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	Length
John Arpin	Your Love's Return	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:58
John Arpin	Cabaret	Direct to Disc	02:28
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Destino	And I Love Her	02:40
Russ Little	Little Prince	Snapshot	05:35
Jimmy Namaro	Venezuela	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:04
The Laurie Bower Singers	I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight)	Laurie Bower	03:17
Hagood Hardy	The Homecoming	The Homecoming	02:34
Wally Koster	Nice Work if You Can Get It	The Songs of Wally Koster	01:52
Jerry Toth	"Odd Couple" Theme	The Music Of	02:46
The Laurie Bower Singers	Lotta Love	When You Say Goodbye	03:05
The Laurie Bower Singers	You Are What I Am	Wish I Was A Plane	02:23
Johnny Cowell	I Have the Pleasure	Hot Brass	02:09
Hagood Hardy	A Time for Us	As Time Goes By	03:44
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Blue Velvet	The Old Meets the New	02:49
The Mutual Understanding	Wonderland	In Wonderland	02:54
Kathryn Moses	Oleo	ST	04:28
Paul Zaza	Mimosa	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:40
Ben McPeek	He's So Fine	Peace Train	02:50
John Arpin	Softly	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:39
Moe Koffman	Sure It Is	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:37
Swing Sisters	Davenport Blues	Davenport Blues	03:20
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Secret Love	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:19
Compilation	Ted Komar - My Beloved	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Ben McPeek	Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:31
Denny Vaughan	Je Reviens Chez-Nous	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:27
Ivy Steel	God Bless the Child	Reincarnation	04:58
Knights of the Round Flugel	Toot-Suite (Grosney)	Bye Bye Love	03:02
The Laurie Bower Singers	Cotton Jenny	Morning Has Broken	02:38
Hagood Hardy	Just the Way You Are	Reflections	04:01
Phil Nimmons Group	Who Walks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:16
Peter Appleyard	Satin Doll	Toronto Instrumental	02:39
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	The Getaway	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:27
Peter Appleyard	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:46
Peter Appleyard	Rockin' in Rhythm	The Vibraphone Of	02:18
Denny Vaughan	Good Morning Starshine	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:53
The Laurie Bower Singers	September Morn	When You Say Goodbye	03:39
Rick Wilkins	My Heart Belongs to Me	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:16
Jim O'Driscoll	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	02:56
The Mutual Understanding	When The World Was Young	In Wonderland	03:49
Phil Nimmons Group	Band Call	Take 10	04:54
Moe Koffman	Windy	Turned on	02:35
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Ace in the Hole	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:47
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yesterday	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:10
Ben McPeek	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	Thinking of You	03:20
Paul Zaza	Blue Porcelain	Faces and Places	02:18
Hagood Hardy	Misty	Reflections	03:45
Guido Basso	Estate	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:33
Guido Basso	I Go to Rio	And All That Latin Jazz!	03:18
Boogus	Gemini Rag	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:37
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	The Garden Path	Montage	03:19
Ben McPeek	Downtown	His Voices and His Orchestra	03:00
Bill Badgley	Georgy Girl	At the Ports of Call	01:59
Ron Collier Tentet	Come Sunday	ST	03:02
Johnny Cowell	It's Gotta be Love	It's Gotta Be Love	02:37
Hogtown Trumpets	Ludwig's Bugle	CBC Comp 434 comp	03:14
Rick Wilkins	If You Remember Me	Discovery	02:48
Jimmy Namaro	Up a Lazy River	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:54
Ben McPeek	Thinking of You	Thinking of You	02:15
Russ Little	My Foolish Heart	Slow Burn	05:19
Carol McCartney	I Concentrate On You	A Night in Tunisia	05:14
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:08
Lucio Agostini	Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:16
Russ Little	More Than You Know	Snapshot	04:56
Guido Basso	Too Late Now	Love Talk	03:19
Guido Basso	Ill Wind	One More for the Road	05:15
Herb Marshall	Love Music (Sergio Mendez)	Toronto Vocalist	02:31
Guido Basso	Dale be There	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:25
Bill Badgley	Theme from "The Sand Pebbles"	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:17
The Laurie Bower Singers	Nine to Five	It Goes Like It Goes	02:34
Norman Amadio Trio	Blues For Yna Yna	ST	02:31
The Laurie Bower Singers	Wish I Was A Plane	Wish I Was A Plane	02:50
Bill Butler	Canadian Sunset	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	03:05
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Rag Medley (Rogers)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:00
Lenny Breau	New York City	Mo' Breau	05:04
The Laurie Bower Singers	Love Will Turn You Around	Laurie Bower	03:48
Hagood Hardy	I Won't Last a Day without You	The Homecoming	03:55
Ben McPeek	For Lovin Me	The Original Sounds of	01:52
Johnny Cowell	A Season For My Love	His Girl	02:19
Jimmy Namaro	Moanin'	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	02:28
Moe Koffman	When the Saints Go Marching In	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:11
Terry Watada	Crying the Blues Away	Yellow Fever	04:46
Doug Crosley	Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	01:56
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	I Cried for You	Bluesprint	05:41
Moe Koffman	Coaster	Cool and Hot Sax	04:03
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	It's Impossible	It's Impossible	03:16
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
The Laurie Bower Singers	It Takes Time	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:39
Paul Zaza	Malaguena	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:51
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	The Pink Panther	The Old Meets the New	03:24
Rick Wilkins	Len's Den	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:33
Compilation	Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:42
Peter Appleyard	The P.E.I. Polka	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:31
Ed Bickert	When Sonny Gets Blue	ST	05:57
Russ Little	Here's That Rainy Day	Slow Burn	07:21
The Brian Browne Trio	Bonnie & Clyde	Toronto Instrumental	02:17
Hagood Hardy	No Good On My Own	As Time Goes By	03:31
Ben McPeek	Peace Train	Peace Train	03:49
Russ Little	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	02:13
Compilation	Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	04:30

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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Jim O'Driscoll - I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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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 - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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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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