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
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vera Cruz Halifax Instrumental
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Hagood Hardy (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Hagood Hardy Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
Ed Bickert Skylark I Like To Recognize the Tune
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy Sonny's Ragtime Reflections
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening (re-issue)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We? Feelin'
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Guido Basso Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Peter Appleyard The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Compilation Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me Motorcars In Concert 1970
Guido Basso East of the Sun One More for the Road
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Ed Bickert I Like To Recognize the Tune I Like To Recognize the Tune
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Moe Koffman Sleep (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Wally Koster Sunset Waltz Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
The Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
Pete Schofield and the Canadians And I Love Her The Old Meets the New
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Johnny Cowell Gymnopedie #3 The Virtuoso Trumpet
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lenny Breau Lone Pine Mo' Breau
The Laurie Bower Singers Peaceful Wish I Was A Plane
Ben McPeek He's So Fine Peace Train
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations
Hagood Hardy Jingle Bells The Christmas Album
The Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Guido Basso Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Rick Wilkins Songbird For the Sake of Music
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
Lenny Breau Emily Mo' Breau
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Compilation Jerry Toth - It's a Great Life Motorcars In Concert 1970
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Guido Basso Fascinating Rhythm Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Ask Me Why It Goes Like It Goes
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sunny The Now Sound
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Look Of Love The Now Sound
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Lucio Agostini Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Anatomy of a Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Robert Tennison Troupe Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Swing Sisters Royal Garden Blues Davenport Blues
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Runnin' Away Hot Brass
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Peter Appleyard Tell Me A Story ST
Hagood Hardy A Boy Named Charlie Brown Maybe Tomorrow
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Doug Crosley Sing a Happy Song (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Peter Appleyard Angel Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Coasting (with Isaacs)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bess You is My Woman Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Fred Stone Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Tommy Ambrose Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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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