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 Dale Bye Bye Soft and Groovy
Doug Crosley When I Met You (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Ivy Steel Now or Never Reincarnation
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Jerry Toth Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Paul Zaza Fandango Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Season of the Yonge Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Rick Wilkins Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Robert Tennison Troupe Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Peter Appleyard Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lenny Breau Indian Reflections For Ravi The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
Johnny Cowell It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Ed Bickert Manha de Carnaval ST
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Wally Koster The More I See You The Songs of Wally Koster
Phil Nimmons Group Fascinating Rhythm Nimmons 'N' Nine
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Crosley Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Paul Hoffert Phoenix The Jazz Roots of
Doug Randle Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Hagood Hardy The Children's Song As Time Goes By
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Dale Strange Music Profiles
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Johnny Cowell Je reviens (I'm Coming Back) Hot Brass
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Hagood Hardy The Homecoming The Homecoming
Russ Little Six Inch Spike Footwork
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
The Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970
Peter Appleyard Only For Lovers The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Russ Little Nikki's Grin Footwork
Johnny Cowell Stay With Me The Tender Loving Care
Ivy Steel Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Phil Nimmons Group Squeeze Play Take 10
Jerry Toth "Odd Couple" Theme The Music Of
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lucio Agostini Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Bill Butler The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Eugene Amaro What's Goin' On Twilight Time
The Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Jimmy Namaro Lamento Marimba Driftwood
Pat Riccio Stranger on the Shore (Bilk-Mellin) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Doug Randle Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Terry Watada Only for You Night's Disgrace
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Johnny Cowell His Girl His Girl
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
The Laurie Bower Singers Magnificent Sanctuary Band Morning Has Broken
Eugene Amaro I Left My Heart In San Francisco The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Ed Bickert Girl Talk I Like To Recognize the Tune
Russ Little My One and Only Love Snapshot
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
John Arpin Cotton Jenny Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
John Arpin The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
Hagood Hardy Daniel Tell Me My Name
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Lenny Breau Bluesette The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
John Arpin The Chevy Chase (1914) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

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45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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

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