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 Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Terry Watada Weekend Night's Disgrace
Denny Vaughan Then I'll Be Happy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Paul Zaza Mellow Moments Coasting (with Isaacs)
Doug Riley Dinosaurus Freedom
The Laurie Bower Singers Woman Got a Feelin' for Love
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
Peter Appleyard Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso Second Chance One More for the Road
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Cry Out Loud It Goes Like It Goes
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Dr. Music Bright Lights Doug Riley Transcription
Bill Butler June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Bill Badgley Moon Love At the Ports of Call
John Arpin You are the Sunshine of My Life Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
Lucio Agostini Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
John Arpin Leola Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vera Cruz Halifax Instrumental
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Compilation Ted Komar - Kalinka CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Johnny Cowell Stawberry Jam His Girl
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup Take Me Home Country Roads
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Joyce Sullivan You'll Never Know The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Denny Vaughan An Affair to Remember Girls I Knew
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
Herb Marshall Get Out of My Life Woman (Allen Toussaint) Toronto Vocalist
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl At the Ports of Call
Denny Vaughan Je Reviens Chez-Nous Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - Windows The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Peter Appleyard Conversation Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' My Best Girl + Horn = Dixie
Lucio Agostini Canadians on the Go-Go Once Upon a Hundred Years
Lenny Breau Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - The Dreamer The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
The Brian Browne Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Jerry Toth If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians And I Love Her The Old Meets the New
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
Denny Vaughan Abergavenny Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Lenny Breau She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
John Arpin The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Terry Watada The Hawk (Reprise) Night's Disgrace
Jimmy Dale Beautiful Toronto Instrumental
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Lucio Agostini St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening
Phil Nimmons Group Blue Lou Nimmons 'N' Nine
Moe Koffman Icicle Bells (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Jimmy Dale If Toronto Instrumental
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Hagood Hardy Feelin' Good Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
The Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
Teddy Roderman Dance Of A Hip Gypsy Makin' It With You
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Ben McPeek Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' South + Horn = Dixie
Rick Wilkins Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

Toronto, Ontario → Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, 🇨🇦

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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

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