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 His Girl His Girl
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Fair Wind Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
Jimmy Namaro Sam For Short At the Westbury
Peter Appleyard Ben The Lincolnshire Poacher
Paul Hoffert Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
Guido Basso Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill) Lost in the Stars
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Phil Nimmons Group Swing Softly Nimmons 'N' Nine
Rick Wilkins Songbird For the Sake of Music
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro Jimmy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk
Lenny Breau Claude (Free Song) ST
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening (re-issue)
Paul Zaza Spring Song Faces and Places
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Told You So Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Kathryn Moses Touch Me ST
Peter Appleyard Pavanne pour une infante défunte Peter Appleyard Presents
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles At the Ports of Call
Jackie Richardson Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Hagood Hardy Leaside Bridge As Time Goes By
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Lenny Breau Neptune ST
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Paul Zaza Sailing By Coasting (with Isaacs)
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jimmy Dale Bye Bye Soft and Groovy
Johnny Cowell I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Doug Randle Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Jimmy Namaro Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Peter Appleyard Apres Toi The Lincolnshire Poacher
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
The Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sunny The Now Sound
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Eugene Amaro Ruby Warm
Lenny Breau Compared To What Minor's Aloud
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Denny Vaughan Have You Ever Been Lonely? A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Lucio Agostini Hoedown Action With Agostini
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Guido Basso For Awhile Love Talk
Jimmy Dale Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
The Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It
Doug Crosley Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #1: Rose of Washington Square; Yes Sir, That's My Baby; Sweet Georgia Brown (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Hagood Hardy Let Me Love Again As Time Goes By
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Hagood Hardy A Time for Us As Time Goes By
Johnny Cowell Like No Other Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Lenny Breau Georgia on My Mind Guitar Sounds From
The Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Hagood Hardy Cold on the Shoulder The Homecoming
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Norman Amadio Trio Nica's Dream ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers Crooked Mile Wish I Was A Plane
Eugene Amaro Am I Blue Twilight Time

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

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"

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