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
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Norman Amadio Trio Taboo ST
Terry Watada The Hawk Cries a Bitter Blue Night's Disgrace
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
John Arpin Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Moe Koffman Hambourg Bound Cool and Hot Sax
Hagood Hardy Promenade Reflections
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Lucio Agostini St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lucio Agostini Centipediantics Action With Agostini
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro Too Marvellous For Words At the Westbury
Terry Watada Cheyenne and the Weasel Night's Disgrace
Doug Crosley Why Does He Stay in My Mind (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Moe Koffman Up, Up and Away Turned on
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Bill Butler Violets for Your Furs The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Yorkville Avenue Band Quite Contrary "Moving Day"
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Moe Koffman Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
John Arpin King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
Dr. Music Ain't That a Groove Doug Riley Transcription
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Eugene Amaro Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke Jazz Toronto
Johnny Cowell Marcella It's Gotta Be Love
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
John Arpin Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ed Bickert It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Joyce Sullivan Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
Hagood Hardy Let Me Love Again As Time Goes By
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Ben McPeek Imagine Peace Train
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening (re-issue)
Jimmy Dale I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Invitation And I Love Her
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jerry Toth The Importance of the Rose The Music Of
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Guido Basso Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez) Lost in the Stars
Ben McPeek Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Ron Collier Tentet I Believe In You ST
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Bill Badgley Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
The Mutual Understanding Out of This World In Wonderland
Phil Nimmons Group In a Minor Mode Nimmons 'N' Nine
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Bill Butler Manhattan Serenade Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Moe Koffman Overture To Summer (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Cowell You Made Me Love You (Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Terry Watada Crying the Blues Away Yellow Fever
The Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Fly Me to the Moon And I Love Her
Denny Vaughan Mary in the Morning Girls I Knew
Paul Zaza Flight to the Sun Faces and Places
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

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

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