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
Phil Nimmons Group On the Autobahn Take 10
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Peter Appleyard 'S Wonderful The Vibe Sound Of
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Bill Butler Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
The Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Peter Appleyard Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Guido Basso Tour de Force (live) (Dizzy Gillespie) Lost in the Stars
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
Moe Koffman James Brown's Bag Turned on
Ed Bickert You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Hagood Hardy A Time for Us As Time Goes By
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Guido Basso Second Chance One More for the Road
The Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
The Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Boogus Cow Cow Boogie CBC Comp 403 comp
Ed Bickert Come Rain or Come Shine ST
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel Got a Feelin' for Love
Colina Phillips Universal Prisoner Toronto Vocalist
Moe Koffman Sure It Is The Shepherd Swings Again
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Songs for the New Industrial State
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Champagne and Quail Halifax Instrumental
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass All in the Family Toronto Instrumental
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Hoghead Shout + Horn = Dixie
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Silent Night, Lonely Night Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
Doug Crosley Why Does He Stay in My Mind (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Hagood Hardy It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Rick Wilkins How Deep Is Your Love For the Sake of Music
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Peter Appleyard A Face Like Yours Peter Appleyard Presents
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Henry Cuesta Rose Garden Plays Favourites
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Jerry Toth Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Lenny Breau Taranta Guitar Sounds From
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
Guido Basso Sleigh Ride Christmas Today
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Paul Zaza Maid of the Mist Images
Doug Randle Colored Plastics Songs for the New Industrial State
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Phil Nimmons Group Squeeze Play Take 10
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where Are You Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy Leaside Bridge As Time Goes By
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers Feelin' Feelin'
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Guantanamera Montage
Peter Appleyard Conversation Toronto Instrumental
Compilation Woodland City Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Lucio Agostini Tico-Tico Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Jackie Richardson I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Henry Cuesta Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Eugene Amaro Am I Blue Twilight Time

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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