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
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadian Sunset It’s a Sign of the Times
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Jerry Toth Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' South Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Denny Vaughan Put a Little Love in Your Heart Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Hagood Hardy Joy, Joy The Christmas Album
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
Jimmy Namaro Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman Marty's Morgue The Shepherd Swings Again
Hagood Hardy Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Lenny Breau A Taste of Honey The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Terry Watada On the Edge (Part II) Night's Disgrace
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Compilation Ted Komar - Kalinka CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Doug Randle You´d be so Nice to Come Home to (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Dale You’d Better Love Me Soft and Groovy
Doug Crosley Centre Island (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Jerry Toth To Wait for Love The Music Of
Doug Randle Maybe Life Will be Worth Living After All Songs for the New Industrial State
Ben McPeek Share the Land Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Hagood Hardy Love of Life Tell Me My Name
Ed Bickert Polkadots & Moonbeams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Bill Badgley If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
The Laurie Bower Singers Feelin' Feelin'
Eugene Amaro Another Time Warm
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro What Is This Thing Called Love At the Westbury
Ron Collier Tentet Charade ST
Jimmy Namaro Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Put Your Hand In The Hand Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Moe Koffman Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening (re-issue)
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Guido Basso The Good Life One More for the Road
Ben McPeek Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Jimmy Dale On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Profiles
Phil Nimmons Group Squeeze Play Take 10
Jimmy Namaro Lonely One featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Norman Amadio Trio Hallelujah ST
Lucio Agostini Taxi Action With Agostini
Doug Riley Roads Travelled & Days Gone By Freedom
Hagood Hardy Gary - A Remembrance As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Sanderlings Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Bill Butler 18th Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini (Theme from "A Story of Three Loves") Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Compilation This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Kathryn Moses Midnight ST
Rick Wilkins I Could Have Been a Sailor Discovery
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Ben McPeek Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Summertime Sunshine Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Promenade Reflections
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life The Music Of
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
Denny Vaughan Good Morning Starshine Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sign of the Times It’s a Sign of the Times
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell El Condor Pasa The Tender Loving Care
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Johnny Cowell (These Are) The Young Years Our Winter Love
Paul Zaza Fiesta Romantica Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Bill Butler I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Terry Watada Romance fn the Road Night's Disgrace
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Fly Me to the Moon And I Love Her

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

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

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

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Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

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