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
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
The Laurie Bower Singers Look and See Take Me Home Country Roads
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Rock With You When You Say Goodbye
Lucio Agostini Black Rose (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Walk Away Renee Turned on
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Guido Basso You're Nearer One More for the Road
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Doug Crosley Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Teddy Roderman Watching Scotty Grow Makin' It With You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One Long Song Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Rick Wilkins Without Your Love Discovery
Jimmy Dale All By Myself Profiles
Carol McCartney Jersey Bounce A Night in Tunisia
Eugene Amaro Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Phil Nimmons Group Squeeze Play Take 10
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Guido Basso Jingle Bells Christmas Today
Eugene Amaro Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Denny Vaughan Windy Girls I Knew
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back Strictly Nimmons
Jimmy Dale I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jackie Richardson If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Kathryn Moses I Met a Special Man ST
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Denny Vaughan Abergavenny Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Moe Koffman Mein Shtetel Belz Tales of Koffman
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It ST
Johnny Cowell Close to You The Tender Loving Care
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
John Arpin The Chevy Chase (1914) Other Side Of Ragtime
Ben McPeek Thinking of You Thinking of You
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Denny Vaughan Judy Girls I Knew
Bill Badgley All At the Ports of Call
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
Moe Koffman Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Sound of Silver ST
Rick Wilkins Someone I Used to Love Discovery
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Ben McPeek A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning Montage
Lucio Agostini Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Joyce Sullivan Friendly Star The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Rick Wilkins Jazz Gavotte From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Jimmy Namaro Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Doug Crosley Centre Island (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lenny Breau Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Bill Badgley How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Lenny Breau She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of

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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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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)

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

Compilation

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"

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