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
Hagood Hardy The Looking Glass As Time Goes By
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Goodbye Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Norma Locke - I Need You So 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Jimmy Namaro Soft Hands Driftwood
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
The Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Songs for the New Industrial State
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Johnny Cowell Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Teddy Roderman Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Fred Stone For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Teddy Roderman Dance Of A Hip Gypsy Makin' It With You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard Morning Has Broken
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Joyce Sullivan Say it Isn't So The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ed Bickert It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Know Got a Feelin' for Love
Henry Cuesta Rose Garden Plays Favourites
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Bill Badgley Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Henry Cuesta Way Down Deep Plays Favourites
Guido Basso Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Rick Wilkins Just The Way You Are For the Sake of Music
Moe Koffman Cloud Nine The Shepherd Swings Again
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro Dark Eyes Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Paul Zaza Mellow Moments Coasting (with Isaacs)
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Peter Appleyard Moon Glow The Vibe Sound Of
Ben McPeek Talk It Over In The Morning Peace Train
Paul Zaza Maid of the Mist Images
Compilation This Train Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Paul Hoffert Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
The Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Hagood Hardy Beauty Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ivy Steel Travelling Light Reincarnation
Peter Appleyard Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Peter Appleyard Get Happy The Vibe Sound Of
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Introducin' My Man It’s a Sign of the Times
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy Love of Life Tell Me My Name
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Henry Cuesta Just a Closer Walk with Thee Clarinet With Strings
The Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Denny Vaughan Ramona Girls I Knew
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Rick Wilkins Savin' it Up Discovery
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
John Arpin Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Moe Koffman Alone Together The Shepherd Swings Again
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Ed Bickert It Might as Well Be Spring ST
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
The Laurie Bower Singers Una Paloma Got a Feelin' for Love
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
The Mutual Understanding Show Me Your Laughter Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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