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
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Think I'd Call It Love When You Say Goodbye
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
Guido Basso Estate A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
The Brian Browne Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
John Arpin Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Pete Schofield and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman Goin' Out of My Head Turned on
Lenny Breau Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain (Fred Rose) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Johnny Cowell Summertime Sunshine Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Joy to the World The Christmas Album
Hagood Hardy Love is in the Air Reflections
John Arpin Your Love's Return Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Wally Koster Nice Work if You Can Get It The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Peter Appleyard Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Henry Cuesta Fate Clarinet With Strings
Peter Appleyard Hells Bells The Vibraphone Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Teddy Roderman Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jerry Toth Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Kathryn Moses Oleo ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Winchester Cathedral It’s a Sign of the Times
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Jimmy Namaro On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
John Arpin Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Jimmy Namaro Dark Eyes Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Doug Riley Jazz Etude Freedom
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Baby I'm a Want You Montage
Paul Hoffert 6 Bar Theme The Jazz Roots of
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ben McPeek Fascinating Rhythm His Voices and His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Peter Appleyard Puff the Magic Dragon The Vibraphone Of
Wally Koster April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
Denny Vaughan Let a Smile be Your Umbrella Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Eugene Amaro I'll Follow The Sun Warm
Lucio Agostini The Girls of Spain Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
The Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Phil Nimmons Group Swing Softly Nimmons 'N' Nine
Paul Zaza Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
Compilation Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Moe Koffman Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro Man of La Mancha Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lenny Breau New York City Mo' Breau
Peter Appleyard Pavanne pour une infante défunte Peter Appleyard Presents
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Moe Koffman Le Reveil (Largo) The Four Seasons
Paul Hoffert Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
The Mutual Understanding Rain Rain Go Away In Wonderland
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Song of the Tropics ST
Guido Basso Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars

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

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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