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 The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Cry Out Loud It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
John Arpin At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me Direct to Disc
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
Peter Appleyard Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Moe Koffman Inverno Furioso (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Ben McPeek Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Peter Appleyard Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers The Way I Want Got a Feelin' for Love
Guido Basso Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Hagood Hardy Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Lucio Agostini Canadians on the Go-Go Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Guido Basso Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Ed Bickert Things Are Getting Better Bye Bye Baby
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
2B3 Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions The Toronto Sessions
Guido Basso Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Look Of Love The Now Sound
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' South Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Lucio Agostini Tico-Tico Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Eugene Amaro People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Norman Amadio Trio Alleluia D.T.'s. ST
Compilation Eve Smith - I Care 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Bill Badgley Lady At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy Love is in the Air Reflections
Ivy Steel Easy Living Reincarnation
Ben McPeek Both Sides Now Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Colina Phillips Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Peter Appleyard Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Compilation Hogtown Hoe-Down Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Bill Badgley Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Dale Night Song Soft and Groovy
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Collage #3 Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where Are You Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Brian Browne Trio Blue Hair The Toronto Scene
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Doug Crosley Something (George Harrison) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Phil Nimmons Group Who Walks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hagood Hardy My Elusive Dreams The Homecoming
Johnny Cowell Siberian Love Song Our Winter Love
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup Take Me Home Country Roads
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Guido Basso I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Johnny Cowell Close to You The Tender Loving Care
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Fidgety Feet Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today

Compilation

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"

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