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	Length
Doug Randle	The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny	Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)	02:32
Peter Appleyard	Dragnet	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:11
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:47
Eugene Amaro	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Where or When	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:32
Peter Appleyard	Streets of London	ST	03:31
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Russian Rag (Cobb)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:28
Hagood Hardy	Winter Wonderland	The Christmas Album	02:36
Henry Cuesta	Proud Mary	Plays Favourites	02:47
Peter Appleyard	Strike Up the Band	The Vibe Sound Of	02:35
Paul Zaza	Warm Breezes	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:08
Jimmy Namaro	Beachcomber's Blues	Driftwood	04:07
The Laurie Bower Singers	Happy Dreamer	Wish I Was A Plane	03:36
Jerry Toth	Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:19
Compilation	Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:02
Jimmy Dale	Norwegian Wood	Soft and Groovy	03:17
Compilation	Brian Hughes - The Bridge	Jazz Toronto	04:58
Jimmy Dale	Baby I'm A-Want You	Toronto Instrumental	02:33
Ben McPeek	A Taste of Honey	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:42
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back	Strictly Nimmons	05:21
Jimmy Namaro	Lonely One	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:46
Lucio Agostini	World of Music	Action With Agostini	02:59
Compilation	Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:12
The Laurie Bower Singers	Hold On to a Little Bit of Love	Morning Has Broken	02:18
The Mutual Understanding	Wonderland	In Wonderland	02:54
The Laurie Bower Singers	Fool That I Am	It Goes Like It Goes	02:51
The Laurie Bower Singers	El Condor Pasa	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:40
Hagood Hardy	Maybe Tomorrow	Maybe Tomorrow	02:56
Paul Zaza	Mellow Moments	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:11
Don Gillis	Lady Death	Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))	03:58
Ben McPeek	Baked Apple Rag	Thinking of You	02:32
Sanderlings	Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin)	With The Jim Pirie Orchestra	03:00
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Baby I'm a Want You	Montage	04:24
Jimmy Namaro	Stranger in Paradise	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:43
Jimmy Namaro	St. Louis Blues Pachanga	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:30
Moe Koffman	Cloud Nine	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:27
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Rey	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Peaches and Brandy	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:01
Jimmy Dale	Beautiful	Toronto Instrumental	02:29
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vera Cruz	Halifax Instrumental	02:36
Lucio Agostini	Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:16
Guido Basso	Tequila	It's Happening	02:43
Peter Appleyard	Mambo #V	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:28
Compilation	Manteca - Salsa Nova	Jazz Toronto	05:40
Peter Appleyard	Who Needs It	ST	03:18
Rick Wilkins	Should I Love Again	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:35
Jimmy Namaro	Sam For Short	At the Westbury	03:44
Ben McPeek	Blue Cha Cha	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:06
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Summertime	The Old Meets the New	03:21
Jimmy Namaro	African Echoes	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:09
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Delta Dawn	Do Something Nice Today!	02:35
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Music To Watch Girls By	The Now Sound	01:59
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Loves Theme	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:45
Lucio Agostini	Help Yourself	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:22
Bill Badgley	Wednesday's Child	At the Ports of Call	02:51
2B3	Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions	The Toronto Sessions	05:39
Rick Wilkins	We Will Love Again	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:48
The Laurie Bower Singers	Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Morning Has Broken	02:36
Eugene Amaro	People	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:43
Hogtown Trumpets	Bustling	CBC Comp 434 comp	02:40
Ben McPeek	Admiral Halsey	Peace Train	03:05
Norman Amadio Trio	Taboo	ST	02:55
Lenny Breau	Bluesette	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:46
Hagood Hardy	Beauty	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:18
Teddy Roderman	Mississippi	Stay Awhile	02:09
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I'll See You in My Dreams	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
Ed Bickert	Where Are You	ST	04:40
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Bianca	Sailin' Home	04:37
Hagood Hardy	The Children's Song	As Time Goes By	02:21
Moe Koffman	Twistin' and Bumpin'	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:15
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Lush Life	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:01
Bill Badgley	All	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	01:57
The Laurie Bower Singers	I Got a Name	Back Home Again	02:51
Eugene Amaro	All In Love Is Fair	Twilight Time	03:26
The Mutual Understanding	Sunshine Man	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:05
Ben McPeek	Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:17
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vinaroz	Halifax Instrumental	02:58
Moe Koffman	Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	01:58
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sign of the Times	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:39
The Laurie Bower Singers	I've Found a New Baby	Feelin'	02:06
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sweet Leilani	ST	02:39
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bess You is My Woman	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:19
Moe Koffman	Sunshower (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	04:23
Jimmy Namaro	Blues for Fives	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:22
Denny Vaughan	My Cherie Amour	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:36
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Moonlight Serenade	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:13
Guido Basso	Early Morning Rain	Love Talk	02:21
Jackie Richardson	Child Eyes Part 2	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	02:46
Paul Zaza	Superstar	Faces and Places	02:11
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Love for Sale	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	03:12
The Laurie Bower Singers	Bye Bye Love	Laurie Bower	02:57
Rick Wilkins	Quiescence	For the Sake of Music	02:59
Denny Vaughan	Have You Ever Been Lonely?	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:49
Johnny Cowell	Road of Love	Our Winter Love	02:22
Guido Basso	Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour)	Lost in the Stars	04:51
Jimmy Namaro	Laura	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:52
Jimmy Dale	Touch Her Soft Lips	Profiles	02:48
Ed Bickert	When Sonny Gets Blue	ST	05:57
Jimmy Namaro	Lamento Marimba	Driftwood	03:43
Ed Bickert	I Like To Recognize the Tune	I Like To Recognize the Tune	02:46

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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