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
Hagood Hardy	Reunion (Theme from Rituals)	Tell Me My Name	03:18
Compilation	Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:16
Norman Amadio Trio	Lullaby of the Leaves	ST	03:00
The Mutual Understanding	Summer of '42	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:38
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Carol McCartney	Jersey Bounce	A Night in Tunisia	04:40
Compilation	Snowmen	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:58
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Scarborough Fair	The Now Sound	02:32
Peter Appleyard	Tenderly	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:01
Paul Zaza	Warm Breezes	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:08
Guido Basso	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Christmas Today	02:39
Peter Appleyard	'S Wonderful	The Vibe Sound Of	02:18
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Georgy Girl	The Now Sound	02:24
Boogus	Roller Queen	CBC Comp 403 comp	03:11
Compilation	This Train	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:13
John Arpin	Jenny's Tune	Direct to Disc	02:54
Phil Nimmons Group	A Spoonful of Sugar	Mary Popppins Swings	04:07
John Arpin	Cabaret	Direct to Disc	02:28
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People	Strictly Nimmons	04:25
Lucio Agostini	Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:03
Jimmy Namaro	Beachcomber's Blues	Driftwood	04:07
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks)	Bluesprint	05:20
Paul Zaza	Blue Lagoon	Images	02:33
Moe Koffman	Snowflakes (Largo)	The Four Seasons	02:02
Rick Wilkins	Together	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	Evergreen	Looks Like We Made It	03:27
Moe Koffman	The Swingin' Shepherd Blues	Goes Electric	02:51
Hagood Hardy	White Christmas	The Christmas Album	04:09
Guido Basso	Take the 'A' Train	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Peter Appleyard	Yesterday & Tomorrow	Toronto Instrumental	02:32
Eugene Amaro	Why Did I Choose You	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:27
Johnny Cowell	Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:30
Jackie Richardson	Thank You Lord	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:40
Hagood Hardy	Silent Night, Holy Night	The Christmas Album	02:48
Terry Watada	Yellow Fever	Yellow Fever	03:59
Guido Basso	Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill)	Lost in the Stars	06:08
Peter Appleyard	Who Needs It	Peter Appleyard Presents	03:11
Johnny Cowell	Shag	Our Winter Love	01:57
Henry Cuesta	We're at Home	Clarinet With Strings	02:10
Jimmy Dale	Alone Again, Naturally	Toronto Instrumental	02:55
Jimmy Namaro	Call Me	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:38
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:22
Denny Vaughan	Stranger on the Shore	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:34
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Rick Wilkins	Neat!	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:13
Eugene Amaro	Did You Say	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	01:57
Lucio Agostini	Linstead Market	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:01
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Exactly Like Jerry Smith	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	08:22
Jimmy Namaro	Night Sounds	At the Westbury	02:54
Jerry Toth	Heather My Love	The Twelve Sides Of	03:58
Rick Wilkins	Blues for Helene	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	07:00
Moe Koffman	In the Mood	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:09
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	I Cried for You	Bluesprint	05:41
Jimmy Dale	My Reverie	Profiles	03:57
Rick Wilkins	You Can Have Me Anytime	Discovery	03:28
Lenny Breau	Secret Love	Minor's Aloud	05:10
Rick Wilkins	Weekend in New England	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:38
Peter Appleyard	Just In Time	The Vibe Sound Of	02:40
Guido Basso	Give Her My Love	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:27
Johnny Cowell	Our Winter Love	Our Winter Love	02:31
Rick Wilkins	Len's Den	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:33
Hagood Hardy	Feliz Navidad	The Christmas Album	02:58
Guido Basso	Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer)	Lost in the Stars	05:48
The Laurie Bower Singers	A Love Song	Laurie Bower	03:13
The Laurie Bower Singers	Battle Of New Orleans	Wish I Was A Plane	02:54
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel)	ST	02:29
Lenny Breau	Monday, Monday	Guitar Sounds From	02:30
Paul Zaza	Foxy Lady	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:54
The Mutual Understanding	Little Girl Blue	In Wonderland	03:29
Bill Badgley	Georgy Girl	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	01:59
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert - The Dreamer	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:50
The Brian Browne Trio	Toot That Whistle	The Toronto Scene	02:13
Lenny Breau	Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	Guitar Sounds From	04:31
Guido Basso	Christina	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:44
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Secret Love	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:19
Doug Wilson Quartet	Canadian Theme	Canada b/w Canadian Theme	03:55
Compilation	Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	04:30
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Moe Koffman	Country Song	Moe's Curried Soul	03:30
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	King of the Road	The Old Meets the New	03:32
Lenny Breau	Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain (Fred Rose)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:18
Denny Vaughan	Miss Wistful	Girls I Knew	02:38
Jimmy Dale	Guanabara	Soft and Groovy	02:42
Moe Koffman	You Are My Sunshine	Moe's Curried Soul	03:16
Compilation	Jerry Toth - It's a Great Life	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:09
Lenny Breau	Tuning Time	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:49
Lucio Agostini	Pedro Pussycat	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:06
Johnny Cowell	You Made Me Love You (Harry James)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:12
Johnny Cowell	Playful Trumpets	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:19
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Invocation: Bronze (The Contest)	Transformations - Invocations	08:32
Johnny Cowell	Darling Mama	His Girl	02:22
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	All in the Family	Toronto Instrumental	02:34
Lenny Breau	Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad	Mo' Breau	07:30
Denny Vaughan	Abergavenny	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:24
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Medley #1: Rose of Washington Square; Yes Sir, That's My Baby; Sweet Georgia Brown (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read)	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:07
Compilation	Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	03:18
Compilation	Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke	Jazz Toronto	04:00
Ed Bickert	Nica's Dream	Out of the Past	09:46

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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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