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
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Bill Butler Theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Songbird For the Sake of Music
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Guido Basso Bye Bye Blues One More for the Road
The Laurie Bower Singers Look and See Take Me Home Country Roads
Hagood Hardy Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Carol McCartney Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Carol McCartney Jersey Bounce A Night in Tunisia
Paul Zaza Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Johnny Cowell Runnin' Away Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Moe Koffman Goin' Out of My Head Turned on
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening (re-issue)
Swing Sisters Girl Talk Davenport Blues
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Jimmy Namaro Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Rick Wilkins Just The Way You Are For the Sake of Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Bill Butler Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Guido Basso My Ideal One More for the Road
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Ben McPeek Both Sides Now Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Eugene Amaro Am I Blue Twilight Time
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Johnny Cowell Oops His Girl
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Johnny Cowell Keep Yourself Together Hot Brass
Jerry Toth One (from a Chorus Line) The Classic Jerry Toth
Moe Koffman Forest Flower Goes Electric
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Tico Tico ST
Rick Wilkins Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel Got a Feelin' for Love
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Yorkville Avenue Band All of You "Moving Day"
Jerry Toth Little Boy Blue The Twelve Sides Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Johnny Cowell Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Fred Stone For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Ben McPeek Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' My Best Girl + Horn = Dixie
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Moe Koffman Coaster Cool and Hot Sax
Denny Vaughan The Girl I Left Behind Me Girls I Knew
Johnny Cowell Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Henry Cuesta Forever April Clarinet With Strings
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It
Paul Hoffert Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Cowell Antigua It's Gotta Be Love
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Hagood Hardy Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home Tell Me My Name
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Teddy Roderman Niagara Makin' It With You
Hagood Hardy Leaside Bridge As Time Goes By
Jimmy Dale You’d Better Love Me Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Bill Badgley Sam Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Teddy Roderman Animal Crackers in My Soup Makin' It With You
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Bill Badgley Amanda Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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