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
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
Jimmy Namaro Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Pete Schofield and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Jimmy Dale You’d Better Love Me Soft and Groovy
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Exactly Like Jerry Smith Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jimmy Namaro Sand and Sandals Driftwood
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
Johnny Cowell Antigua It's Gotta Be Love
Lucio Agostini Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Silent Night, Lonely Night Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Peter Appleyard A Face Like Yours Peter Appleyard Presents
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Hagood Hardy The Children's Song As Time Goes By
Lucio Agostini La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Twooch Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy Love Song Reflections
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Denny Vaughan Can't Help Falling in Love With You A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Jimmy Namaro Sam For Short At the Westbury
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro Jimmy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
John Arpin The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Jimmy Namaro I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Rick Wilkins Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Hagood Hardy Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Doug Randle Lonely Girl (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Struttin' Your Stuff Sailin' Home
Moe Koffman Mein Shtetel Belz Tales of Koffman
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy Juarez '62 Reflections
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Phil Nimmons Group Blue Lou Nimmons 'N' Nine
Yorkville Avenue Band Quite Contrary "Moving Day"
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six The Getaway Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Raphael Mendez - Virgin de la Macarena (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
The Laurie Bower Singers Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard Morning Has Broken
Moe Koffman You Are My Sunshine Moe's Curried Soul
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Ivy Steel Don’t Explain Reincarnation
Guido Basso Sleigh Ride Christmas Today
Carol McCartney No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
Jimmy Namaro Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Je reviens (I'm Coming Back) Hot Brass
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
Paul Zaza Marina Del Ray Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Rick Wilkins Someone I Used to Love Discovery
Rick Wilkins (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Lenny Breau New York City Mo' Breau
Hagood Hardy God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Christmas Album
The Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Denny Vaughan The Girl Next Door Girls I Knew

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

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"

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