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 Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Twooch Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Ben McPeek Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Johnny Cowell Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Johnny Cowell Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me Jazz Toronto
The Brian Browne Trio Blue Hair The Toronto Scene
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Mutual Understanding Out of This World In Wonderland
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Peter Appleyard You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Teddy Roderman Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
The Laurie Bower Singers Angie Baby Back Home Again
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Lucio Agostini Taxi Action With Agostini
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Guido Basso Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Jerry Toth Portrait of Caroline The Classic Jerry Toth
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Jimmy Dale Strange Music Profiles
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back Strictly Nimmons
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Guido Basso Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Told You So Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lenny Breau Emily Mo' Breau
Fred Stone Tamara The Music of Fred Stone
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
The Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening (re-issue)
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Eugene Amaro Am I Blue Twilight Time
Moe Koffman Marty's Morgue The Shepherd Swings Again
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Ed Bickert It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Rick Wilkins If You Remember Me Discovery
Moe Koffman Swingin' Explorer Goes Electric
Rick Wilkins Lowdown My Heart Belongs to Me
Jackie Richardson Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Moe Koffman Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
John Arpin Beautiful Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Jimmy Dale My Reverie Profiles
Tommy Ambrose Just Like a Man Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Henry Cuesta Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
Fred Stone For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Lenny Breau Mister Night ST
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - Windows The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Wally Koster Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Goodbye Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Norman Amadio Trio Nica's Dream ST
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
Moe Koffman Up, Up and Away Turned on
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Lucio Agostini Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
The Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Joyce Sullivan Bill The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Rick Wilkins Songbird For the Sake of Music
The Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else Tell Me My Name
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From

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, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

Compilation

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"

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