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
Lucio Agostini Taxi Action With Agostini
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Moe Koffman When the Saints Go Marching In Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Cry Out Loud It Goes Like It Goes
Jimmy Dale Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Jimmy Dale Beautiful Toronto Instrumental
Jackie Richardson I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell Silver Thread & Golden Needles The Tender Loving Care
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Lucio Agostini Brazil Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Jackie Richardson Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ben McPeek Silent Cinema Thinking of You
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Harlem Nocturne The Old Meets the New
Guido Basso Take the 'A' Train And All That Latin Jazz!
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Teddy Roderman That's Life Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hagood Hardy Jingle Bells The Christmas Album
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Paul Zaza Swallow Flight Images
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Eugene Amaro Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Paul Zaza Mimosa Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version) A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
Lenny Breau Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) ST
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Guido Basso Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Rick Wilkins Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Ivy Steel What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Baby I'm a Want You Montage
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Ben McPeek If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Eugene Amaro Blame It On My Youth Warm
Joyce Sullivan I Could Write a Book The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Jimmy Dale Night Song Soft and Groovy
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) It's Impossible
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Compilation Brian Hughes - The Bridge Jazz Toronto
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Music To Watch Girls By The Now Sound
Doug Crosley Something (George Harrison) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadian Sunset It’s a Sign of the Times
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Johnny Cowell It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
Eugene Amaro Send In The Clowns Warm
Teddy Roderman The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Dale Strange Music Profiles
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra September in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Phil Nimmons Group In a Minor Mode Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Lucio Agostini Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Moe Koffman James Brown's Bag Turned on
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
John Arpin Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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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

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The 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, 🇨🇦

My Heart Belongs to Me

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

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