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 Namaro Late Late Blues With Mallets A 4 Thought
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Ask Me Why It Goes Like It Goes
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
John Arpin Softly Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
The Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers Pussywillow Cat-tails Morning Has Broken
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Jimmy Dale Strange Music Profiles
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman High Heeled Sneakers Moe's Curried Soul
Norman Amadio Trio You Do Something To Me ST
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
2B3 Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin' The Toronto Sessions
Johnny Cowell Arioso The Virtuoso Trumpet
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
The Laurie Bower Singers Put Your Hand In The Hand Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell Stay With Me The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Laughter in the Rain Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Jerry Toth The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Road of Love Our Winter Love
Moe Koffman Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Guido Basso Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
Guido Basso Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
John Arpin Leola Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Summertime Sunshine Hot Brass
Peter Appleyard Conversation Toronto Instrumental
Carol McCartney Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Compilation This Train Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Pete Schofield and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Bill Butler Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Moe Koffman L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jerry Toth The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Alouette The Original Sounds of
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Rick Wilkins Quiescence For the Sake of Music
Paul Zaza Marina Del Rey Coasting (with Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Ben McPeek Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Hagood Hardy Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly) The Christmas Album
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Eugene Amaro I Left My Heart In San Francisco The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Henry Cuesta We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Moonlight Serenade It’s a Sign of the Times
The Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
The Laurie Bower Singers Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard Morning Has Broken
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Marcella It's Gotta Be Love
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
Moe Koffman Inverno Furioso (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Ben McPeek Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Eugene Amaro I'll Follow The Sun Warm
The Laurie Bower Singers Battle Of New Orleans Wish I Was A Plane
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Yorkville Avenue Band The Big Noise From Vinnetka "Moving Day"
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
Hagood Hardy Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home Tell Me My Name

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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