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 Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Lenny Breau But Beautiful Mo' Breau
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
John Arpin Softly Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme) Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Copenhagen Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Guido Basso Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Christmas Today
Johnny Cowell Blood of the Brave Bull The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Jerry Toth Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
Norman Amadio Trio You Do Something To Me ST
Lucio Agostini The Partisan (Marley - Zaret) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Denny Vaughan Moonlight Rendezvous A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Fred Stone Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Fred Stone Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Laughter in the Rain Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
Peter Appleyard Avalon The Vibe Sound Of
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Moe Koffman Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ed Bickert Keeping Myself For You Bye Bye Baby
Terry Watada Weekend Night's Disgrace
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Doug Riley Dinosaurus Freedom
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Peter Appleyard Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Hagood Hardy Beauty Stop 33 Sutton Place
Tommy Ambrose While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
The Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six The Getaway Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Moe Koffman Sunshine Superman Moe's Curried Soul
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' My Best Girl + Horn = Dixie
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues Blow (Straight Ahead!) Now!
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Lucio Agostini Captain Bacardi Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Ivy Steel Travelling Light Reincarnation
Doug Crosley Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Doug Crosley Ever Haunted (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Lenny Breau Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain (Fred Rose) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
Teddy Roderman Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Dr. Music Time for Goodbye Doug Riley Transcription
Doug Riley Child Eyes Freedom
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadian Sunset It’s a Sign of the Times
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Sailin' Home Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Think I'd Call It Love When You Say Goodbye
Lenny Breau Compared To What Minor's Aloud
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Wally Koster Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman You Are My Sunshine Moe's Curried Soul
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
The Brian Browne Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Doug Riley The Way We Was Freedom
The Laurie Bower Singers The Way I Want Got a Feelin' for Love
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Teddy Roderman Yellow Days Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Hagood Hardy Sonny's Ragtime Reflections
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Ron Collier Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Norman Amadio Trio Alleluia D.T.'s. ST
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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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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