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
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Bill Butler Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jimmy Namaro Sand and Sandals Driftwood
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Terry Watada Only for You Night's Disgrace
Joyce Sullivan As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Ben McPeek Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Thinking of You Thinking of You
Terry Watada The Hawk Cries a Bitter Blue Night's Disgrace
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Lenny Breau I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One Long Song Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Moe Koffman High Heeled Sneakers Moe's Curried Soul
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Terry Watada 3439 North Sheffield Night's Disgrace
Bill Badgley If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
The Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
Compilation Jerry Toth - It's a Great Life Motorcars In Concert 1970
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 3rd movement Transformations - Invocations
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Guido Basso White Christmas Christmas Today
John Arpin The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Lucio Agostini World of Music Action With Agostini
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
Carol McCartney I Concentrate On You A Night in Tunisia
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
The Laurie Bower Singers Sundown Back Home Again
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Now is the Time Goes Electric
Teddy Roderman Yellow Days Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Paul Zaza Marina Del Rey Coasting (with Isaacs)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Guido Basso Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Johnny Cowell Silver Thread & Golden Needles The Tender Loving Care
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Doug Randle A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Guido Basso You are My Sunshine It's Happening (re-issue)
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
The Laurie Bower Singers You Never Done It Like That You
Carol McCartney Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Joyce Sullivan Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Kathryn Moses I Met a Special Man ST
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Knights of the Round Flugel Bye Bye Love (B. Bryant) Bye Bye Love
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
John Arpin Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Johnny Cowell Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Jimmy Namaro Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy
Lucio Agostini Tico-Tico Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Ivy Steel Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jerry Toth Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
Bill Badgley Moon Love At the Ports of Call

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

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

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

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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