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
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Moe Koffman The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Compilation Eve Smith - I Care 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Wally Koster Nice Work if You Can Get It The Songs of Wally Koster
Terry Watada On the Edge (Part II) Night's Disgrace
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Eugene Amaro Afterglow Warm
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Moe Koffman Up, Up and Away Turned on
Jimmy Namaro When I Grow Too Old to Dream With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jerry Toth Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Moe Koffman Windy Turned on
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard China Boy (To Sleep) The Vibraphone Of
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
Jimmy Namaro Lamento Marimba Driftwood
Compilation On a Wonderful Day Like Today (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Ivy Steel Boudoirs Reincarnation
Jimmy Dale Triste Soft and Groovy
Terry Watada Rose of St. Urbain Night's Disgrace
Ron Collier Tentet Charade ST
Johnny Cowell Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz His Girl
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Robert Tennison Troupe Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Midnight Cowboy (John Barry) Now!
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Guido Basso God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Today
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 3rd movement Transformations - Invocations
Jimmy Namaro Street of Dreams featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Jerry Toth Little Boy Blue The Twelve Sides Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canada (A Centennial Song) It’s a Sign of the Times
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Doug Riley Theme for Adele Freedom
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Peter Appleyard Get Happy The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Moe Koffman Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
The Laurie Bower Singers Evergreen Looks Like We Made It
Lucio Agostini Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Storyville Blues + Horn = Dixie
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Peter Appleyard Mi Musica es Parati The Vibraphone Of
Denny Vaughan Moonlight Rendezvous A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Jackie Richardson If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell Summertime Sunshine Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Lenny Breau Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Ron Collier Tentet Just About Now ST
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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

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