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
Peter Appleyard Only For Lovers The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Terry Watada Kyoto Romance Yellow Fever
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Laurie Bower Singers You Decorated My Life When You Say Goodbye
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Compilation This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
John Arpin Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Peter Appleyard Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Guitar Man Wish I Was A Plane
Johnny Cowell Sangre De Toro Bravo The Virtuoso Trumpet
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Ed Bickert You’re In Love With Someone Bye Bye Baby
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Colina Phillips Never Had it So Good Toronto Vocalist
Russ Little My Foolish Heart Slow Burn
Hagood Hardy & the Montage My Love Montage
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Guido Basso Winter Wonderland Christmas Today
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Russ Little Little Prince Snapshot
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Paul Zaza Swallow Flight Images
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Lucio Agostini Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Dig Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Russ Little You've Got a Friend Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Henry Cuesta Lonely Girl Clarinet With Strings
Russ Little Jive Samba Slow Burn
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out + Horn = Dixie
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Johnny Cowell You Made Me Love You (Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bess You is My Woman Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Tony Quarrington Roundabout One Bright Morning
Johnny Cowell Caesar's Palace Hot Brass
Eugene Amaro Didn’t We The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
Ed Bickert Street of Dreams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Carol McCartney Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Paul Hoffert Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
Guido Basso God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Today
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Denny Vaughan Have You Ever Been Lonely? A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Moe Koffman Sahara Tales of Koffman
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Moe Koffman Nature's Banquet (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Jimmy Dale Uncle Albert - Admiral Halsey Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy The Children's Song As Time Goes By
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
Eugene Amaro Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Doug Randle Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
The Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
Ed Bickert It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Eugene Amaro Send In The Clowns Warm
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
The Brian Browne Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back Strictly Nimmons
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Teddy Roderman Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Kathryn Moses Midnight ST
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?

In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

….Come Summer

Trombone - Teddy Roderman

Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

ST

Halifax Instrumental

ST

Ed Bickert / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert / ST BACK

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

ST

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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