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
Jerry Toth Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Bill Butler Intermezzo Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
The Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
The Laurie Bower Singers Angie Baby Back Home Again
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You (Doug Riley) ST
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
The Laurie Bower Singers I've Found a New Baby Feelin'
Sanderlings Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Morrocco At the Westbury
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Jimmy Namaro Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard Get Happy The Vibe Sound Of
Peter Appleyard Theme from Black Orpheus The Vibraphone Of
Guido Basso I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Compilation Ted Komar - Bela Bimba CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
2B3 Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat The Toronto Sessions
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
John Arpin Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
John Arpin Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Moe Koffman Cloud Nine The Shepherd Swings Again
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
The Laurie Bower Singers Stop And Smell The Roses Back Home Again
Moe Koffman House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Johnny Cowell I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Guido Basso Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
John Arpin Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Phil Nimmons Group Steve's Theme Take 10
Peter Appleyard Avalon The Vibe Sound Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
The Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jimmy Namaro September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Johnny Cowell Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso All the Sad Young Men One More for the Road
Lenny Breau You Needed Me ST
Lenny Breau New York City Mo' Breau
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mirage ST
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Compilation Season of the Yonge Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Paul Zaza Canon in D Images
The Laurie Bower Singers Una Paloma Got a Feelin' for Love
Jimmy Dale Night Song Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Johnny Cowell El Condor Pasa The Tender Loving Care
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Lenny Breau Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Guitar Sounds From
Johnny Cowell Je reviens (I'm Coming Back) Hot Brass
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Guido Basso Fascinating Rhythm Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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