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 Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Doug Riley Child Eyes Freedom
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Bill Butler One Morning in May The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
John Arpin Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Henry Cuesta Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Peter Appleyard Alone Again, Naturally The Lincolnshire Poacher
Paul Zaza Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup Take Me Home Country Roads
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lucio Agostini Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canada (A Centennial Song) It’s a Sign of the Times
John Arpin Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime
Guido Basso Ramblin It's Happening (re-issue)
Tommy Ambrose Just for a Thrill Young Tommy Ambrose
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Eugene Amaro I Left My Heart In San Francisco The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Hagood Hardy Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
The Laurie Bower Singers Kiss Me in the Rain It Goes Like It Goes
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Rick Wilkins Tetra Tetra From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Ivy Steel Willow Weep for Me Reincarnation
2B3 Bill Payne, Rob Gusevs - Hip Hug-her The Toronto Sessions
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening
Teddy Roderman Watching Scotty Grow Makin' It With You
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Sunshine On My Shoulders Back Home Again
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Jimmy Namaro Soft Hands Driftwood
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Lenny Breau That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hagood Hardy It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else Tell Me My Name
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
The Laurie Bower Singers Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wise Guys + Horn = Dixie
Moe Koffman House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Lucio Agostini Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Call the Whole Thing Off And I Love Her
The Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
Doug Wilson Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
Compilation Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River Jazz Toronto
Eugene Amaro Something About You Twilight Time
Johnny Cowell Antigua It's Gotta Be Love
Guido Basso I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Jimmy Dale All By Myself Profiles
Bill Badgley Sam Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vera Cruz ST
Teddy Roderman Niagara Makin' It With You
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There'll be Some Changes Made CBC Comp 409
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Love Will Turn You Around Laurie Bower
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks (Outro) Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Moe Koffman Up, Up and Away Turned on
Terry Watada Only for You Night's Disgrace
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
John Arpin I Can't Depend On Love Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Terry Watada On the Edge (Part II) Night's Disgrace
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Johnny Cowell Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Introducin' My Man It’s a Sign of the Times
Jackie Richardson I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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