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 Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell Shag Our Winter Love
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Ivy Steel Travelling Light Reincarnation
Ron Collier Tentet Just About Now ST
Jimmy Namaro He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening) Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' South Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Guido Basso The Good Life One More for the Road
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Ramblin' It's Happening
Peter Appleyard Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - Windows The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Henry Cuesta We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Moe Koffman Windy Turned on
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Lenny Breau Compared To What Minor's Aloud
Peter Appleyard Alone Again, Naturally The Lincolnshire Poacher
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Pete Schofield and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Teddy Roderman Animal Crackers in My Soup Makin' It With You
Jerry Toth Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo The Classic Jerry Toth
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Claman Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Ed Bickert Nancy With the Laughing Face ST
Lenny Breau Claude (Free Song) ST
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Compilation One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Denny Vaughan Can't Help Falling in Love With You A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Henry Cuesta Royal Garden Blues Plays Favourites
Johnny Cowell Ruby Begonia Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Moe Koffman The Baron Cool and Hot Sax
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Compilation Hogtown Hoe-Down Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Bill Badgley Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Dale The Lamp Is Low Profiles
Rick Wilkins Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Rick Wilkins Don't Ask Me Why Discovery
Moe Koffman Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
Guido Basso Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars
Jimmy Namaro We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
Johnny Cowell Pickin' Plums Hot Brass
Bill Butler 18th Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini (Theme from "A Story of Three Loves") Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Peter Appleyard Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
2B3 Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Doug Wilson Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
The Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Doug Randle A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Hagood Hardy Jennifer's Song The Homecoming
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Johnny Cowell Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Lenny Breau Taranta Guitar Sounds From
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
The Laurie Bower Singers Out Here On My Own It Goes Like It Goes

My Heart Belongs to Me

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

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