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
Guido Basso Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Ben McPeek Talk It Over In The Morning Peace Train
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Henry Cuesta Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Ben McPeek Soon It's Gonna Rain The Original Sounds of
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
Eugene Amaro Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Pat Riccio Stranger on the Shore (Bilk-Mellin) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
John Arpin Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Henry Cuesta At a Georgia Camp Meeting Clarinet With Strings
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Ed Bickert Girl Talk I Like To Recognize the Tune
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #1: Rose of Washington Square; Yes Sir, That's My Baby; Sweet Georgia Brown (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Johnny Cowell His Girl His Girl
The Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Phil Nimmons Group Fascinating Rhythm Nimmons 'N' Nine
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Johnny Cowell Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Paul Zaza Sailing By Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Guido Basso Sleigh Ride Christmas Today
Jimmy Namaro Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jimmy Namaro Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ivy Steel Willow Weep for Me Reincarnation
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell You Made Me Love You (Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard Open the Gates of Love Peter Appleyard Presents
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Hoffert Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Ed Bickert Street of Dreams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Doug Randle London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Cowell Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Jerry Toth One (from a Chorus Line) The Classic Jerry Toth
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - The Dreamer The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Denny Vaughan Wake Up Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Compilation Ted Komar - Papirossew CBC Comp 409
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Namaro Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Jerry Toth To Wait for Love The Music Of
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jerry Toth The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Lenny Breau Please Release Me (Horton & Peck) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage My Love Montage
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Henry Cuesta Lonely Girl Clarinet With Strings
Denny Vaughan May All Your Troubles be Little Ones Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Lucio Agostini The Partisan (Marley - Zaret) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Rick Wilkins Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Joyce Sullivan Say it Isn't So The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets His Girl
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jimmy Dale My Reverie Profiles
Fred Stone For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Rick Wilkins Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Compilation Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha Motorcars In Concert 1970
2B3 Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat The Toronto Sessions
Eugene Amaro Another Time Warm
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Introducin' My Man It’s a Sign of the Times
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Ben McPeek Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Paul Zaza Blue Porcelain Faces and Places

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

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

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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