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 Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Silver Thread & Golden Needles The Tender Loving Care
Ben McPeek Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
The Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Peter Appleyard Tico Tico ST
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Ben McPeek Thinking of You Thinking of You
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
Jerry Toth The Importance of the Rose The Music Of
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Lenny Breau Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From
Bill Butler Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Tommy Ambrose Just for a Thrill Young Tommy Ambrose
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Doug Crosley Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Bill Badgley How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Denny Vaughan Abergavenny Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Ron Collier Tentet The Days of Wine And Roses ST
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Jackie Richardson Green Lies and Man Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ben McPeek Leave Tenderly Thinking of You
Norman Amadio Trio Taboo ST
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Denny Vaughan Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Paul Zaza Guitarra Rhumba Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
John Arpin Alaskan Rag (1959) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Breezin' Along With the Breeze Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You (Doug Riley) ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning Montage
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
Peter Appleyard Only For Lovers The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Denny Vaughan Medley : Heigh Ho / Whistle While You Work Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk
The Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Lenny Breau On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy Juarez '62 Reflections
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sign of the Times It’s a Sign of the Times
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Hagood Hardy (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Lucio Agostini Help Yourself Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ballin' the Jack + Horn = Dixie
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Nameless Hour Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Peter Appleyard Soulful Strut The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Phil Nimmons Group In a Minor Mode Nimmons 'N' Nine
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Kathryn Moses Oleo ST
Guido Basso Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill) Lost in the Stars
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ben McPeek Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Paul Zaza Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
The Brian Browne Trio Waltzing Matilda The Toronto Scene
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
Hagood Hardy Jennifer's Song The Homecoming
Moe Koffman Sahara Tales of Koffman
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Paul Zaza Blue Shadows Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Johnny Cowell Siberian Love Song Our Winter Love
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake The Toronto Sessions
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Laughter in the Rain Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
Bill Butler I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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