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
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Laughter in the Rain Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Don Thompson 'D.T.' One Cylinder Bluesprint
Moe Koffman Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha Motorcars In Concert 1970
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass All in the Family Toronto Instrumental
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Bill Badgley Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
The Laurie Bower Singers Key Largo Laurie Bower
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Tommy Ambrose Just for a Thrill Young Tommy Ambrose
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Guitar Man Wish I Was A Plane
Bill Butler One Morning in May The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Hagood Hardy I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Moe Koffman Twistin' and Bumpin' Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard Alone Again, Naturally The Lincolnshire Poacher
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues Strictly Nimmons
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Moe Koffman Forest Flower Goes Electric
Guido Basso What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Christmas Today
Moe Koffman Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell Just One More Time His Girl
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Jimmy Namaro What Is This Thing Called Love At the Westbury
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Winchester Cathedral It’s a Sign of the Times
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Hagood Hardy If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Rick Wilkins Discovery Discovery
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out + Horn = Dixie
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Compilation Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me Motorcars In Concert 1970
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Paul Zaza Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Ben McPeek Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Denny Vaughan Dominion Square A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Blame Me Laurie Bower
Teddy Roderman Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
Kathryn Moses Midnight ST
Wally Koster Nice Work if You Can Get It The Songs of Wally Koster
Denny Vaughan Theme from "The Killer of Kildonan" A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
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
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Claman Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ivy Steel Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Hagood Hardy Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
The Mutual Understanding Pretty People In Wonderland
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Hagood Hardy Love Song Reflections

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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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