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
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets His Girl
Jimmy Namaro Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha Driftwood
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Norman Amadio Trio Oh Lady Be Good ST
Rick Wilkins (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Moe Koffman Twistin' and Bumpin' Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Le Reveil (Largo) The Four Seasons
Tony Quarrington Roundabout One Bright Morning
Phil Nimmons Group Steve's Theme Take 10
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Russ Little A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Snapshot
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Lenny Breau Mister Night ST
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Dr. Music Idono Doug Riley Transcription
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Guido Basso Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim) Lost in the Stars
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
Jimmy Namaro Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Henry Cuesta Proud Mary Plays Favourites
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Bill Butler Manhattan Serenade Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Russ Little Sister Sadie On the Shoulders of Giants
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Doug Randle London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Guido Basso Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Compilation One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
John Arpin Ragtime Nightingale Concert In Ragtime
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Moe Koffman Tangerine (Bossa Nova) Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Darling Mama His Girl
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk
Paul Hoffert Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
Paul Zaza Summer Evening Images
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of
Ben McPeek Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Russ Little Too Late Baby Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
The Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Hagood Hardy Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Kathryn Moses Touch Me ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
Boogus Cow Cow Boogie CBC Comp 403 comp
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Ben McPeek American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Ed Bickert Street of Dreams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Paul Zaza Autumn Reflections Images
Guido Basso Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
John Arpin I Can't Depend On Love Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Guido Basso The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Bill Butler Violets for Your Furs The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Terry Watada Rose of St. Urbain Night's Disgrace
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Johnny Cowell Keep Yourself Together Hot Brass
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems

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

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

Out of the Past

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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

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

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