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
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Ben McPeek Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Moonlight Serenade It’s a Sign of the Times
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Jerry Toth Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Terry Watada Kyoto Romance Yellow Fever
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations
Peter Appleyard Midnight Sun The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Say Goodbye When You Say Goodbye
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Denny Vaughan The Girl Next Door Girls I Knew
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Rick Wilkins Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Lucio Agostini Pedro Pussycat Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Johnny Cowell Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro Yesterdays At the Westbury
Denny Vaughan Then I'll Be Happy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
Hagood Hardy I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Lucio Agostini Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Moe Koffman Icicle Bells (Allegro) The Four Seasons
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Ed Bickert I Like To Recognize the Tune I Like To Recognize the Tune
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues Strictly Nimmons
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Bill Butler The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jimmy Dale Guanabara Soft and Groovy
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jerry Toth Eye Level The Classic Jerry Toth
Denny Vaughan Hayseedelic Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
John Arpin Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Namaro Love With Mallets A 4 Thought
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Bill Badgley If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Don Gillis Beautiful Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
John Arpin Your Love's Return Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Ivy Steel What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Paul Hoffert Phoenix The Jazz Roots of
Lenny Breau Lone Pine Mo' Breau
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Eugene Amaro Send In The Clowns Warm
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Jerry Toth The Importance of the Rose The Music Of
Peter Appleyard Get Happy The Vibe Sound Of
Johnny Cowell Raphael Mendez - Virgin de la Macarena (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sign of the Times It’s a Sign of the Times
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moe Koffman Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Peter Appleyard Sleep The Vibraphone Of
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Guido Basso Winter Wonderland Christmas Today
Peter Appleyard Hells Bells The Vibraphone Of
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Teddy Roderman It's Impossible Makin' It With You
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Phil Nimmons Group Jasper Take 10
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
The Laurie Bower Singers Put Your Hand In The Hand Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Kathryn Moses I Met a Special Man ST
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sweet Leilani ST
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening
The Laurie Bower Singers Something is Happening Feelin'

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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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

Toronto, Ontario → Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, 🇨🇦

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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