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
Guido Basso Sweet Georgia Fame A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Johnny Cowell Like No Other Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Jackie Richardson I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out + Horn = Dixie
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Rick Wilkins Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Bill Badgley All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Paul Zaza Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Brian Browne Trio Toot That Whistle The Toronto Scene
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Denny Vaughan Let a Smile be Your Umbrella Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Eugene Amaro Didn’t We The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers Glitter Queen Got a Feelin' for Love
Jerry Toth Peaceful The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Dale Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
John Arpin Bethena Concert In Ragtime
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Cried for You Bluesprint
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Norma Locke - I Need You So 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Paul Zaza Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Doug Randle London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Denny Vaughan Je Reviens Chez-Nous Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Sanderlings Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Don't Give up on Us Tell Me My Name
The Laurie Bower Singers Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Jerry Toth Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of
Eugene Amaro I Left My Heart In San Francisco The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Jimmy Dale My Reverie Profiles
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
The Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Joyce Sullivan You'll Never Know The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Ben McPeek American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
The Laurie Bower Singers Could I Have This Dance It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Ben McPeek Maxwell's Silver Hammer Thinking of You
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard A Face Like Yours Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Virtuoso Trumpet
Norman Amadio Trio Alleluia D.T.'s. ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
Johnny Cowell Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Tommy Ambrose Just Like a Man Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was
Denny Vaughan Put a Little Love in Your Heart Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Ed Bickert You’re In Love With Someone Bye Bye Baby
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Lucio Agostini Taxi Action With Agostini
Hagood Hardy Juarez '62 Reflections
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Denny Vaughan Judy Girls I Knew
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Doug Crosley When I Met You (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Ivy Steel Easy Living Reincarnation

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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

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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

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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