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
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Midnight Cowboy (John Barry) Now!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Medley: String of Pearls - Little Brown Jug - Chatanooga Choo Choo Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
Guido Basso What a Friend It's Happening (re-issue)
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Bill Badgley Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell The Eternal Flame Our Winter Love
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Look Of Love The Now Sound
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Jerry Toth Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Eugene Amaro I Didn't Know What Time It Was Warm
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Rick Wilkins Don't Ask Me Why Discovery
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Lucio Agostini Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Doug Wilson Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Lenny Breau Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
The Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Denny Vaughan Miss Wistful Girls I Knew
Jimmy Dale On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Profiles
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Bill Badgley Lady At the Ports of Call
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Paul Zaza Canadian Express Faces and Places
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Swing Sisters Royal Garden Blues Davenport Blues
Ben McPeek When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
The Laurie Bower Singers When I Need You Looks Like We Made It
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Ed Bickert It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
The Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Jackie Richardson Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Tommy Ambrose While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Doug Randle Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Compilation Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Call the Whole Thing Off And I Love Her
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Laurie Bower Singers Pussywillow Cat-tails Morning Has Broken
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Peter Appleyard Ben The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!
Paul Zaza Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

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

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (3)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (2)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (1)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (4)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (3)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (2)

Denny Piano circa 1949b

Denny Vaughn

Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

ST

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

We Gotta Get It All Together

His Girl

ST

Bye Bye Baby

I Like To Recognize the Tune

Bickert, Ed

The Toronto Scene

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene BACK

Toronto Instrumental

The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Browne, Brian Trio

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 02

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 01

"Moving Day"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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