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
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy White Christmas The Christmas Album
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
John Arpin Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
John Arpin At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Lenny Breau Hard Day's Night Guitar Sounds From
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Call the Whole Thing Off And I Love Her
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
John Arpin Troubadour Rag (1919) Other Side Of Ragtime
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets His Girl
Jimmy Namaro The Man I Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
Wally Koster Sunset Waltz Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Jackie Richardson Stay With Me Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People Strictly Nimmons
Teddy Roderman Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra A Summer Place And I Love Her
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
The Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Doug Crosley Away from You (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Paul Zaza Mellow Moments Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso White Christmas Christmas Today
Rick Wilkins How Deep Is Your Love For the Sake of Music
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Denny Vaughan Medley : Heigh Ho / Whistle While You Work Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Denny Vaughan Love Me Tender A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bill Badgley All At the Ports of Call
Paul Zaza Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Hagood Hardy Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly) The Christmas Album
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Compilation Jerry Toth - But for Love Motorcars In Concert 1970
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Hagood Hardy Never-Never Land Stop 33 Sutton Place
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Bill Badgley Amanda Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Ed Bickert Things Are Getting Better Bye Bye Baby
Ron Collier Tentet Fair Wind ST
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Teddy Roderman The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Sailin' Home Sailin' Home
Hagood Hardy Gary - A Remembrance As Time Goes By
Peter Appleyard Tico Tico ST
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Doug Randle Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Moe Koffman Marty's Morgue The Shepherd Swings Again
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Phil Nimmons Group On the Autobahn Take 10
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Mrs. Robinson The Now Sound
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Peter Appleyard Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Bill Butler Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Hagood Hardy Promenade Reflections
Jimmy Namaro Hammering Home With Mallets A 4 Thought
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Cowell Silver Thread & Golden Needles The Tender Loving Care
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Jimmy Dale Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Jerry Toth Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Paul Zaza For Julia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
Peter Appleyard Angel Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
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)

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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, 🇨🇦

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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