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
Bill Badgley Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Kathryn Moses Oleo ST
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Jimmy Namaro Yesterdays At the Westbury
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Lucio Agostini Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Eugene Amaro Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers Papa Joe Wish I Was A Plane
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Moe Koffman Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Moe Koffman Bermuda Schwartz The Shepherd Swings Again
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lucio Agostini World of Music Action With Agostini
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Namaro Beachcomber's Blues Driftwood
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Ivy Steel Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Hagood Hardy Sonny's Ragtime Reflections
Moe Koffman Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Paul Zaza Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Peter Appleyard Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Hagood Hardy Jingle Bells The Christmas Album
Johnny Cowell Gymnopedie #3 The Virtuoso Trumpet
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Guido Basso I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Jackie Richardson If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People Strictly Nimmons
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Jimmy Dale All By Myself Profiles
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Jimmy Namaro On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Wally Koster April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Baby I'm a Want You Montage
Rick Wilkins Weekend in New England My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Hagood Hardy Don't Give up on Us Tell Me My Name
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Bill Butler Spring Will be a Little Late This Year The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
The Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Bill Butler I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Eugene Amaro People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Hagood Hardy I'll Remember You Stop 33 Sutton Place
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Hagood Hardy Juarez '62 Reflections
Guido Basso The Good Life One More for the Road
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Pagan Love Song ST
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Norman Amadio Trio Taboo ST
Lenny Breau Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Jimmy Dale If Toronto Instrumental
Ben McPeek Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up Motorcars In Concert 1970
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
The Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Lenny Breau Emily Mo' Breau
The Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 3rd movement Transformations - Invocations
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Ben McPeek Alouette The Original Sounds of
The Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Ben McPeek Undun Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers Fool That I Am It Goes Like It Goes
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Doug Randle Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk
Hagood Hardy Joy, Joy The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Carol McCartney I Thought About You A Night in Tunisia

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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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

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

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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