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
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Say Goodbye When You Say Goodbye
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Jimmy Namaro Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Ben McPeek Silent Cinema Thinking of You
Phil Nimmons Group On the Autobahn Take 10
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Compilation Norma Locke - I Need You So 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand Our Winter Love
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Joyce Sullivan Bill The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Hagood Hardy The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye The Homecoming
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Teddy Roderman Sunny Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers Out Here On My Own It Goes Like It Goes
Swing Sisters Royal Garden Blues Davenport Blues
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
Rick Wilkins Someone I Used to Love Discovery
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Ed Bickert You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Songs for the New Industrial State
Hagood Hardy I'll Remember You Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Ed Bickert Street of Dreams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Peter Appleyard Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Norman Amadio Trio Nica's Dream ST
Lucio Agostini Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell The Eternal Flame Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Compilation Dave Young & Oscar Peterson - OP&D Jazz Toronto
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Jimmy Namaro This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Guido Basso You're Nearer One More for the Road
Henry Cuesta Help Me Make It Through The Night Plays Favourites
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jimmy Namaro Misty Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Moe Koffman Monks Monastery Tales of Koffman
Moe Koffman Alone Together The Shepherd Swings Again
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy No Good On My Own As Time Goes By
The Brian Browne Trio Georgia on My Mind The Toronto Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Think I'd Call It Love When You Say Goodbye
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Fred Stone For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Guido Basso I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Moe Koffman Twistin' and Bumpin' Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Guido Basso God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Today
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Jimmy Dale I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Jerry Toth Portrait of Caroline The Classic Jerry Toth
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Dale Triste Soft and Groovy
Doug Crosley Sing a Happy Song (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Doug Crosley Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Lucio Agostini Centipediantics Action With Agostini
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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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