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
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Espresso	Sailin' Home	05:30
Teddy Roderman	Yellow Days	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:46
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Ray	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:30
Guido Basso	Two Bass Hit	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	08:02
Hagood Hardy	The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye	The Homecoming	03:51
Compilation	Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love	CBC Comp 409	02:50
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Nica's Dream (Horace Silver)	ST	03:03
Ben McPeek	Both Sides Now	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:07
Peter Appleyard	You've Got Your Troubles	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:48
Jerry Toth	The Worst That Could Happen	The Music Of	02:34
The Brian Browne Trio	Blue Hair	The Toronto Scene	03:02
Peter Appleyard	China Boy (To Sleep)	The Vibraphone Of	02:34
Guido Basso	Tequila	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:43
Dr. Music	Ain't That a Groove	Doug Riley Transcription	07:52
Moe Koffman	Doxy	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:44
Hagood Hardy	I'll Take Love	Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love	02:30
Doug Riley	Hymn to Freedom	Freedom	04:50
Eugene Amaro	Midnight Blue	Twilight Time	02:53
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?	Do Something Nice Today!	02:30
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	How Insensitive	Montage	03:38
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Angie Baby	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:43
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)	02:47
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Moonlight Serenade	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:13
Rick Wilkins	Let Me be the One	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:31
Jerry Toth	The Singer	The Twelve Sides Of	02:11
Compilation	Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance	Jazz Toronto	06:30
Denny Vaughan	Then I'll Be Happy	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:42
Eugene Amaro	Danny Boy	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	03:09
Ben McPeek	Alouette	The Original Sounds of	02:20
Terry Watada	Maverick Chinaman	Night's Disgrace	10:36
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	I Told You So	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	07:28
Lenny Breau	You Needed Me	ST	04:33
Hagood Hardy	Reunion (Theme from Rituals)	Tell Me My Name	03:18
Terry Watada	Kyoto Romance	Yellow Fever	03:37
Moe Koffman	Jazz Merengue	Tales of Koffman	03:45
Joyce Sullivan	Speak Low	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:17
Bill Badgley	Wednesday's Child	At the Ports of Call	02:51
Johnny Cowell	Stay With Me	The Tender Loving Care	02:11
Eugene Amaro	To Spend My Love	Twilight Time	02:30
Phil Nimmons Group	In a Minor Mode	Nimmons 'N' Nine	04:47
Kathryn Moses	Oleo	ST	04:28
Moe Koffman	Anteater's Dance	Moe's Curried Soul	03:00
Henry Cuesta	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Clarinet With Strings	02:08
Jimmy Namaro	Nightingale	We Gotta Get It All Together	04:24
Johnny Cowell	Summertime Sunshine	Hot Brass	02:28
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Rey	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
Peter Appleyard	Avalon	The Vibe Sound Of	02:33
The Laurie Bower Singers	Take Me Home Country Roads	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:40
Russ Little	My Mama Told Me So	Slow Burn	06:04
Lucio Agostini	Caramba (Lucio Agostini)	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:03
Johnny Cowell	Pickin' Plums	Hot Brass	02:10
Tommy Ambrose	I Don't Hurt Anymore	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:31
Doug Crosley	Centre Island (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:54
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Breezin' Along With the Breeze	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	01:50
Robert Tennison Troupe	Cause You Are Here	Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here	02:38
Paul Zaza	Foxy Lady	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:54
The Mutual Understanding	I'm Old Fashioned	In Wonderland	02:31
Jackie Richardson	Me?	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	01:25
Jimmy Namaro	Changing Keys	At the Westbury	02:41
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Chips & Gravy (Nimmons)	Now!	04:40
Denny Vaughan	Northern Dancer	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	01:43
Jimmy Namaro	Moanin'	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	02:28
Ivy Steel	Robbin’s Nest	Reincarnation	03:27
Ron Collier Tentet	I Believe In You	ST	02:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	One More Love Story	When You Say Goodbye	03:14
Ben McPeek	Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:17
Jimmy Namaro	I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin'	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:51
Norman Amadio Trio	Taboo	ST	02:55
Guido Basso	Lush Life	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:26
Guido Basso	What a Friend	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:31
Phil Nimmons Group	Band Call	Take 10	04:54
Ben McPeek	Something Better to Do	Thinking of You	03:18
Phil Nimmons Group	Chim chim cheree	Mary Popppins Swings	03:55
Lucio Agostini	Fiddler's Frolic	Action With Agostini	02:42
Jimmy Namaro	Good Morning Annie	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:24
Claman Richard Morris & Jerry Toth	St. Lawrence Centre Song	St. Lawrence Centre Song	03:41
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Transformations: 3rd movement	Transformations - Invocations	07:05
The Laurie Bower Singers	Sweet Ginger Bread Man	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:52
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues	Strictly Nimmons	06:05
Jimmy Dale	The Look Of Love	Soft and Groovy	03:21
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Fidgety Feet	+ Horn = Dixie	04:40
Compilation	Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:18
Tommy Ambrose	A Cottage for Sale	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:31
Denny Vaughan	The Girl Next Door	Girls I Knew	02:49
Johnny Cowell	W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:38
Moe Koffman	Inverno Furioso (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	02:44
The Laurie Bower Singers	Sing Me a Rainbow	Feelin'	02:18
Doug Randle	London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:34
Henry Cuesta	The Things I Love	Clarinet With Strings	02:43
2B3	Bill Payne, Rob Gusevs - Hip Hug-her	The Toronto Sessions	04:57
Johnny Cowell	Lonely Girl	Our Winter Love	01:46
Dr. Music	Time for Goodbye	Doug Riley Transcription	05:01
The Laurie Bower Singers	Feelin'	Feelin'	02:33
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	03:30
Johnny Cowell	Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:30
2B3	Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin'	The Toronto Sessions	05:29
Ron Collier Tentet	The Thrill is Gone	ST	02:02
Ed Bickert	Have You Met Miss Jones	Out of the Past	05:34
Jackie Richardson	Green Lies and Man	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:37
John Arpin	Jenny's Tune	Direct to Disc	02:54

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Johnny Burt Society - In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

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Johnny Burt Society - ….Come Summer

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - ST

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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Jim O'Driscoll - I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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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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