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
Ivy Steel	What a Little Moonlight Can Do	Reincarnation	03:28
Paul Zaza	Follow the Sun	Faces and Places	02:18
Kathryn Moses	Oleo	ST	04:28
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yesterday	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:10
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	You (Doug Riley)	ST	02:17
2B3	Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride	The Toronto Sessions	06:38
Guido Basso	If I Let You Go	Love Talk	02:54
Moe Koffman	The Swingin' Shepherd Blues	Cool and Hot Sax	03:57
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
Peter Appleyard	Flamingo	The Vibraphone Of	02:36
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Castle Rock	Bluesprint	04:45
Ed Bickert	It’s Time	Bye Bye Baby	04:03
The Laurie Bower Singers	Guitar Man	Wish I Was A Plane	03:19
Ben McPeek	Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme)	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:19
The Laurie Bower Singers	Daniel	Wish I Was A Plane	03:17
Phil Nimmons Group	Step in Time	Mary Popppins Swings	03:50
Hagood Hardy	Quorum	The Homecoming	04:14
Doug Randle	Song for the Middle Aged	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:06
Denny Vaughan	Then I'll Be Happy	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:42
The Mutual Understanding	Out of This World	In Wonderland	02:33
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
The Brian Browne Trio	Browne Sugar	The Toronto Scene	02:50
The Laurie Bower Singers	Key Largo	Laurie Bower	03:22
Lucio Agostini	Centennial Caravan	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:06
Denny Vaughan	Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	03:10
Guido Basso	Give Her My Love	It's Happening	02:25
Ed Bickert	Nobody Else But Me	Bye Bye Baby	04:58
Denny Vaughan	Je Reviens Chez-Nous	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:27
The Laurie Bower Singers	Bye Bye Love	Laurie Bower	02:57
Guido Basso	Sleigh Ride	Christmas Today	02:20
Carol McCartney	No More Blues	A Night in Tunisia	05:05
Jimmy Namaro	When the World Was Young	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:13
Johnny Cowell	Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	04:48
Yorkville Avenue Band	St. Louis Blues	"Moving Day"	03:13
Denny Vaughan	Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day)	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:52
Guido Basso	Anniversary Song	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:09
Compilation	Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:57
Teddy Roderman	Niagara	Makin' It With You	02:10
Jimmy Namaro	Tahiti Boat	Driftwood	02:39
Rick Wilkins	A Wish Away	For the Sake of Music	03:17
Wally Koster	Wagon Wheels	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:40
Paul Zaza	Peace River	Images	02:46
Guido Basso	Liberated Brother	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	09:25
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	02:43
Boogus	Take Your Clothes Off	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:49
The Brian Browne Trio	Home Again	The Toronto Scene	02:54
Peter Appleyard	Satin Doll	Toronto Instrumental	02:39
Hagood Hardy	The Homecoming	The Homecoming	02:34
Compilation	Manteca - Salsa Nova	Jazz Toronto	05:40
Hagood Hardy	When We Were Young	As Time Goes By	03:04
Compilation	Jerry Toth - It's a Great Life	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:09
Peter Appleyard	Wave	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:27
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Compilation	Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance	Jazz Toronto	06:30
Doug Riley	Jazz Etude	Freedom	00:56
Hagood Hardy	Sonny's Ragtime	Reflections	02:09
Paul Zaza	Mimosa	Coasting (with Isaacs)	01:40
Guido Basso	Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour)	Lost in the Stars	04:51
Compilation	Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T.	Jazz Toronto	04:56
Teddy Roderman	Feelin' Kinda Sunday	Makin' It With You	02:14
Johnny Cowell	Marcella's Waltz	His Girl	02:10
Paul Zaza	The Magic Island	Images	02:51
Ivy Steel	God Bless the Child	Reincarnation	04:58
Ed Bickert	Come Rain or Come Shine	ST	09:46
Peter Appleyard	Moon Glow	The Vibe Sound Of	02:59
Peter Appleyard	The Linconshire Poacher	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:40
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bali Ha'I	ST	03:42
Jimmy Namaro	Dark Eyes	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	05:13
Doug Crosley	You Wonder Why (Babs Babineau, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:30
Jimmy Dale	Never Gonna Fall In Love Again	Profiles	03:29
Lenny Breau	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:34
Denny Vaughan	Let a Smile be Your Umbrella	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:51
John Arpin	Gladiolus Rag (1907)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:11
Hagood Hardy	No Good On My Own	As Time Goes By	03:31
Norman Amadio Trio	Hallelujah	ST	02:03
Guido Basso	What A Friend	It's Happening	02:31
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Down by the Old Mill Stream	The Old Meets the New	02:55
Moe Koffman	Sleep (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	02:00
Paul Zaza	Warm Breezes	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:08
Carol McCartney	East of the Sun	A Night in Tunisia	05:38
Compilation	Snowmen	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:58
Jerry Toth	The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:45
Lenny Breau	Long Way To Go	Minor's Aloud	04:32
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Wise Guys	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
The Laurie Bower Singers	My Life's A Song	You	02:53
Guido Basso	Mia Mia	It's Happening	02:48
Guido Basso	Nightcap	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:15
Moe Koffman	Jeannine	Tales of Koffman	05:27
Peter Appleyard	Moonlight Feels Right	ST	02:55
Eugene Amaro	Sans Souci	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:36
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Moon River	Toronto Instrumental	02:13
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're Driving Me Crazy	Feelin'	02:57
Terry Watada	Kyoto Romance	Yellow Fever	03:37
Peter Appleyard	Swinging Shepherd Blues	Peter Appleyard Presents	03:35
The Laurie Bower Singers	50 Ways	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:31
Doug Randle	Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:49
The Laurie Bower Singers	Una Paloma	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:23
Phil Nimmons Group	Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)	Mary Popppins Swings	05:29
Teddy Roderman	The Drifter	Makin' It With You	02:19
Teddy Roderman	Meditation	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:10

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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