peter Appleyard Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We The Rose And The Rain
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
The Laurie Bower Singers Hey Look Got a Feelin' for Love
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
The Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Hagood Hardy No Good On My Own As Time Goes By
Compilation This Train Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Doug Randle Put On Your Sunday Clothes Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Ed Bickert Girl Talk I Like To Recognize the Tune
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Ben McPeek Soon It's Gonna Rain The Original Sounds of
The Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Peter Appleyard Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Joyce Sullivan You'll Never Know The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Bill Badgley How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
Henry Cuesta Fate Clarinet With Strings
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - Windows The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Tommy Ambrose Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
John Arpin Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Guido Basso Jingle Bells Christmas Today
Denny Vaughan The Girl I Left Behind Me Girls I Knew
Bill Butler June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
The Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Hagood Hardy Never-Never Land Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
John Arpin King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Billy Van - Kiss The Wind 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Bill Butler A Portrait of a Piano Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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