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
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Johnny Cowell I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
Ed Bickert Have You Met Miss Jones Out of the Past
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
John Arpin The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Bill Badgley Lady At the Ports of Call
Ben McPeek Fascinating Rhythm His Voices and His Orchestra
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Lucio Agostini Centipediantics Action With Agostini
Bill Butler The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ben McPeek Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Guido Basso Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
John Arpin Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Johnny Cowell High on a Flagpole It's Gotta Be Love
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
John Arpin Beautiful Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Johnny Cowell (These Are) The Young Years Our Winter Love
Ivy Steel Now or Never Reincarnation
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Scarborough Fair The Now Sound
Lucio Agostini The Girls of Spain Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Russ Little Nikki's Grin Footwork
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Guido Basso The Good Life One More for the Road
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Norman Amadio Trio Nica's Dream ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Collage #3 Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
The Laurie Bower Singers Magnificent Sanctuary Band Morning Has Broken
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Teddy Roderman Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
Phil Nimmons Group The Life I Lead Mary Popppins Swings
Russ Little My One and Only Love Snapshot
Lenny Breau Lone Pine Mo' Breau
Doug Crosley Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Bill Badgley Moonlight Sonata Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Rick Wilkins Somewhere Along the Way My Heart Belongs to Me
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Jackie Richardson My Baby Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Bill Badgley Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Henry Cuesta Way Down Deep Plays Favourites
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Russ Little Don't Go Breaking My Heart Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
The Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Brian Browne Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Doug Riley Shoot Freedom
The Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Johnny Cowell A Season For My Love His Girl
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

….Come Summer

Trombone - Teddy Roderman

Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

ST

Halifax Instrumental

ST

Ed Bickert / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert / ST BACK

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

ST

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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