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
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Peter Appleyard We'll Never Know The Vibraphone Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Told You So Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Moe Koffman Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks (Outro) Nimmons 'N' Nine
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Don Gillis Lady Death Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Johnny Cowell Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wise Guys + Horn = Dixie
Ed Bickert Come Rain or Come Shine ST
Jackie Richardson If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Wally Koster My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Bill Butler Manhattan Serenade Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jackie Richardson My Baby Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Rick Wilkins Songbird For the Sake of Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Bill Badgley If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Ed Bickert You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Dale Where Is the Love? Toronto Instrumental
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
Eugene Amaro Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Moe Koffman Sunshine Superman Moe's Curried Soul
Johnny Cowell I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
Jimmy Dale Till the End of Time Profiles
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Storyville Blues + Horn = Dixie
Johnny Cowell Pickin' Plums Hot Brass
Compilation One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Joyce Sullivan Speak Low The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
Hagood Hardy Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme) Tell Me My Name
Rick Wilkins My Heart Belongs to Me My Heart Belongs to Me
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Moe Koffman Windy Turned on
Jimmy Namaro I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Lucio Agostini March Wind Action With Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Something is Happening Feelin'
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Ben McPeek Silent Cinema Thinking of You
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Moe Koffman Le Reveil (Largo) The Four Seasons
Lucio Agostini Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
Paul Hoffert Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
John Arpin Alaskan Rag (1959) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Bill Badgley Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
The Laurie Bower Singers The Young New Mexican Pupeteer Morning Has Broken
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Let It Snow Christmas Today
Lucio Agostini Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Terry Watada If I Sing the Blues Yellow Fever
Paul Zaza Blue Lagoon Images
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Doug Crosley Ever Haunted (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Peter Appleyard Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Brian Browne Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Moe Koffman Georgia on My Mind Tales of Koffman
Pat Riccio Michelle (Lennon-McCartney) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Bill Badgley Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call

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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 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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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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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

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Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

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Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

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The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

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Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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