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
John Arpin Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
Eugene Amaro Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Hagood Hardy Daniel Tell Me My Name
Doug Randle Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Rick Wilkins Discovery Discovery
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Norman Amadio Trio Hallelujah ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lucio Agostini Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Pat Riccio Michelle (Lennon-McCartney) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Paul Zaza Mellow Moments Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Colina Phillips Universal Prisoner Toronto Vocalist
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Ben McPeek Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Teddy Roderman Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Rick Wilkins Holiday Discovery
Moe Koffman Now is the Time Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell Just One More Time His Girl
The Brian Browne Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Compilation Ted Komar - Bela Bimba CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Kiss Me in the Rain It Goes Like It Goes
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Ben McPeek Fascinating Rhythm His Voices and His Orchestra
Wally Koster Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Paul Zaza Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Something is Happening Feelin'
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Storyville Blues + Horn = Dixie
Hagood Hardy Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Rick Wilkins You Can Have Me Anytime Discovery
Denny Vaughan Let a Smile be Your Umbrella Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Paul Zaza Mimosa Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro Love For Sale At the Westbury
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Lenny Breau Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Johnny Cowell It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
John Arpin Leola Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Copenhagen Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Jimmy Dale Guanabara Soft and Groovy
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Teddy Roderman Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Carol McCartney No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ron Collier Tentet Walking Out ST
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Lucio Agostini World of Music Action With Agostini
Moe Koffman The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Eugene Amaro I'll Follow The Sun Warm
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Lenny Breau Bluesette The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Ivy Steel Boudoirs Reincarnation
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!

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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