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
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Ron Collier Tentet I Believe In You ST
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Jimmy Namaro Sand and Sandals Driftwood
Compilation Norma Locke - I Need You So 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Russ Little You've Got a Friend Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Guido Basso Let It Snow Christmas Today
Doug Crosley Why Does He Stay in My Mind (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Hells Bells The Vibraphone Of
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where Are You Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ed Bickert When Sunny Gets Blue Out of the Past
Bill Butler I Love You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Russ Little Up Jumped Spring Footwork
Jimmy Namaro Lonely One featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version) A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Terry Watada Closing Time Night's Disgrace
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
The Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Lucio Agostini Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Russ Little Nikki's Grin Footwork
Johnny Burt Society Turn Your Radio On ….Come Summer
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers You You
John Arpin The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Compilation Jerry Toth - It's a Great Life Motorcars In Concert 1970
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell Carmichael & Parrish (arranged by Johnny Cowell) - Stardust The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
Jimmy Namaro Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro Tahiti Boat Driftwood
Moe Koffman Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Lucio Agostini Canadians on the Go-Go Once Upon a Hundred Years
Doug Riley Jazz Etude Freedom
Norman Amadio Trio Lullaby of the Leaves ST
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Silent Night, Lonely Night Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Lenny Breau Please Release Me (Horton & Peck) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Hagood Hardy & the Montage The Garden Path Montage
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If Montage
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard Moon Glow The Vibe Sound Of
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
John Arpin Cabaret Direct to Disc
The Mutual Understanding Out of This World In Wonderland
Peter Appleyard Flamingo The Vibraphone Of
Tommy Ambrose Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Lenny Breau Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain (Fred Rose) Swingin' on a Seven-String
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel Got a Feelin' for Love
Moe Koffman Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Know Got a Feelin' for Love
Jackie Richardson Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Peter Appleyard Puff the Magic Dragon The Vibraphone Of
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Eugene Amaro I Just Fall In Love Again Warm
Ron Collier Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Johnny Cowell Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Russ Little Friday Night at the Cadillac Club On the Shoulders of Giants
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Ed Bickert Where Are You ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Theme for Susan Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place
Lucio Agostini La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini

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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