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
Guido Basso	What a Friend	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:31
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Chips & Gravy (Nimmons)	Now!	04:40
Joyce Sullivan	Say it Isn't So	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:02
Hagood Hardy	The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye	The Homecoming	03:51
Guido Basso	Tara's Theme	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:21
Jimmy Dale	Norwegian Wood	Soft and Groovy	03:17
Wally Koster	September Song	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:16
The Mutual Understanding	I'm Old Fashioned	In Wonderland	02:31
Lenny Breau	Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	02:17
Rick Wilkins	With a Little Luck	Discovery	03:01
Ed Bickert	It’s Time	Bye Bye Baby	04:03
Guido Basso	Lush Life	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:26
Teddy Roderman	The Drifter	Makin' It With You	02:19
Bill Badgley	How Insensitive	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	01:47
Peter Appleyard	Ben	The Lincolnshire Poacher	03:17
Henry Cuesta	Rose Garden	Plays Favourites	02:12
Lenny Breau	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:25
Jerry Toth	Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:21
Teddy Roderman	The Green Grass Starts To Grow	Makin' It With You	02:14
Jimmy Namaro	The Moon is Low	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:14
Teddy Roderman	Yellow Days	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:46
Moe Koffman	Windy	Turned on	02:35
Jimmy Dale	Guanabara	Soft and Groovy	02:42
John Arpin	Cabaret	Direct to Disc	02:28
Hagood Hardy	Love of Life	Tell Me My Name	02:26
Bill Butler	Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:22
Paul Zaza	Autumn Reflections	Images	02:56
Moe Koffman	Sunshine Superman	Moe's Curried Soul	04:51
Peter Appleyard	Who Needs It	ST	03:18
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Tommy Ambrose	While We're Young	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:53
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	Do Something Nice Today!	02:25
Jimmy Dale	Triste	Soft and Groovy	03:05
Joyce Sullivan	Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness)	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	01:28
Ben McPeek	Only God Knows	Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease	02:39
Peter Appleyard	Donald's Duck	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	Peaceful	Wish I Was A Plane	02:38
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Midnight Cowboy (John Barry)	Now!	04:55
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Canada (A Centennial Song)	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:15
Phil Nimmons Group	Just You, Just Me	Nimmons 'N' Nine	04:22
Sanderlings	Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka)	With The Jim Pirie Orchestra	02:32
Wally Koster	L-O-V-E	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:37
Norman Amadio Trio	Frenesi	ST	02:05
Terry Watada	Only Dreams	Night's Disgrace	04:47
Henry Cuesta	Skyline Stomp	Plays Favourites	02:08
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Doug Crosley	Something (George Harrison)	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:32
Phil Nimmons Group	Stay Awake	Mary Popppins Swings	03:01
Boogus	Cow Cow Boogie	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:24
Johnny Cowell	Stardust	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:44
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Hagood Hardy	Feelin' Good	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:14
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	It Might As Well Be Spring	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:15
Ben McPeek	If Only We Could See	If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye	02:32
Terry Watada	If I Sing the Blues	Yellow Fever	03:45
Guido Basso	Love Talk	Love Talk	03:09
Sanderlings	Love One Another (Trevor Jones)	With The Jim Pirie Orchestra	03:08
John Arpin	Cotton Jenny	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:14
The Mutual Understanding	San Jose	In Wonderland	02:41
Bill Butler	I'm Always Chasing Rainbows	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:54
Wally Koster	Lost in the Stars	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:49
Hagood Hardy	Joy to the World	The Christmas Album	03:03
Lucio Agostini	Prairie Boy	Action With Agostini	03:29
Moe Koffman	Now is the Time	Goes Electric	02:55
Doug Riley	Freedom	Freedom	04:34
Tony Quarrington	You Stepped Out of a Drink	One Bright Morning	07:49
Hagood Hardy	When We Were Young	As Time Goes By	03:04
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sleeping Beauty Waltz	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:24
Ben McPeek	Imagine	Peace Train	02:59
Guido Basso	Early Morning Rain	Love Talk	02:21
Compilation	Teach Me	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	02:37
Guido Basso	Christina	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:44
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Live & Let Die	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:27
Tony Quarrington	Roundabout	One Bright Morning	08:34
Ed Bickert	When Sonny Gets Blue	ST	05:57
Lucio Agostini	Tutti Flutti	Action With Agostini	02:42
Rick Wilkins	Just The Way You Are	For the Sake of Music	04:05
Terry Watada	City of Lights	Night's Disgrace	03:59
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert - The Dreamer	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:50
Ron Collier Tentet	Hockey Theme	ST	02:18
The Laurie Bower Singers	Wish I Was A Plane	Wish I Was A Plane	02:50
Ben McPeek	Superstar	Peace Train	03:34
Jimmy Dale	Stranger in Paradise	Profiles	03:46
Ron Collier Tentet	Fair Wind	ST	02:49
Norman Amadio Trio	Alleluia D.T.'s.	ST	01:57
Robert Tennison Troupe	I Can See (Instrumental)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:44
Norman Amadio Trio	Hallelujah	ST	02:03
Lucio Agostini	Caprice Canadien	Action With Agostini	02:16
Jerry Toth	It's a Great Life	The Music Of	02:09
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Love Talk	03:00
Teddy Roderman	The Happening	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:21
Bill Badgley	Lady	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:00
Jimmy Namaro	Lamento Marimba	Driftwood	03:43
Denny Vaughan	Northern Dancer	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	01:43
Paul Zaza	Canadian Express	Faces and Places	02:08
The Laurie Bower Singers	Crooked Mile	Wish I Was A Plane	02:43
Guido Basso	Goofus	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:32
Joyce Sullivan	Bill	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:16
The Laurie Bower Singers	Looks Like We Made It	Looks Like We Made It	03:39

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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