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
Lenny Breau	Indian Reflections For Ravi	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	03:16
Lucio Agostini	Pan Am Young and Old	Once Upon a Hundred Years	03:40
Bill Badgley	June	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:26
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:45
Eugene Amaro	Last Time I Felt Like This	Warm	03:19
Moe Koffman	Do You Know the Way to San Jose	Turned on	02:32
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
Johnny Cowell	Just One More Time	His Girl	02:15
2B3	Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest	The Toronto Sessions	03:50
Hagood Hardy	Winter Wonderland	The Christmas Album	02:36
Peter Appleyard	Wichita Lineman	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:43
Ed Bickert	I'm Just a Lucky So and So	Out of the Past	05:28
Ben McPeek	Share the Land	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:09
Johnny Cowell	I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:43
Denny Vaughan	Then I'll Be Happy	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:42
Hagood Hardy	Words	Maybe Tomorrow	03:04
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert - The Dreamer	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:50
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Introducin' My Man	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:05
Johnny Cowell	Roller Coaster	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:13
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sleepy Lagoon	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:58
The Laurie Bower Singers	Morning Has Broken	Morning Has Broken	02:38
Eugene Amaro	Midnight Blue	Twilight Time	02:53
Paul Hoffert	6 Bar Theme	The Jazz Roots of	05:23
Lucio Agostini	La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird)	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:01
Jerry Toth	One (from a Chorus Line)	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:42
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Fidgety Feet	+ Horn = Dixie	04:40
Denny Vaughan	The Girl Next Door	Girls I Knew	02:49
The Laurie Bower Singers	Glitter Queen	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:55
Moe Koffman	Tangerine (Bossa Nova)	Tales of Koffman	03:19
Ben McPeek	If Only We Could See	If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye	02:32
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just To Be Alone With You	You	02:39
Guido Basso	'Round Midnight Overture (Phil Dwyer)	Lost in the Stars	02:41
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Killing Me Softly (With His Song)	Do Something Nice Today!	03:10
Tony Quarrington	Eclipse	One Bright Morning	06:51
Lucio Agostini	Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini)	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	01:39
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney)	Now!	05:04
Lenny Breau	Minors Aloud	Minor's Aloud	03:46
The Laurie Bower Singers	American Music	Laurie Bower	03:16
Ed Bickert	When Sonny Gets Blue	ST	05:57
Fred Stone	Troika	The Music of Fred Stone	06:23
Bill Badgley	Sam	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:22
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Where or When	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:32
Guido Basso	Goofus	It's Happening	02:32
The Laurie Bower Singers	Nine to Five	It Goes Like It Goes	02:34
Bill Butler	Spring Will be a Little Late This Year	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:51
Hagood Hardy	When the First Snow Falls	The Christmas Album	04:15
Fred Stone	For Igor	The Music of Fred Stone	07:46
Compilation	Ted Komar - Bela Bimba	CBC Comp 409	02:24
John Arpin	Go My Way	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:49
The Mutual Understanding	Sunshine Man	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:05
Jimmy Namaro	African Echoes	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:09
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Compilation	Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues	Jazz Toronto	06:28
Guido Basso	Liberated Brother	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	09:25
Johnny Cowell	W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:38
John Arpin	Cabaret	Direct to Disc	02:28
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Let's Face the Music and Dance	And I Love Her	02:25
Teddy Roderman	Measure The Valleys	Makin' It With You	02:41
Compilation	Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:42
Moe Koffman	Walk Away Renee	Turned on	02:27
Bill Badgley	Wednesday's Child	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:51
Henry Cuesta	Lonely is the Name	Clarinet With Strings	03:00
Lenny Breau	Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:02
Doug Randle	Batteries Not Included	Songs for the New Industrial State	02:47
Jerry Toth	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Johnny Cowell	A Season For My Love	His Girl	02:19
John Arpin	Tickled to Death	Concert In Ragtime	01:57
Jerry Toth	To Wait for Love	The Music Of	02:14
Compilation	Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous	Jazz Toronto	04:56
Guido Basso	What A Friend	It's Happening	02:31
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby	Strictly Nimmons	03:50
Denny Vaughan	Wake Up	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:08
Eugene Amaro	What's Goin' On	Twilight Time	03:38
Denny Vaughan	(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	03:03
Denny Vaughan	I Love You Because	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:41
Paul Zaza	Mimosa	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:40
Carol McCartney	I Concentrate On You	A Night in Tunisia	05:14
Henry Cuesta	Brand New Morning	Clarinet With Strings	02:17
Peter Appleyard	Spanish Pearls	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:07
The Laurie Bower Singers	Thorn In My Shoe	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:34
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Fair Weather	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	03:57
Guido Basso	Ten Little Indians	It's Happening	02:07
Lucio Agostini	Centipediantics	Action With Agostini	02:53
Compilation	Ted Komar - Papirossew	CBC Comp 409	02:23
Jerry Toth	I Am In Love	The Twelve Sides Of	03:24
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:38
Doug Riley	Jump for Joy	Freedom	05:10
Jimmy Dale	All By Myself	Profiles	03:41
The Laurie Bower Singers	Tell No Lies	You	03:31
Phil Nimmons Group	Fascinating Rhythm	Nimmons 'N' Nine	08:12
Moe Koffman	Exodus	Tales of Koffman	04:29
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	How Insensitive	Montage	03:38
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Lip Flap (For Fred)	Now!	03:48
Rick Wilkins	Portrait of a Young Lady	Discovery	03:09
Rick Wilkins	With a Little Luck	Discovery	03:01
Guido Basso	Bye Bye Blues	One More for the Road	03:12
Lenny Breau	But Beautiful	Mo' Breau	05:04
Doug Randle	Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	02:47
Guido Basso	Too Late Now	Love Talk	03:19
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Give Up On Us Baby	Looks Like We Made It	03:27

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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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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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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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