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
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Lenny Breau Indian Reflections For Ravi The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Ask Me Why It Goes Like It Goes
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
Ben McPeek Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Johnny Cowell I've Gotta Feeling Hot Brass
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Wally Koster My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
The Laurie Bower Singers Kiss Me in the Rain It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ballin' the Jack + Horn = Dixie
Hagood Hardy Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly) The Christmas Album
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lenny Breau That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Lenny Breau The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Jimmy Dale Guanabara Soft and Groovy
Guido Basso Take the 'A' Train And All That Latin Jazz!
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Paul Zaza Granada Fantasia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Theme for Susan Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Moe Koffman House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Doug Randle Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Bill Butler The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Hagood Hardy Sonny's Ragtime Reflections
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Ivy Steel Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Hagood Hardy God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
Teddy Roderman That's Life Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Eugene Amaro Didn’t We The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Goin' Out Of My Head The Now Sound
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Ed Bickert Where Are You ST
Ben McPeek Every Bit of Love Thinking of You
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Lucio Agostini Hoedown Action With Agostini
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Doug Crosley Somewhere, Sometime (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Think I'd Call It Love When You Say Goodbye
Moe Koffman Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jimmy Namaro Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha Driftwood
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Lenny Breau Compared To What Minor's Aloud
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Go Breaking My Heart Feelin'
Eugene Amaro Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Johnny Cowell Stay With Me The Tender Loving Care
John Arpin You are the Sunshine of My Life Direct to Disc
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Hagood Hardy I'll Remember You Stop 33 Sutton Place
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Johnny Cowell Runnin' Away Hot Brass
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Joyce Sullivan You'll Never Know The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Guido Basso For Awhile Love Talk
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Moe Koffman Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Lenny Breau Long Way To Go Minor's Aloud
Ben McPeek Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Colina Phillips Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
The Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

Thinking of You

Driftwood

Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

At the Westbury

With Mallets A 4 Thought

Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Namaro, Jimmy

Jimmy Namaro-We Gotta Keep it Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro-We Gotta Keep it Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro-We Gotta Keep it Together BACK

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