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 Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Lenny Breau She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Lucio Agostini Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Compilation Laurie Bower Singers - Sometime Girl 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ben McPeek Fascinating Rhythm His Voices and His Orchestra
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea At the Ports of Call
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Woman Got a Feelin' for Love
Paul Zaza Fandango Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Doug Randle Vive La Company Songs for the New Industrial State
Jerry Toth The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Ruby Begonia Hot Brass
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Guido Basso Tour de Force (live) (Dizzy Gillespie) Lost in the Stars
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Fred Stone Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Paul Zaza Blue Lagoon Images
Ed Bickert Where Are You ST
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jimmy Namaro I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Joyce Sullivan Bill The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Dr. Music Time for Goodbye Doug Riley Transcription
Phil Nimmons Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings
Guido Basso Noelle Love Talk
The Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
2B3 Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Glitter Queen Got a Feelin' for Love
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Moe Koffman When the Saints Go Marching In Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues Blow (Straight Ahead!) Now!
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
Jerry Toth Gymnopedie The Classic Jerry Toth
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Jimmy Namaro Tahiti Boat Driftwood
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
Jerry Toth The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Ed Bickert Girl Talk I Like To Recognize the Tune
Terry Watada Crying the Blues Away Yellow Fever
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Denny Vaughan Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Peter Appleyard Sleep The Vibraphone Of
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jerry Toth Little Boy Blue The Twelve Sides Of
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Cried for You Bluesprint
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Jimmy Namaro Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Virtuoso Trumpet
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Johnny Cowell Blood of the Brave Bull The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Bill Butler One Morning in May The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Robert Tennison Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Tommy Ambrose While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

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