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 Glitter Queen Got a Feelin' for Love
Pat Riccio Matchmaker (Bock-Harnick) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Lucio Agostini La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Jackie Richardson Here's to Life Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
The Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Doug Randle London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Ed Bickert A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing Bye Bye Baby
Johnny Cowell Siberian Love Song Our Winter Love
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Look Of Love The Now Sound
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Fred Stone Tamara The Music of Fred Stone
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Doug Crosley Away from You (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Doug Randle Put On Your Sunday Clothes Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' My Best Girl + Horn = Dixie
Johnny Cowell Darling Mama His Girl
Ivy Steel Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Wally Koster April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Don Thompson 'D.T.' One Cylinder Bluesprint
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Compilation Brian Hughes - The Bridge Jazz Toronto
The Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Bill Badgley Amanda Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Paul Zaza Peace River Images
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lenny Breau Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Ben McPeek Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Christmas Today
Ron Collier Tentet Come Sunday ST
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wise Guys + Horn = Dixie
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
The Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Hagood Hardy Never-Never Land Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
John Arpin Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Paul Hoffert Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Dance of the Only Son Sailin' Home
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Ed Bickert Come Rain or Come Shine ST
Compilation Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Teddy Roderman Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Rick Wilkins Jazz Gavotte From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers You're The One That I Want You
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Ben McPeek Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Ben McPeek Soon It's Gonna Rain The Original Sounds of
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Guido Basso Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Guido Basso The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Jerry Toth Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

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Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

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

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Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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