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	Length
The Laurie Bower Singers	Crooked Mile	Wish I Was A Plane	02:43
Pat Riccio	Watermelon Man (Hancock)	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	03:11
Eugene Amaro	Danny Boy	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	03:09
Bill Badgley	After The Lovin'	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:06
Jimmy Namaro	Street of Dreams	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:21
Joyce Sullivan	Say it Isn't So	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:02
Paul Zaza	Sailing By	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:34
John Arpin	Ragtime Nightingale	Concert In Ragtime	03:04
John Arpin	Dead Man Blues	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:04
John Arpin	Bird-Brain Rag	Concert In Ragtime	03:08
Ben McPeek	Leave Tenderly	Thinking of You	02:34
Dr. Music	I Can See You	Doug Riley Transcription	05:34
The Laurie Bower Singers	Sweet Ginger Bread Man	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:52
Henry Cuesta	Skyline Stomp	Plays Favourites	02:08
Eugene Amaro	People	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:43
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Guido Basso	Cuminha Cruzado	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:45
Teddy Roderman	Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:31
Johnny Cowell	Carmichael & Parrish (arranged by Johnny Cowell) - Stardust	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:49
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Wang Wang Blues	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:42
Lenny Breau	Spanjazz	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:14
Joyce Sullivan	You'll Never Know	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:47
Jackie Richardson	Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	06:30
Paul Zaza	Foxy Lady	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:54
Jackie Richardson	Finer Wine	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	01:07
Lucio Agostini	The Partisan (Marley - Zaret)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:38
Denny Vaughan	May All Your Troubles be Little Ones	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	02:36
John Arpin	Sleepy Hollow Rag	Concert In Ragtime	03:18
John Arpin	Meadowlark Rag (1916)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:03
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Collage #3	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	02:51
Compilation	Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	04:30
Eugene Amaro	Midnight Blue	Twilight Time	02:53
Jimmy Namaro	The Moon is Low	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:14
The Mutual Understanding	Out of This World	In Wonderland	02:33
Ben McPeek	Something Better to Do	Thinking of You	03:18
Paul Zaza	Malaguena	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:51
The Laurie Bower Singers	Come To Mother	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:54
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Paul Hoffert	Growing Up	The Jazz Roots of	05:13
Doug Crosley	For All We Know	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:49
Paul Zaza	Fiesta Flamenco	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:23
Peter Appleyard	Sophisticated Lady	ST	02:42
Hagood Hardy	Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home	Tell Me My Name	03:49
Denny Vaughan	I Love You Because	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:41
Paul Zaza	Mellow Moments	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:11
Terry Watada	Yellow Fever	Yellow Fever	03:59
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Angie Baby	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:43
Peter Appleyard	Only For Lovers	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	03:03
Yorkville Avenue Band	Quite Contrary	"Moving Day"	03:17
Peter Appleyard	Lazy Silhouettes	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:54
Terry Watada	Rose of St. Urbain	Night's Disgrace	04:33
Doug Crosley	Something (George Harrison)	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:32
Peter Appleyard	Liza	The Vibe Sound Of	02:15
Lenny Breau	Blues Theme #2	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	02:33
Ben McPeek	Peace Train	Peace Train	03:49
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Aurora Borealis	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	10:16
Terry Watada	If I Sing the Blues	Night's Disgrace	03:58
Norman Amadio Trio	Oh Lady Be Good	ST	02:49
Jimmy Dale	Music To Watch Girls By	Soft and Groovy	03:09
Fred Stone	Tamara	The Music of Fred Stone	05:31
Denny Vaughan	Je Reviens Chez-Nous	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:27
The Mutual Understanding	Wonderland	In Wonderland	02:54
Guido Basso	Never Let Me Go	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	07:00
Jimmy Namaro	African Echoes	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:09
Ed Bickert	Things Are Getting Better	Bye Bye Baby	04:34
Doug Riley	The Way We Was	Freedom	04:44
Lenny Breau	Music to Watch Girls By	Guitar Sounds From	04:29
Moe Koffman	Harvest Festival (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	05:40
Lucio Agostini	Tutti Flutti	Action With Agostini	02:42
Bill Badgley	How Insensitive	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	01:47
Lucio Agostini	Centennial Caravan	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:06
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	03:30
Ben McPeek	Undun	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:37
Moe Koffman	Train Whistle Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:16
Peter Appleyard	Moonlight Feels Right	ST	02:55
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Midnight Cowboy (John Barry)	Now!	04:55
Denny Vaughan	Theme from "The Killer of Kildonan"	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:53
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Johnny Cowell	Shag	Our Winter Love	01:57
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Mirage	ST	03:56
Norman Amadio Trio	Enchantment	ST	02:28
The Laurie Bower Singers	Is Someone Listening?	Morning Has Broken	02:18
Henry Cuesta	Lonely Girl	Clarinet With Strings	02:29
Doug Randle	Alley Cat	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:58
Henry Cuesta	Forever April	Clarinet With Strings	02:11
The Laurie Bower Singers	Daybreak	Looks Like We Made It	02:45
The Brian Browne Trio	Toot That Whistle	The Toronto Scene	02:13
Henry Cuesta	Remember When (We Made These Memories)	Clarinet With Strings	03:05
Eugene Amaro	Didn’t We	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:54
Moe Koffman	Trains and Boats and Planes	Goes Electric	02:48
John Arpin	King Porter Stomp	Concert In Ragtime	02:42
Guido Basso	Ramblin'	It's Happening	02:16
Jerry Toth	Picasso Summer	The Twelve Sides Of	02:32
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Wolverine Blues	Original Toronto Dixieland Band	02:42
Moe Koffman	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	Goes Electric	02:43
Joyce Sullivan	Friendly Star	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:50
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks)	Bluesprint	05:20
Peter Appleyard	Ben	The Lincolnshire Poacher	03:17
Henry Cuesta	Glamorous Night	Clarinet With Strings	02:22
Lucio Agostini	Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:27

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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

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

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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