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 Cowell Just One More Time His Girl
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Jimmy Dale Uncle Albert - Admiral Halsey Toronto Instrumental
Moe Koffman Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
Doug Crosley Somewhere, Sometime (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill) Lost in the Stars
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Stop And Smell The Roses Back Home Again
Phil Nimmons Group Who Walks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Ben McPeek Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Hey Look Got a Feelin' for Love
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Jimmy Namaro We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
Ron Collier Tentet Come Sunday ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard Avalon The Vibe Sound Of
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Bill Badgley All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Paul Zaza Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Ben McPeek A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Guido Basso Bye Bye Blues One More for the Road
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Hagood Hardy The Homecoming The Homecoming
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
Fred Stone Elissa The Music of Fred Stone
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Compilation Hogtown Hoe-Down Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Hagood Hardy Something in Your Smile Stop 33 Sutton Place
John Arpin Bethena Concert In Ragtime
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Evergreen Looks Like We Made It
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Ed Bickert Skylark I Like To Recognize the Tune
Rick Wilkins Why Think About Tomorrow From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro Sand and Sandals Driftwood
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Peter Appleyard Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Brian Browne Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Blame Me Laurie Bower
Eugene Amaro Twilight Time Twilight Time
Kathryn Moses Midmorning ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Lenny Breau Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Ben McPeek Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jackie Richardson Green Lies and Man Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Norman Amadio Trio Hallelujah ST
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Peter Appleyard Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Henry Cuesta Proud Mary Plays Favourites
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Johnny Cowell You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Tender Loving Care
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Lenny Breau Long Way To Go Minor's Aloud
The Laurie Bower Singers Out Here On My Own It Goes Like It Goes
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Moe Koffman Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Paul Zaza Fiesta Romantica Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Ivy Steel Travelling Light Reincarnation
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read

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

Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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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