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
Hagood Hardy Leaside Bridge As Time Goes By
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Jimmy Dale Bye Bye Soft and Groovy
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey Strictly Nimmons
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Carol McCartney Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
The Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
John Arpin Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Guantanamera Montage
Phil Nimmons Group Blue Lou Nimmons 'N' Nine
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Peter Appleyard Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lenny Breau Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Bill Butler Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Doug Crosley Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Bill Badgley Sam Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
Jerry Toth Portrait of Caroline The Classic Jerry Toth
The Brian Browne Trio Toot That Whistle The Toronto Scene
Jerry Toth Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Compilation Laurie Bower Singers - Sometime Girl 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Laurie Bower Singers Here's That Rainy Day Feelin'
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Hagood Hardy Something in Your Smile Stop 33 Sutton Place
Henry Cuesta Help Me Make It Through The Night Plays Favourites
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
Phil Nimmons Group Chim chim cheree Mary Popppins Swings
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Bill Butler The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Jerry Toth To Wait for Love The Music Of
Eugene Amaro I Didn't Know What Time It Was Warm
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Johnny Cowell It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
John Arpin Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Hagood Hardy Workin' In L.A. As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Hagood Hardy And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Arioso The Virtuoso Trumpet
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Namaro Sam For Short At the Westbury
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Midnight Cowboy (John Barry) Now!
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Guido Basso What a Friend It's Happening (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lucio Agostini Linstead Market Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Pat Riccio Matchmaker (Bock-Harnick) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Ron Collier Tentet Walking Out ST
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Pete Schofield and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Moe Koffman Sleep (Adagio) The Four Seasons
The Laurie Bower Singers Lotta Love When You Say Goodbye
Phil Nimmons Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings

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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