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
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Doug Randle Put On Your Sunday Clothes Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Teddy Roderman The Green Grass Starts To Grow Makin' It With You
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Denny Vaughan May All Your Troubles be Little Ones Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Russ Little More Than You Know Snapshot
Russ Little Peace Footwork
Paul Zaza Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Teddy Roderman Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jimmy Namaro Balikpapan Driftwood
Peter Appleyard Soulful Strut The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Phil Nimmons Group Stay Awake Mary Popppins Swings
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
2B3 Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin' The Toronto Sessions
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Happy Dreamer Wish I Was A Plane
Hagood Hardy A Boy Named Charlie Brown Maybe Tomorrow
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Keep Yourself Together Hot Brass
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
John Arpin Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Namaro He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening) Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Swing Sisters Girl Talk Davenport Blues
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell Stardust The Virtuoso Trumpet
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Moe Koffman Mrs. Robinson Turned on
Terry Watada Maverick Chinaman Night's Disgrace
Jackie Richardson I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Henry Cuesta Proud Mary Plays Favourites
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Russ Little One Note Samba Snapshot
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Russ Little Nikki's Grin Footwork
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Paul Zaza Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Phil Nimmons Group The Life I Lead Mary Popppins Swings
Wally Koster Nice Work if You Can Get It The Songs of Wally Koster
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Russ Little Blue Skies Slow Burn
Jim O'Driscoll I Don't Know How to Love Him I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Tony Quarrington Savannah (For South Africa) One Bright Morning
The Laurie Bower Singers Put Your Hand In The Hand Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Russ Little Out On a Limb Snapshot
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Denny Vaughan Stranger on the Shore A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Auf Widersehn The Old Meets the New
Russ Little A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Snapshot
Lucio Agostini Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening (re-issue)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Tony Quarrington You Stepped Out of a Drink One Bright Morning
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Lenny Breau You Needed Me ST
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau New York City Mo' Breau
Russ Little The Boy Next Door Footwork
Doug Randle Lonely Girl (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Henry Cuesta Just a Closer Walk with Thee Clarinet With Strings

In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

….Come Summer

Trombone - Teddy Roderman

Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

ST

Halifax Instrumental

ST

Ed Bickert / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert / ST BACK

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

ST

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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