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
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Hagood Hardy Clouds The Homecoming
Rick Wilkins Déjà vu Discovery
Moe Koffman Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
The Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Bill Butler A Portrait of a Piano Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Compilation Hogtown Hoe-Down Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
John Arpin At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Eugene Amaro Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You (Doug Riley) ST
Johnny Cowell Stardust The Virtuoso Trumpet
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Sanderlings Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Peter Appleyard Conversation Toronto Instrumental
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Peter Appleyard Night Journey Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Tony Quarrington One Bright Morning One Bright Morning
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Moe Koffman Sure It Is The Shepherd Swings Again
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Guido Basso I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
2B3 Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin' The Toronto Sessions
Joyce Sullivan Grandfather's Clock The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Carol McCartney Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Johnny Cowell Sangre De Toro Bravo The Virtuoso Trumpet
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970
Doug Randle Put On Your Sunday Clothes Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Ben McPeek A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Henry Cuesta Glamorous Night Clarinet With Strings
Hagood Hardy Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly) The Christmas Album
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Champagne and Quail Halifax Instrumental
Paul Zaza Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ivy Steel Boudoirs Reincarnation
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Doug Riley Hymn to Freedom Freedom
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Terry Watada Only for You Night's Disgrace
Doug Crosley Somewhere, Sometime (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
The Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Jimmy Namaro Dark Eyes Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Time After Time The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Guido Basso Noelle Love Talk
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Henry Cuesta Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
Guido Basso What A Friend It's Happening
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
Robert Tennison Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Cried for You Bluesprint
Phil Nimmons Group Jasper Take 10
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Told You So Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy No Good On My Own As Time Goes By
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Moe Koffman Swingin' Explorer Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell His Girl His Girl
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Compilation Billy Van - Kiss The Wind 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Namaro Lonely One featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard Soft Summer Breeze The Vibraphone Of
Johnny Cowell Pickin' Plums Hot Brass

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - ST

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

Toronto, Ontario → Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, 🇨🇦

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

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