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
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Lucio Agostini Taxi Action With Agostini
Eugene Amaro Twilight Time Twilight Time
Jerry Toth Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of
Moe Koffman Tangerine (Bossa Nova) Tales of Koffman
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Jimmy Namaro What Is This Thing Called Love At the Westbury
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Lucio Agostini Fiddler's Frolic Action With Agostini
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Silent Night, Lonely Night Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Paul Zaza For Julia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Robert Tennison Troupe Cause You Are Here Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Rick Wilkins Just The Way You Are For the Sake of Music
Hagood Hardy Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Ed Bickert I'll Follow the Sun I Like To Recognize the Tune
Rick Wilkins (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Lucio Agostini Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jimmy Dale All By Myself Profiles
Doug Crosley Something (George Harrison) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Jerry Toth Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Jimmy Dale Where Is the Love? Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Raphael Mendez - Virgin de la Macarena (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ben McPeek Thinking of You Thinking of You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sku-Ba-Doo Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Medley: String of Pearls - Little Brown Jug - Chatanooga Choo Choo Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Teddy Roderman Dance Of A Hip Gypsy Makin' It With You
Ben McPeek Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars His Voices and His Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
The Laurie Bower Singers September Morn When You Say Goodbye
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Lenny Breau Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Teddy Roderman Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Johnny Cowell High on a Flagpole It's Gotta Be Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Guido Basso My Foolish Heart A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Johnny Cowell Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz His Girl
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Tommy Ambrose Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl At the Ports of Call
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Jimmy Namaro Yesterdays At the Westbury
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Paul Zaza Mellow Moments Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Carol McCartney Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Paul Zaza Blue Porcelain Faces and Places
Ed Bickert Nancy With the Laughing Face ST
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Lucio Agostini Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
The Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
Hagood Hardy Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme) Tell Me My Name
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
Bill Butler The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Ben McPeek Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)

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, 🇨🇦

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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)

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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