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
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Tommy Ambrose Just for a Thrill Young Tommy Ambrose
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Guido Basso God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Today
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra September in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Rick Wilkins Jazz Gavotte From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Phil Nimmons Group Blue Lou Nimmons 'N' Nine
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Guido Basso What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Christmas Today
Hagood Hardy Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Ben McPeek Leave Tenderly Thinking of You
Johnny Cowell Shag Our Winter Love
Bill Badgley June At the Ports of Call
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Hagood Hardy My Elusive Dreams The Homecoming
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro Balikpapan Driftwood
Paul Hoffert 6 Bar Theme The Jazz Roots of
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Mutual Understanding Rain Rain Go Away In Wonderland
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Driftwood Driftwood
Moe Koffman Sleep (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Jerry Toth One (from a Chorus Line) The Classic Jerry Toth
Denny Vaughan Good Morning Starshine Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Triste Soft and Groovy
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Jerry Toth I've Got My Eyes On You The Music Of
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Johnny Cowell A Season For My Love His Girl
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back Strictly Nimmons
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Doug Randle A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Rick Wilkins Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Johnny Cowell High on a Flagpole It's Gotta Be Love
Hagood Hardy Something in Your Smile Stop 33 Sutton Place
The Laurie Bower Singers Happy Dreamer Wish I Was A Plane
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Guido Basso Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
John Arpin Troubadour Rag (1919) Other Side Of Ragtime
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Guido Basso Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris) Lost in the Stars
The Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
John Arpin Leola Concert In Ragtime
Eugene Amaro Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Johnny Cowell I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
Tommy Ambrose That's the Way it Was Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was
Peter Appleyard 'S Wonderful The Vibe Sound Of
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Bill Butler Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love
Rick Wilkins Just The Way You Are For the Sake of Music
Lenny Breau I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Bill Badgley Moon Love At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
John Arpin The Chevy Chase (1914) Other Side Of Ragtime
Fred Stone Elissa The Music of Fred Stone
John Arpin King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Carol McCartney I Thought About You A Night in Tunisia

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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