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
Lenny Breau I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Moe Koffman Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
Jimmy Namaro Late Late Blues With Mallets A 4 Thought
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Denny Vaughan Have You Ever Been Lonely? A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life The Music Of
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Denny Vaughan May All Your Troubles be Little Ones Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Lenny Breau She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Paul Zaza Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jerry Toth The Singer The Twelve Sides Of
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Phil Nimmons Group Who Walks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Norman Amadio Trio Blues For Yna Yna ST
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
The Laurie Bower Singers Circle Round The Sky Back Home Again
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Ivy Steel What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Henry Cuesta Glamorous Night Clarinet With Strings
Lucio Agostini Help Yourself Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening
The Laurie Bower Singers Papa Joe Wish I Was A Plane
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Doug Crosley Something (George Harrison) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Hagood Hardy You Needed Me Reflections
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
Phil Nimmons Group Chim chim cheree Mary Popppins Swings
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Peter Appleyard This Masquerade ST
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One for Mr. 'B' Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Eugene Amaro Something About You Twilight Time
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Ed Bickert Nancy With the Laughing Face ST
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Wally Koster My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Lucio Agostini Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Denny Vaughan Ain't We Got Fun Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Swing Sisters Royal Garden Blues Davenport Blues
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)
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
2B3 Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat The Toronto Sessions
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening (re-issue)
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Denny Vaughan Put a Little Love in Your Heart Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Lucio Agostini Captain Bacardi Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Pickin' Plums Hot Brass
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Lenny Breau Taranta Guitar Sounds From
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Ben McPeek Big Red The Original Sounds of
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of

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

Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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