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
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
Terry Watada If I Sing the Blues Night's Disgrace
Peter Appleyard This Masquerade ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Lenny Breau New York City Mo' Breau
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Lucio Agostini The Partisan (Marley - Zaret) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Guido Basso Jingle Bells Christmas Today
Doug Randle Maybe Life Will be Worth Living After All Songs for the New Industrial State
Jimmy Namaro I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Peter Appleyard Puff the Magic Dragon The Vibraphone Of
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Norman Amadio Trio Oh Lady Be Good ST
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Champagne and Quail Halifax Instrumental
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Doug Randle You´d be so Nice to Come Home to (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Jimmy Dale Strange Music Profiles
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
The Brian Browne Trio Misty Roses Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Open the Gates of Love Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Cowell Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Auf Widersehn The Old Meets the New
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Teddy Roderman The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jerry Toth Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Lucio Agostini Tutti Flutti Action With Agostini
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Sailin' Home Sailin' Home
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Could I Have This Dance It Goes Like It Goes
Jerry Toth Little Boy Blue The Twelve Sides Of
Ben McPeek Talk It Over In The Morning Peace Train
Peter Appleyard Tico Tico ST
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Jimmy Namaro September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Fred Stone Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Ben McPeek Big Red The Original Sounds of
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
Ben McPeek Share the Land Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Moe Koffman Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Terry Watada Only for You Night's Disgrace
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 4th movement Transformations - Invocations
Lenny Breau Hard Day's Night Guitar Sounds From
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jerry Toth The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Lucio Agostini Jolly Jumping Jack Action With Agostini
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

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

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