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	Length
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Peter & The Wolf	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:43
Bill Butler	Summertime	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:25
The Laurie Bower Singers	Una Paloma	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:23
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	02:07
Phil Nimmons Group	Jasper	Take 10	03:49
Tommy Ambrose	You're Driving Me Crazy	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:54
Denny Vaughan	My Cherie Amour	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:36
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Hideaway (Barbara Moore)	ST	02:25
Jimmy Namaro	Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha	Driftwood	02:54
Joyce Sullivan	You'll Never Know	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:47
Hagood Hardy	Jennifer's Song	The Homecoming	02:45
Jimmy Namaro	The Moon is Low	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:14
Moe Koffman	Sunshower (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	04:23
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Too Late Now	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:59
Norman Amadio Trio	Nica's Dream	ST	02:13
2B3	Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief	The Toronto Sessions	01:32
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Angie Baby	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:43
Paul Zaza	Malaguena	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:51
Ben McPeek	That Old Black Magic	The Original Sounds of	02:50
Johnny Cowell	Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	05:30
Lenny Breau	Emily	Mo' Breau	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
The Laurie Bower Singers	Hey Look	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:22
Moe Koffman	Snowflakes (Largo)	The Four Seasons	02:02
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	King of the Road	The Old Meets the New	03:32
Robert Tennison Troupe	I Can See (Instrumental)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:44
Johnny Cowell	Dreams Of A Lonely Man	His Girl	02:06
Hagood Hardy	Will You Still be Mine?	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:13
Terry Watada	Crying the Blues Away	Yellow Fever	04:46
Jimmy Dale	Night Song	Soft and Groovy	03:40
Terry Watada	On the Edge (Part II)	Night's Disgrace	01:10
Eugene Amaro	I'll Follow The Sun	Warm	02:44
Hagood Hardy	Words	Maybe Tomorrow	03:04
The Mutual Understanding	Pretty People	In Wonderland	02:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rainy Day People	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:12
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Wave	Do Something Nice Today!	02:47
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love	02:32
Tommy Ambrose	Just for a Thrill	Young Tommy Ambrose	03:10
The Laurie Bower Singers	Silver Bird	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Jimmy Namaro	Too Marvellous For Words	At the Westbury	02:05
Swing Sisters	Girl Talk	Davenport Blues	03:54
Peter Appleyard	Streets of London	ST	03:31
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:18
Johnny Cowell	Walk Hand in Hand	Our Winter Love	02:36
John Arpin	Meadowlark Rag (1916)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:03
Rick Wilkins	Lowdown	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:41
Carol McCartney	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	A Night in Tunisia	04:46
Ben McPeek	Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:17
The Laurie Bower Singers	How The Singers Sing	Morning Has Broken	03:06
Bill Butler	The Dream of Olwen	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:34
Bill Badgley	In the Arms of Love	At the Ports of Call	02:34
The Laurie Bower Singers	Wedding Cake	Feelin'	02:21
Eugene Amaro	Afterglow	Warm	03:38
Lenny Breau	Secret Love	Minor's Aloud	05:10
Hagood Hardy	Jingle Bells	The Christmas Album	02:07
Moe Koffman	Tangerine (Bossa Nova)	Tales of Koffman	03:19
Jimmy Namaro	We Gotta Get it All Together	We Gotta Get It All Together	04:50
Moe Koffman	Alone Together	The Shepherd Swings Again	04:09
Hagood Hardy	After You've Gone	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:27
Guido Basso	Tequila	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:43
Phil Nimmons Group	Squeeze Play	Take 10	03:58
Jerry Toth	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Jerry Toth	Here's That Rainy Day	The Music Of	02:30
The Mutual Understanding	If You Say Goodbye	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	03:45
Wally Koster	Alberta Trail	Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz	03:33
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Fly Me to the Moon	And I Love Her	02:32
Ben McPeek	Never My Love	Peace Train	03:27
Guido Basso	Sleigh Ride	Christmas Today	02:20
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Blue Mantilla	ST	02:47
Moe Koffman	The Baron	Cool and Hot Sax	03:58
Terry Watada	City of Lights	Night's Disgrace	03:59
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Breezin' Along With the Breeze	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	01:50
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro)	ST	03:20
Jimmy Namaro	We Could Make Such Beautiful Music	Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music	02:55
Ben McPeek	Shopping Spree	His Voices and His Orchestra	03:06
Teddy Roderman	Feelin' Kinda Sunday	Makin' It With You	02:14
Wally Koster	Alone Together	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:01
Jackie Richardson	Too Beautiful to Know	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:56
Ed Bickert	They All Laughed	I Like To Recognize the Tune	02:43
Jimmy Namaro	Stranger in Paradise	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:43
Teddy Roderman	A Gliss to Build a Gleam On	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:55
Johnny Cowell	Gymnopedie #3	The Virtuoso Trumpet	02:39
Johnny Cowell	Blood of the Brave Bull	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:12
Lucio Agostini	Carey (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:18
Moe Koffman	Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	01:58
Bill Badgley	Sand and Sea	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	Battle Of New Orleans	Wish I Was A Plane	02:54
Lucio Agostini	Centipediantics	Action With Agostini	02:53
The Laurie Bower Singers	Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot)	Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone	02:54
Eugene Amaro	Another Time	Warm	03:21
Jerry Toth	Heather My Love	The Twelve Sides Of	03:58
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:53
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	It's Delovely	And I Love Her	02:19
Guido Basso	Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill)	Lost in the Stars	06:08
Moe Koffman	Bermuda Schwartz	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:47
Paul Zaza	Warm Breezes	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:08
Ben McPeek	Alouette	The Original Sounds of	02:20
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	I Cried for You	Bluesprint	05:41
Jerry Toth	It's a Great Life	The Music Of	02:09
Johnny Cowell	Anatomy of a Girl	It's Gotta Be Love	02:18

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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