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
Hagood Hardy	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	The Christmas Album	02:53
Paul Zaza	Song of the Stars	Images	02:47
Ben McPeek	One Less Bell To Answer	Peace Train	03:26
Moe Koffman	Darktown Strutters Ball	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:08
Ed Bickert	Soft Winds	Out of the Past	08:01
Jerry Toth	Gymnopedie	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:50
Norman Amadio Trio	Hallelujah	ST	02:03
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	When Ragtime Alex Plays the Humoresque (vocal by Trump Davidson) (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read)	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:24
Jimmy Namaro	Cha Cha Chimes	Driftwood	02:14
Ben McPeek	Get Out of Town	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:33
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Moonlight Serenade	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:13
Johnny Cowell	Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:25
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love	02:32
Tommy Ambrose	Margie	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:04
Rick Wilkins	Déjà vu	Discovery	03:55
Guido Basso	Sweet Gingerbread Man	Love Talk	03:07
Ben McPeek	If Only We Could See	If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye	02:32
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	A Summer Place	And I Love Her	02:36
Lucio Agostini	Pastorale	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:54
Yorkville Avenue Band	Alexander's Ragtime Band	"Moving Day"	03:14
Henry Cuesta	Singin' My Song	Plays Favourites	02:23
Peter Appleyard	Soulful Strut	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:53
Hagood Hardy	The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye	The Homecoming	03:51
Moe Koffman	Le Reveil (Largo)	The Four Seasons	04:43
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back	Strictly Nimmons	05:21
Lenny Breau	Minors Aloud	Minor's Aloud	03:46
Tommy Ambrose	That's the Way it Was	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	02:46
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rock With You	When You Say Goodbye	03:18
Phil Nimmons Group	My Old Flame	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:39
Jimmy Namaro	Afro-Rock	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:42
The Laurie Bower Singers	Do You Think I'd Call It Love	When You Say Goodbye	03:00
Guido Basso	Jingle Bells	Christmas Today	02:08
The Laurie Bower Singers	Mississippi	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Reminiscing	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	04:08
Moe Koffman	Flute Salad	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:38
Lucio Agostini	Little Chinook (Fred Diehl)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:03
Compilation	Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:42
Johnny Cowell	Sweet and Sour Chop Chop	Hot Brass	02:00
Johnny Cowell	Road of Love	Our Winter Love	02:22
Rick Wilkins	Weekend in New England	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:38
Lucio Agostini	La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird)	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:01
Lucio Agostini	Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka)	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:20
Johnny Cowell	Winds of Chance	Our Winter Love	01:47
The Laurie Bower Singers	It Takes Time	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:39
Denny Vaughan	My Cherie Amour	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:36
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Kicks (Closing Theme)	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:19
Peter Appleyard	You Put the Shine on Me	Peter Appleyard Presents	03:16
The Laurie Bower Singers	Together	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:23
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey	Strictly Nimmons	05:38
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:38
Lucio Agostini	Caramba (Lucio Agostini)	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:03
Peter Appleyard	There Will Never Be Another You	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:46
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl	The Toronto Sessions	05:09
Herb Marshall	Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis)	Toronto Vocalist	01:53
The Laurie Bower Singers	Got A Feelin'	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:32
Jerry Toth	A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel	The Twelve Sides Of	02:46
Peter Appleyard	Cinderella Rockefeller	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:19
Ben McPeek	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	Thinking of You	02:11
Peter Appleyard	The Man That Got Away	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:37
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	The Sound of Silver	ST	03:20
Henry Cuesta	Rose Garden	Plays Favourites	02:12
Henry Cuesta	Fate	Clarinet With Strings	02:30
Russ Little	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	02:13
Carol McCartney	No More Blues	A Night in Tunisia	05:05
Compilation	Teach Me	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	02:37
Teddy Roderman	Beautiful Second Hand Man	Makin' It With You	02:34
The Brian Browne Trio	After Midnight	Toronto Instrumental	01:37
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Gitana	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:23
Moe Koffman	The Calm (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	01:59
Paul Zaza	Summer Evening	Images	02:36
Tommy Ambrose	Have a Heart	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:16
Moe Koffman	Snowflakes (Largo)	The Four Seasons	02:02
The Mutual Understanding	Out of This World	In Wonderland	02:33
Peter Appleyard	Sleep	The Vibraphone Of	01:56
Hagood Hardy	Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers)	Tell Me My Name	04:10
Hagood Hardy	Send in the Clowns	Maybe Tomorrow	03:30
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	If You Could Read My Mind	Do Something Nice Today!	02:26
Claman Richard Morris & Jerry Toth	St. Lawrence Centre Song	St. Lawrence Centre Song	03:41
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Summertime	The Old Meets the New	03:21
Russ Little	Midnight Sun	Footwork	06:23
Norman Amadio Trio	The Very Thought of You	ST	03:07
The Brian Browne Trio	Home Again	The Toronto Scene	02:54
Paul Hoffert	6 Bar Theme	The Jazz Roots of	05:23
Russ Little	Too Late Baby	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	03:03
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sanford & Son	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:38
Jackie Richardson	A Single Woman	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	03:08
Rick Wilkins	Together	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:59
Jimmy Dale	Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Profiles	03:15
Paul Zaza	Swallow Flight	Images	03:45
Guido Basso	The Good Life	One More for the Road	03:52
Johnny Cowell	Silver Thread & Golden Needles	The Tender Loving Care	02:39
Wally Koster	My One and Only Love	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:16
Paul Zaza	Mimosa	Coasting (with Isaacs)	01:40
The Brian Browne Trio	Bonnie & Clyde	Toronto Instrumental	02:17
The Laurie Bower Singers	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:41
Jimmy Namaro	Lazy Afternoon	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:28
Compilation	This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	03:09
Ben McPeek	Suzanne	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:59
Jerry Toth	Eye Level	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:23

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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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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