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
Jerry Toth	Moment of Love	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:01
The Laurie Bower Singers	You Decorated My Life	When You Say Goodbye	03:38
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Aurora Borealis	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	10:16
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	All in the Family	Toronto Instrumental	02:34
Jerry Toth	To Wait for Love	The Music Of	02:14
John Arpin	Bethena	Concert In Ragtime	05:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Christmas is for Children	Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)	01:59
Jimmy Namaro	Balikpapan	Driftwood	03:02
Jimmy Dale	Strange Music	Profiles	03:29
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Kicks (Closing Theme)	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:19
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Espana	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:56
Jimmy Namaro	Body and Soul	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:19
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Delta Dawn	Do Something Nice Today!	02:35
The Laurie Bower Singers	When You Say Goodbye	When You Say Goodbye	03:56
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Teddy Roderman	Niagara	Makin' It With You	02:10
Jimmy Namaro	Lamento Marimba	Driftwood	03:43
The Laurie Bower Singers	I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight)	Laurie Bower	03:17
Paul Zaza	Song of the Stars	Images	02:47
Jerry Toth	Eye Level	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:23
Rick Wilkins	If You Remember Me	Discovery	02:48
Denny Vaughan	Three For Two	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	01:51
Henry Cuesta	The Things I Love	Clarinet With Strings	02:43
Doug Randle	Nicolston Dam	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:11
Teddy Roderman	What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons)	Stay Awhile	02:49
Johnny Cowell	Dreams Of A Lonely Man	His Girl	02:06
Henry Cuesta	Thorn in My Shoe	Plays Favourites	02:12
Lucio Agostini	Que Sera Sera	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:01
Ben McPeek	Undun	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:37
Peter Appleyard	Why Don't You Do Right	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:35
Paul Zaza	Welcome Home	Faces and Places	02:22
Eugene Amaro	In My Life (You Belong)	Twilight Time	02:50
Peter Appleyard	Rockin' in Rhythm	The Vibraphone Of	02:18
Moe Koffman	Cloud Nine	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:27
Compilation	Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:53
Bill Butler	Violets for Your Furs	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:55
Jerry Toth	Heather My Love	The Twelve Sides Of	03:58
Jimmy Dale	My Reverie	Profiles	03:57
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Rey	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
John Arpin	Wild Cherries Rag (1908)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:13
Johnny Cowell	Still Feeling Blue	It's Gotta Be Love	02:42
Yorkville Avenue Band	Moving Day	"Moving Day"	03:10
Teddy Roderman	Autumn Concerto	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:43
Lucio Agostini	Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:27
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	One for Mr. 'B'	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:43
Peter Appleyard	Moon Glow	The Vibe Sound Of	02:59
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears	The Toronto Sessions	03:41
Knights of the Round Flugel	Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington)	Bye Bye Love	02:11
Terry Watada	Crazy Love	Night's Disgrace	05:32
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys	CBC Comp 409	03:05
Lucio Agostini	Dundurn Castle	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:08
Hagood Hardy	The Looking Glass	As Time Goes By	03:19
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Champagne and Quail	Halifax Instrumental	02:48
Phil Nimmons Group	On the Autobahn	Take 10	06:55
Phil Nimmons Group	My Old Flame	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:39
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Guido Basso	What A Friend	It's Happening	02:31
Moe Koffman	James Brown's Bag	Turned on	02:48
Fred Stone	For Igor	The Music of Fred Stone	07:46
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
Jerry Toth	Theme From "Search"	The Twelve Sides Of	02:24
Ron Collier Tentet	Fair Wind	ST	02:49
Rick Wilkins	Len's Den	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:33
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby	Strictly Nimmons	03:50
Phil Nimmons Group	Chim chim cheree	Mary Popppins Swings	03:55
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Blue Velvet	The Old Meets the New	02:49
Johnny Cowell	Quiet Girl	The Tender Loving Care	02:19
The Laurie Bower Singers	Love Will Turn You Around	Laurie Bower	03:48
Paul Zaza	High Spirits	Faces and Places	02:30
Denny Vaughan	Northern Dancer	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	01:43
The Laurie Bower Singers	Thorn In My Shoe	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:34
Compilation	Brian Dickinson - Alone Together	Jazz Toronto	04:52
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Aquarius (Galt McDermot/Ragni/Rado)	ST	02:26
Knights of the Round Flugel	Toot-Suite (Grosney)	Bye Bye Love	03:02
Ed Bickert	A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing	Bye Bye Baby	05:32
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet	Montage	04:28
Lucio Agostini	Guadalajara	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	01:37
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Norman Amadio Trio	Alleluia D.T.'s.	ST	01:57
Guido Basso	Fascinating Rhythm	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	03:43
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Silent Night, Lonely Night	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	03:02
Johnny Cowell	Pickin' Plums	Hot Brass	02:10
Ben McPeek	Fascinating Rhythm	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:05
Rick Wilkins	Even Now	For the Sake of Music	02:33
Guido Basso	My Ideal	One More for the Road	02:00
Moe Koffman	You Are My Sunshine	Moe's Curried Soul	03:16
Lenny Breau	New York City	Mo' Breau	05:04
Ron Collier Tentet	Lee's Lament	ST	02:36
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	What Now My Love	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:38
Russ Little	Out On a Limb	Snapshot	04:05
Ed Bickert	Have You Met Miss Jones	Out of the Past	05:34
Dr. Music	Too High	Doug Riley Transcription	04:40
Hagood Hardy	The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye	The Homecoming	03:51
Paul Zaza	Dancing Lights	Faces and Places	02:16
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	A Summer Place	And I Love Her	02:36
The Laurie Bower Singers	Too Much Is On The Line	When You Say Goodbye	03:49
Henry Cuesta	At a Georgia Camp Meeting	Clarinet With Strings	02:15
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Moe Koffman	Snowflakes (Largo)	The Four Seasons	02:02
Jackie Richardson	Here's to Life	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:57

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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