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 On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
Joyce Sullivan I Could Write a Book The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Fly Me to the Moon And I Love Her
Pat Riccio Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
The Brian Browne Trio Georgia on My Mind The Toronto Scene
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
Denny Vaughan Cheerful Little Earful Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Wally Koster My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Johnny Cowell Ruby Begonia Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Battering Ram Goes Electric
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Guido Basso My Foolish Heart A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - The Dreamer The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake The Toronto Sessions
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Rick Wilkins Why Think About Tomorrow From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ed Bickert Polkadots & Moonbeams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy Workin' In L.A. As Time Goes By
Denny Vaughan May All Your Troubles be Little Ones Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Lucio Agostini Hoedown Action With Agostini
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
Jimmy Dale Where Is the Love? Toronto Instrumental
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Compilation On a Wonderful Day Like Today (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered And All That Latin Jazz!
Rick Wilkins Just The Way You Are For the Sake of Music
Jimmy Dale Triste Soft and Groovy
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel The Way I Do The Rose And The Rain
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Songs for the New Industrial State
Carol McCartney Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Henry Cuesta Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Plays Favourites
Jimmy Namaro Lamento Marimba Driftwood
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Virtuoso Trumpet
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Pedro Pussycat Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lucio Agostini Captain Bacardi Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme) Tell Me My Name
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy Daniel Tell Me My Name
Moe Koffman Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Scarborough Fair The Now Sound
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Moe Koffman Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Bill Badgley Amanda Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Dear Heart Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Lucio Agostini Tutti Flutti Action With Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Compilation Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Johnny Cowell Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version) A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy Winter Wonderland The Christmas Album
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy Beauty Stop 33 Sutton Place
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place

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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