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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	King of the Road	The Old Meets the New	03:32
Moses, Kathryn	Midmorning	ST	04:12
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	Georgia Camp Meeting	+ Horn = Dixie	03:03
Compilation	One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:17
Bickert, Ed	Things Are Getting Better	Bye Bye Baby	04:34
Basso, Guido	Sweet Georgia Fame	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	05:23
Wilkins, Rick	Let Me be the One	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:31
Read, Alex & 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)	01:33
Agostini, Lucio	Chuck Wagon Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:51
Agostini, Lucio	Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:03
Cowell, Johnny	Marcella's Waltz	His Girl	02:10
Richardson, Jackie	Please	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:15
Browne, Brian Trio	Misty Roses	Toronto Instrumental	02:22
Breau, Lenny	Compared To What	Minor's Aloud	04:44
Claman, Dolores, Richard Morris & Jerry Toth	St. Lawrence Centre Song	St. Lawrence Centre Song	03:41
Nimmons, Phil Group	Kicks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	00:29
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David)	Now!	05:50
Mutual Understanding	Rain Rain Go Away	In Wonderland	02:21
McPeek, Ben	Big Red	The Original Sounds of	02:42
Nimmons, Phil Group	In a Minor Mode	Nimmons 'N' Nine	04:47
Cowell, Johnny	Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:56
Namaro, Jimmy	So Danco Samba	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:00
Compilation	Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:12
Cowell, Johnny	Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:42
Namaro, Jimmy	With Mallets Towards Some	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:56
Laurie Bower Singers	Pretty Lady	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:16
Dale, Jimmy	My Reverie	Profiles	03:57
Amadio, Norman Trio	Mein Shtetele Belz	ST	02:13
Cowell, Johnny	Air On a G String	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:15
Arpin, John	If You Could Read My Mind	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:55
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Do Something Nice Today!	03:14
Compilation	Hogtown Hoe-Down	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:05
Amadio, Norman Trio	Lullaby of the Leaves	ST	03:00
Hogtown Trumpets	Bustling	CBC Comp 434 comp	02:40
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Laughter in the Rain	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:50
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Agostini, Lucio	Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:16
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	03:11
McPeek, Ben	Silent Cinema	Thinking of You	02:08
McPeek, Ben	When I'm 64	Thinking of You	02:45
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Kicks (Closing Theme)	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:19
Appleyard, Peter	Lazy Silhouettes	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:54
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	One for Mr. 'B'	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:43
Bickert, Ed	It Might as Well Be Spring	ST	05:50
Zaza, Paul	Sailing By	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:34
McPeek, Ben	Ramblin' Rose	The Original Sounds of	01:54
Appleyard, Peter	Midnight Sun	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:22
Steel, Ivy	Easy Living	Reincarnation	05:03
Namaro, Jimmy	I Wanna Know	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:37
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Tropical	ST	02:02
Zaza, Paul	Canadian Express	Faces and Places	02:08
Dale, Jimmy	Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Profiles	03:15
Randle, Doug	Put On Your Sunday Clothes	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	02:40
Compilation	Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	04:30
Hardy, Hagood	Clouds	The Homecoming	03:34
Toth, Jerry	The Fool On the Hill	The Music Of	02:42
Toth, Jerry	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Koffman, Moe	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	Goes Electric	02:43
Hardy, Hagood	Travellin' On	The Homecoming	03:04
Phillips, Colina	Never Had it So Good	Toronto Vocalist	03:23
Appleyard, Peter	Mambo Inn	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:25
Arpin, John	Laughter in the Rain	Direct to Disc	02:50
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	The Garden Path	Montage	03:19
Hardy, Hagood	Joy to the World	The Christmas Album	03:03
2B3	Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat	The Toronto Sessions	06:39
Badgley, Bill	Moon Love	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:15
Namaro, Jimmy	Tahiti Boat	Driftwood	02:39
Namaro, Jimmy	Night Sounds	At the Westbury	02:54
Dale, Jimmy	Sun Goes By	Toronto Instrumental	03:21
Basso, Guido	'Round Midnight Overture (Phil Dwyer)	Lost in the Stars	02:41
Cowell, Johnny	Arioso	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:00
Richardson, Jackie	Thank You Lord	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:40
Compilation	Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous	Jazz Toronto	04:56
Stone, Fred	Tamara	The Music of Fred Stone	05:31
Laurie Bower Singers	Hold On to a Little Bit of Love	Morning Has Broken	02:18
Arpin, John	Efficiency Rag	Concert In Ragtime	02:54
Compilation	Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:17
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	Wise Guys	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
Zaza, Paul	Hollywood Hills	Faces and Places	02:30
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	I Told You So	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	07:28
Koffman, Moe	Pretzel Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	01:58
Amaro, Eugene	Midnight Blue	Twilight Time	02:53
Namaro, Jimmy	Sonny’s Daze	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	03:33
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	I Say A Little Prayer For You	The Now Sound	02:49
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Medley: String of Pearls - Little Brown Jug - Chatanooga Choo Choo	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:06
Laurie Bower Singers	Early Morning Rain	Feelin'	02:53
Koffman, Moe	Cloud Nine	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:27
Koffman, Moe	Inverno Furioso (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	02:44
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	View from Paddy's Head	Sailin' Home	03:10
Namaro, Jimmy	I Wanna Know	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:37
Breau, Lenny	Anytime (Herbert Lawson)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:47
Zaza, Paul	Sunday Morning	Images	02:40
McPeek, Ben	Baked Apple Rag	Thinking of You	02:32
Hardy, Hagood	Juarez '62	Reflections	03:13
Ambrose, Tommy	Margie	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:04
Dale, Jimmy	Triste	Soft and Groovy	03:05
Cowell, Johnny	Walk Hand in Hand	Our Winter Love	02:36
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	And I Love Her	The Old Meets the New	03:11
Wilkins, Rick	Savin' it Up	Discovery	03:46
Breau, Lenny	Spanjazz	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:14

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Browne, Brian Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

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Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

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Breau, Lenny - ST

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Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

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Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

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Amaro, Eugene - Warm

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Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

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Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

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Laurie Bower Singers - You

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Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

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Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

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Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

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Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

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Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

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Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

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Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

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Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

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Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

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Bickert, Ed - ST

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Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

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Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

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Basso, Guido - It's Happening (re-issue)

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