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
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
John Arpin Efficiency Rag Concert In Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Goodbye Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
The Laurie Bower Singers Kiss Me in the Rain It Goes Like It Goes
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Compilation Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Johnny Cowell For What it's Worth It's Gotta Be Love
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Say Goodbye When You Say Goodbye
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Paul Zaza Blue Shadows Coasting (with Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love
Paul Zaza Autumn Reflections Images
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Sound of Silver ST
Yorkville Avenue Band Do it Again "Moving Day"
Bill Badgley Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Ron Collier Tentet Hockey Theme ST
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Guido Basso Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Rick Wilkins How Deep Is Your Love For the Sake of Music
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
The Laurie Bower Singers Papa Joe Wish I Was A Plane
Hagood Hardy It's Not Unusual Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Norman Amadio Trio Lullaby of the Leaves ST
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Rick Wilkins Discovery Discovery
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Denny Vaughan Love Me Tender A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Jimmy Namaro Morrocco At the Westbury
Rick Wilkins Lowdown My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Ed Bickert Street of Dreams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
The Laurie Bower Singers Back Home Again Back Home Again
John Arpin The Chevy Chase (1914) Other Side Of Ragtime
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Angie Baby Back Home Again
Don Gillis Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Johnny Cowell I've Gotta Feeling Hot Brass
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jimmy Namaro Soft Hands Driftwood
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Doug Crosley Centre Island (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Bass-ically Yours Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Compilation Norma Locke - I Need You So 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Guido Basso Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Denny Vaughan Can't Help Falling in Love With You A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Namaro Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Wally Koster L-O-V-E The Songs of Wally Koster
Ben McPeek Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Peter Appleyard Rock's Push Toronto Instrumental

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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